Record

Document Reference	La Ch 87
Title	Copy letter from Jessie Wood [née Jessie Chambers] to an unknown recipient; 4 Jan. 1920
Date	4 January 1920
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Apologises for keeping the book 'The Undying Fire' for so long. Confirms she and Jack [her husband] enjoyed it, as did David [her brother J.D. Chambers] and their father. Discusses their Christmas activities, including her husband Jack requiring and operation to remove his tubercular glands. States that they are claiming compensation from the Army due to so many servicemen suffering similar recurrent illness. News that her brother David received 2nd Class Hons in History and has a job as a Junior Form Master at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School. Signed 'Yours J.' Recipient is unknown. References to family/associates called 'Arthur' who is suffering from a recurrent illness, and 'K.' who is studying for her exams. Includes wrapper [not original envelope] endorsed 'Letter from Jessie Chambers 1920'.
Term	medical conditions, tuberculosis
	wars, First World War 1914-1918
	occupations and professions, schoolteacher
Copyright	Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections
ReprodnNote	The University of Nottingham & Mrs A. Howard.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA174	Chambers; Jonathan David (1898-1970); Professor; Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Nottingham	1898-1970
NA367	Chambers; Jessie (1887-1944); childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence; known as 'Muriel'; married John R. Wood 1915	1887-1944
NA74745	Wood; John R. (fl 1915-1968); known as 'Jack'; married Jessie Chambers 1915; Nottinghamshire schoolmaster	fl 1915-1968