| Discrete Collections | The Women's Library |
| Title | Autograph Letter Collection: Becker Collection |
| Ref No | 9/28 |
| Box Fetch No | Microform available in the reading room TWL 6.1 Box 6 (ALC5252-5399) |
| Level | Collection |
| Date | c.1815-1922 |
| Extent | 2 A boxes (147 items) |
| Admin Biographical History | See the biographies for
* Becker; Lydia Ernestine (1827-1890); suffragist leader |
| Custodial History | At some point during the 1970s a large number of letters were removed from the Becker collection (ref. 7LEB) and placed in the Autograph Letter Collection, volume 28 (ref. 9/28) which is available on microfiche. |
| Description | The collection contains correspondence by, to and between members of the Becker family discussing family concerns and suffrage issues.
9/28/A- Letters written by Lydia Becker 1836-1890; Letters written to Lydia Becker 1853-1890; Posthumous letters etc. concerning Lydia Becker 1890; Lady Lytton's Family Letters 1858-1881; Lady Lytton's Family Letters 1858-1881 - Begin AL/5321.
9/28/B- Becker Family Letters 5 Feb 1816-16 Feb 1857; Letters from Stratton Lodge, home of Eleanor Becker 1881-1895 - Begin AL/5357; Letters to Arthur Becker 1881-1921 - Begin AL/5372; Family letters 1909-1922 - Wilfred Becker, Fanny Price, Esther Becker - Begin AL/5383. |
| Related Material | Also held at The Women's Library are personal papers of Lydia Becker (7LEB) and a volume of the Manchester National Society for Women's Suffrage (for which Becker was secretary) (2MNS).
Also see Lydia Becker's correspondence as secretary of Manchester Society for Women's Suffrage (1867-90) in Manchester Archives and Local Studies Library (reference M50/1). |
| Related Record | 7LEB |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library @ LSE in advance of their first visit. Available on microfiche only. |
| Former Reference Number | Volume XXIII |