Box 1
Contains 29 Results:
CORRESPONDENCE, 1889-1941
9 folders
“Aunt G.” (Gertrude Sayers) and “Aunt M.” (Mabel Leigh), 1919-1931
Includes letters to Dorothy, and to and from Nell (Helen Mary Sayers). 10 letters, 36pp.
BOUND VOLUMES, 1879-1930
4 folders
CERTIFICATES, 1897-1927
4 folders
Lady’s Diary for 1930 belonging to Mabel Leigh and a blank notebook with a picture of “New Church, North Audley St.” on the cover by W. Deebie.
100pp.
Birth certificate / Certified Copy of an Entry in a Register of Births for Dorothy L. Sayers, August 6, 1919
1p.
VARIOUS PAPERS, 6 folders
1896-1929
“Aunt Lil” (Aunt Lillian Logan, nee Leigh) 4 letters to Maud and Dorothy, 1915
One letter is torn in half. 19pp.
Fire insurance policy in the name of Helen Mary Sayers, December 1928-December 1929
7pp.
Correspondence and financial information regarding the death of Henry Sayers and Mabel Leigh with Metcalfe, Copeman, and Pettefar, Solicitors, 1929-1930
27pp.
Aunt Maud (Alice Maud Leigh, nee Bayliss), 1918-1941
Includes a photograph of Maud from a 1922 travel document, and a letter from an unidentified cousin, possibly Margaret Leigh. 6 letters to Nell, Dorothy, and Mabel. 24pp.
“The Ghosts of My Friends” signature notebook, 1909-1928
arranged by Cecil Henland, belonging to Mabel Leigh. Dorothy L. Sayers and Mac’s signatures appear in the book. 50pp.
Ivy Shrimpton 2 letters, 1904
one from “Dossie” and the other from Ivy to Nell. 1904, 7pp.
“Visitors’ Book” with various family and friend signatures, 1899-1923
24pp.
Various certificates for Rev. Henry Sayers, 1897-1917
“Institution R. Bluntisham” December 20, 1897, “Institution R. Upwell, Christ Church” June 1, 1917, 2 “Certificates of having made the Declarations” for the above mentioned churches on the same dates, 2 “Certificates of having read the Thirty Nine Articles in Church,” and 2 “Mandate for Induction” certificates. Leather folder where these certificates were found included. 17pp.
Marriage License for John Leonard Poole and Ruth Birch, October 8, 1927
1p.
Mortgage certificate for Rev. Grey Neville, January 4, 1913
1p.
Music scores by Henry Sayers, n.d.
Including: “Jesus Lives,” “Te Deum,”“Hail to the Lord’s Anointed,” and 2 untitled pages. Significant mold damage. 5pp.
Small notebook titled “Childrens Library Bluntisham,” October 21, 1899, and a Sermons notebook, 1879-1899
Notebook lists the dates, locations, and scripture passages of the sermons given by Henry Sayers. 62pp.
Nell (Helen Mary Sayers, nee Leigh), February 9, 1929
One letter from cousin Edna Sayers Gilmour, 3pp.
“Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury”, 1749-1833. n.d.
5pp. Handwritten documents, possibly by Dorothy L. Sayers. Family connection unclear.
Uncle Harry (Henry Leigh) and Great Uncle Percy (Percival Leigh), 1889-1902
Includes a letter from Harry to sister Amy, and “Wilkins Micauber” to “Tommy” – connection unclear, and a few pages of poetry. 4 letters, 21pp.
Miscellanea, 1896-1929
21pp.
The last will and testament of Anna Sayers (nee Breakey) of Bluntisham, mother of Henry Sayers, August 26, 1907
6pp.
Addresses, notes, account records, and various papers and correspondence from Dorothy’s time in France and London, 1919-1920
Includes a pamphlet headed “British Federation of University Women.” 34pp.
Correspondence with old family friends and retainers, 1916-1938
Includes: E.C. Chapman, Emma Harrup, Mary A Giddens, M.C. Godfry, Giles Dixey, and A.M. Stevens. 64pp.
Condolences to Sayers on the death of her mother, Summer 1929
Includes notes from “Aunt G.“ and Aunt Maud. Summer 1929, 43pp.
Conveyance for Newland Street Property, Witham, home of Dorothy L. Sayers, March 30, 1929
Copied document between George Frederic Gardner and Dorothy L. Sayers regarding an estate estimate of "Sunnyside" Newland Street, Witham. Photocopy from the papers of Lyle Dorsett. 3pp.
Sayers Family Papers
This archive contains correspondence, certificates, and other documents and records relating to the family of Dorothy L. Sayers.