Box Bournemouth 4

Scope and Contents note The file consists of three sets of annals recording the day-to-day life of the Sisters and St Joseph’s Convalescent Home. One handwritten volume runs from the foundation of the Bournemouth community in 1888 to its closure in October 1992, with many entries recording Chapter election results. A second set, compiled by M Liguori Smith RSM, includes a history of the Bournemouth Sisters of Mercy and St Joseph’s Convalescent Home, with photographs. A third set covers 1888–1988 through photocopies...

Scope and Contents note

The file consists of the story of Lady Georgiana Fullerton in booklet form written by John Barker and signed by him on 25 May 1991. One of Lady Fullerton's major works in Bournemouth was St. Joseph's Convalescent Home.