Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1941

Geoffrey Griffiths is busy between serving on the Auxiliary Fire Service at Ashton and 13 hour shifts at the travel agency. That's a lot of hours. In the meantime he hopes Ida Carroll is able to relax on holiday and is getting a tan (to use a less racist phrase than him! Archives are full of historical cringe moments.)
He treasures the ashtray he gave her "my very own first present from you for keeps" - aside from the music and concert tickets she gave him.
She has sent flowers from her mother and has been promised a bunch of home grown roses from his family in return.
He writes a scribbled note to her, how much he loves her, while he's serving his shift at the Auxiliary Fire Service.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.