{"id":76,"date":"2017-07-27T15:06:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/swaythlingww1\/?p=76"},"modified":"2017-07-31T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T11:10:20","slug":"a-double-dose-of-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/swaythlingww1\/2017\/07\/27\/a-double-dose-of-research\/","title":{"rendered":"A double dose of research!"},"content":{"rendered":"This week saw US themed back to back research trips for the project, to gather more information on American soldiers in Swaythling, and the US Naval Airfield on North Stoneham Farm.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0I visited the University of Southampton Hartley Library Archives on Tuesday 25th, to make my way through a\u00a0large amount of Lady Swaythling resources. Married to Lord Swaythling, financier and political activist, Gladys was a prominent figure during the Great War, known for her voluntary and philanthropic\u00a0efforts in the area of Southampton. Of her many roles, Lady Swaythling\u00a0was involved in organising\u00a0hospitality for American soldiers and sailors, known as the ‘British Godmother’ among American naval enlisted men. My discoveries about her will provide a real insight into the lives of\u00a0American soldiers during the First World War in Swaythling.<\/p>\n
(Photo credit top\u00a0right: Photograph of Gladys, Dowager Lady Swaythling, taken by D![\"DFvCuA1XsAARRzo.jpg-large\"](\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/swaythlingww1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2017\/07\/DFvCuA1XsAARRzo.jpg-large-169x300.jpg\")
orothy Wilding [MS 383 A4000\/6\/1\/5 f2])*<\/p>\n
The next day, the student volunteers accompanied me on a trip to the Southampton City Council Archives, to try and shed some more light on the US Naval Airfield. Our trip left us with leads to be followed, and a good sense of what we want to be looking for on our trip next week to the Solent Sky Museum. Overall, an enjoyable and insightful two days of research!<\/p>\n
(Photo credit bottom right: taken by myself, Matthew and Lucy\u00a0at the Southampton City Council Archives 26\/07\/17)<\/p>\n
*https:\/\/specialcollectionsuniversityofsouthampton.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/08\/celebrating-the-contribution-of-women-lady-swaythling\/<\/p>\n
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