Papers of the Powell and Frost family A series of records deposited by Ms Margaret Powell relating to the history of her family who lived in Poplar in the first half of the 20th century. The records consist of material about her parents and grandparents, including: correspondence; photographs; references; reports; certificates; receipts and other published material. The records include material relating to Ms Powell's maternal grandfather, Herbert Frost, and his late conscription during the First World War, his death in November 1918 and the impact of this event on the family he left behind. A particularly poignant letter survives and forms part of this collection. This letter is from Herbert Frost's eldest daughter, Millicent (Ms Powell's aunt) to her father on the anticipation of his return from the war. Tragically, the letter never reached him and was duly returned, as Herbert had died 9 days before it was written. The collection also includes records relating to Ms Powell's paternal grandparents' burials and records relating to her parents, such as, education and employment related material. Click the PDF icon to browse descriptions to this collection in PDF 1918-1947