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'''Alix Liddell''' | '''Alix Liddell''' OBE (née Kerr) ([[May 10]] [[1907]] — [[1981]]) contributed to the [[Girl Guides|Guiding and Girl Scouting]] movement both in the United Kingdom and internationally. She wrote several books on the history of Guiding. | ||
==Family== | == Family == | ||
Liddell was the daughter of [[Rose Kerr|Rose Margaret Kerr]], a pioneer of Guiding, and [[Lord Mark Kerr]], a British | Liddell was the daughter of [[Rose Kerr|Rose Margaret Kerr]], a pioneer of Guiding, and [[Lord Mark Kerr]], a British Rear admiral. On [[July 28]] [[1937]] she married Maurice Arthur Liddell. They had two children. Virginia Sarah Alix Ashton (née Liddell) was born on [[September 16]] [[1941]] and Judith Rose Jackson (née Liddell) was born on [[October 2]] [[1944]]. | ||
==Guiding and Scouting== | == Guiding and Scouting == | ||
The Kerr family were personal friends of [[Olave Baden-Powell|Olave]] and [[Robert Baden-Powell]] and Liddell's mother was heavily involved in Guiding. Liddell began her life in Guiding as a [[Brownies (Girl Guides)|Brownie]]. She attended the first International Camp in [[Normandy]] in 1922. Later she became both a [[Guider]] and a Commissioner. She held numerous positions at national level within [[Girlguiding UK|UK Guiding]] including Chairman of Publications Committee, International Commissioner and member of Education Panel. She attended nine of the ten World Conferences between 1950 and 1975. Liddell produced numerous books on Guiding, including several on the history of the movement. She was editor of ''The Council Fire'', a [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) publication, for nearly 30 years. Liddell was a [[Silver Fish]]. | The Kerr family were personal friends of [[Olave Baden-Powell|Olave]] and [[Robert Baden-Powell]] and Liddell's mother was heavily involved in Guiding. Liddell began her life in Guiding as a [[Brownies (Girl Guides)|Brownie]]. She attended the first International Camp in [[Normandy]] in 1922. Later she became both a [[Guider]] and a Commissioner. She held numerous positions at national level within [[Girlguiding UK|UK Guiding]] including Chairman of Publications Committee, International Commissioner and member of Education Panel. She attended nine of the ten World Conferences between 1950 and 1975. Liddell produced numerous books on Guiding, including several on the history of the movement. She was editor of ''The Council Fire'', a [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) publication, for nearly 30 years. Liddell was a [[Silver Fish]]. | ||
==Works== | == Works == | ||
*1948: ''International Notebook - Europe'' | *1948: ''International Notebook - Europe'' | ||
*1954: ''Story of the Girl Guides: 1908-1938'' (Revised by Liddell) | *1954: ''Story of the Girl Guides: 1908-1938'' (Revised by Liddell) | ||
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*1976: ''Story of the Girl Guides: 1938 - 1975'' | *1976: ''Story of the Girl Guides: 1938 - 1975'' | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
==References== | |||
== References == | |||
*{{cite web| title = Andrew Philip Kerr and others | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p1502.htm#i15015 | accessdate = 2006-10-16 }} | *{{cite web| title = Andrew Philip Kerr and others | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p1502.htm#i15015 | accessdate = 2006-10-16 }} | ||
*{{cite web | title = Claire Chapman and others | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p6913.htm#i69125 | accessdate = 2006-10-16 }} | *{{cite web | title = Claire Chapman and others | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p6913.htm#i69125 | accessdate = 2006-10-16 }} | ||
*{{cite book| last =Liddell | first =Alix | authorlink= Alix Liddell | title =Story of the Girl Guides 1938-1975 | publisher =Girl Guides Association | date =1976 | location =London}} | *{{cite book| last =Liddell | first =Alix | authorlink= Alix Liddell | title =Story of the Girl Guides 1938-1975 | publisher =Girl Guides Association | date =1976 | location =London}} | ||
*{{cite journal| last = Proctor | first = Tammy M. | title = A Separate Path: Scouting and Guiding in Interwar South Africa | journal = Comparative Studies in Society and History | issue = 42 | pages = 605-631 | publisher = | *{{cite journal| last = Proctor | first = Tammy M. | title = A Separate Path: Scouting and Guiding in Interwar South Africa | journal = Comparative Studies in Society and History | issue = 42 | pages = 605-631 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | date = 2000 | url = http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=54961 | accessdate = 2006-10-16 }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 27 December 2009
Alix Liddell OBE (née Kerr) (May 10 1907 — 1981) contributed to the Guiding and Girl Scouting movement both in the United Kingdom and internationally. She wrote several books on the history of Guiding.
Alix Liddell | |
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Occupation | Guiding; Writing |
Spouse | Maurice Liddell (1937-?) |
Children |
Virginia Sarah Alix Ashton (née Liddell) Judith Rose Jackson (née Liddell) |
Parents |
Rose Kerr Lord Mark Kerr |
Family
Liddell was the daughter of Rose Margaret Kerr, a pioneer of Guiding, and Lord Mark Kerr, a British Rear admiral. On July 28 1937 she married Maurice Arthur Liddell. They had two children. Virginia Sarah Alix Ashton (née Liddell) was born on September 16 1941 and Judith Rose Jackson (née Liddell) was born on October 2 1944.
Guiding and Scouting
The Kerr family were personal friends of Olave and Robert Baden-Powell and Liddell's mother was heavily involved in Guiding. Liddell began her life in Guiding as a Brownie. She attended the first International Camp in Normandy in 1922. Later she became both a Guider and a Commissioner. She held numerous positions at national level within UK Guiding including Chairman of Publications Committee, International Commissioner and member of Education Panel. She attended nine of the ten World Conferences between 1950 and 1975. Liddell produced numerous books on Guiding, including several on the history of the movement. She was editor of The Council Fire, a World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) publication, for nearly 30 years. Liddell was a Silver Fish.
Works
- 1948: International Notebook - Europe
- 1954: Story of the Girl Guides: 1908-1938 (Revised by Liddell)
- 1957: The True Book about Girl Guides
- 1960: The First Fifty Years
- (1965?): The Story of Our Chalet, Olave House, Our Cabaña (with Ida von Herrenschwand and Ethel Rusk Dermady)
- 1970: The Girl Guides, 1910-1970
- (1976?): Briefly it's Guides
- 1976: Story of the Girl Guides: 1938 - 1975
See also
References
- "Andrew Philip Kerr and others". http://www.thepeerage.com/p1502.htm#i15015. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- "Claire Chapman and others". http://www.thepeerage.com/p6913.htm#i69125. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938-1975. London: Girl Guides Association.
- Proctor, Tammy M. (2000). "A Separate Path: Scouting and Guiding in Interwar South Africa". Comparative Studies in Society and History (Cambridge University Press) (42): 605-631. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=54961. Retrieved 2006-10-16.