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Custodial History
Ethel Voynich bequeathed her belongings to Anne M. Nill in 1943, seventeen years prior to her passing. Some sources suggest Anne was manager of Wilfred Voynich's bookstore in Soho Square, London, in the early 1900s. In 1914, Wilfred allegedly brought Anne, then a secretary, to New York to help with a new store that he had established. Ethel remained in England at the time, but later joined them in New York in 1920. Other sources claim that Anne, born in Buffalo, New York in 1894, was an American citizen who made her professional acquaintance with Wilfred Voynich in New York City circa 1921. Anne and Ethel developed a lasting friendship, with Anne providing editorial assistance for Ethel's later writings.