Catalogue description Personal papers of Frederick George (Fred) Webb

This record is held by Bristol Archives

Details of 39290
Reference: 39290
Title: Personal papers of Frederick George (Fred) Webb
Description:

Lecture notes

 

Photographs

 

Post cards and pictures

 

Printed Material

 

Newspapers

 

Miscellaneous
Date: 1660 - 1976
Held by: Bristol Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Webb, Frederick George, 1901-1977, of Bristol
Physical description: 6 sub-fonds
Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in August 1985 and March 1987 by Miss E. Webber
Administrative / biographical background:

F.G. Webb was born in Bristol on the 5th May 1901. He was one of twins and his father was a schoolmaster at Bishop Road School where Fred attended as a child. He also received private tuition in piano and organ. He went to Fairfield Secondary School and from there to the Port of Bristol Authority where he remained until he retired.

 

During the Second World War he served in the Home Guard for two years. He was a member of the University of Bristol Extra Mural Archives Class for many years and secretary of the Bristol branch of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. He also played for the Schoolmasters' Cricket Team.

 

He died on the 26th February 1977.
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