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Major accessions to repositories in 2023 relating to War and Conflict |
Local
- Bombardier Archibald Mathews: letter from Balaklava, Crimea, to John Morgan, Blacksmith, Stonehaven 1855 (DD3333)
- Records received from the University of Aberdeen relating to Aberdeen Corporation Electricity Works and Aberdeen ARP Office 1904-1945 (Acc3330)
- Collection incl photograph album of experiments by Sir Barnes (1887-1979), engineer and inventor, at RAF Predannack, c1946-1952; photographs of RAF St Mawgan and RAF St Eval taken and collected by Stuart Taylor, c1938-2004; and a history of RAF St Mawgan and RAF St Eval by Neil Roberts, 2023 c1938-2023 (AD3209, AD3212)
- Peter Langsford, miller, of Cotehele Mill / Murden, St Dominic: PDF transcript of letters (c200) written during the Second World War to and from his Cornish family. He was enlisted age 21 and was away from home for 7 years 1939-1946 (X1508)
- Treasurer of HM Navy: quietus accounts 1693-1717 (D/EZ217acc11064)
- Bristol Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament: minutes, corresp, newsletters, pamphlets and circulars produced by the group, and information produced by other Bristol groups and the national campaign group 1980-1989 (46834)
- William Thomas Owen (fl1917-1918): First World War diary and photograph (original and facsimile) 1917-1918 (ADX/1879)
- Helen Blanche Roderick (1899-1979), Land Girl and author: The Land Girl, a humorous poem rel to the author's experience in 1917 and The Guiding Light, a short story written for a Denbigh Guild competition, also rel to her experience as a Land Girl in Cardiganshire c1917 (ADX/1896)
- Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Rea (1868-1944), footballer and army officer: scrap book apparently compiled by Rea chronicling his life and activities 1890s-1920s (ADX/1920)
- Jennifer Parsons: material belonging to James Warner incl books of war memories and childhood memories, collections of photographs, newspapers, letters and postcards rel to his time as a prisoner of war 1940-1989 (Acc:PA3815)
- William Johnson Howson, (fl1941-1948), Warrant Officer, 550 squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve: letters to his family sent during his war service, letters regarding his burial and grave in Oploo Cemetry, Netherlands and photographs of his grave 1941-1948 (WDX 2080)
- Makings family, Whitwell: airgraphs sent to Jean Makings from her brother, Corporal Tom Makings, whilst serving in the Waziristan Signals (Royal Signals), Dera Ismail Khan, India, during the Second World War 1942-1944 (D8469)
- Provines family of Clowne: letter from Corporal Joseph Provines, 17th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, to his siblings whilst on training at Sidworth Barracks, Salisbury Plains, 2nd November 1915, includes transcript of Derbyshire Times Report reporting Joseph had been killed in action, 22nd December 1917 c1915-1917 (DA/FE/P/1)
- War Damage Claims Office, Devon: volume labelled 'War Damage: Copy of Claims Register V.O.W. 12 (See W195)". 1940-1941 (ZBHK)
- Seward family of Devon: family records and material rel to farming activities, incl account ledger, Leigh Barton, 1893; farm ledger and wages ledger, Court Barton, Newton St. Cyres, 1912 (farmed by Thomas Seward); bank books, war bonds, personal record; corresp from former German prisoner of war (POW) who worked on Symonds Farm during the Second World War, written in 1948 c1893-1950 (ZBHQ)
- Mr. Richard T. Bass, Exeter: collection incl files, research on 'Exercise Tiger' one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for D-Day invasion of Normandy, World War II, held April 1944 at Slapton Sands, Devon, with resultant friendly fire injuries, and German E-boat attacks which resulted in deaths of American servicemen. Incl files on casualties, the aftermath, Army reports, U.S. Army and Navy planning, boats, burials and Brookwood Cemetery, promotion of official story, witness statements, reports and casualty lists, complete Operation Order, media articles, miscellaneous documents. Files inc original and photocopy letters, reports, diary extracts, emails, telegrams, memoranda, lists, magazine and, newspaper articles, official TV programme transcript, book extracts 20th-21st cent (BAS)
- Lucy Venton Greenslade (b. 1894), of Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon: First World War V.A.D. Hospital Album, entries by patients at Crediton V.A.D. Hospital, no. 4 V.A.D. Hospital in Exeter and V.A.D. Hospital, Topsham Barracks, 1915-c. 1918, with additional entries written by friends of the owner of the album, 1928 1915-1928 (ZBJQ)
- Arnold Manikowski [later known as Arnold Smuda] of Devon and Cornwall: records belonging to Manikowski of the Polish Navy, rel to his life and naval service during and after the Second World War, incl letters in Polish from various correspondents, 1945-1947, from Joyce Mitchell, 1945-1946, personal papers, ship engineering handbooks and other booklets in Polish, sheet from "The Polish Daily & Soldier’s Daily", 1947 - a London paper for Polish soldiers abroad c1942-1946 (SMU)
- H. W. Green, (fl 1940): air raid precaution (ARP) warden logbook. The book details the number of the property, date, residents names, next of kin, during raids the best exit plan and features of the property 1940 (C10310)
- Stourbridge Glass Museum and Dudley Archives: records rel to translation project of World War One German propaganda documents incl translation and transcription of five documents 2022-2023 (DRBC/12/4/6/2)
- Private Robert Scott (1893-1917), Kirkintilloch: postcards sent to family members 1913-1915 (2023/6)
- Broughton War Memorial Institute: minutes 1937-1959 (D/DM/1929)
- Alfred George Lochhead (b1887), architect and prisoner of war: sketchbook compiled during interment in German prisoner of war camp 1917 (TD2196)
- Woolaston Village History Group: collected papers incl title deeds, 1717, 1787; documents rel to the Second World War and the Welcome Home Fund, n.d. (c.1939)-1947; photographs and research rel to buildings and locations in Woolaston, incl Howell Farm and an archaeological assessment of Woolaston Grange; newspaper cuttings and papers rel to the history of Woolaston and its connection with the River Severn, incl programmes for Woolaston Horse Show, 1978, 1981; papers and photographs concerning Alvington, n.d. c1717-2000 (15973)
- Kathleen Dunn (fl1939-1945), of Eltham: small family collection, incl material rel to Reginald Dunn, a conscientious objector during the Second World War, and letters and papers rel to this and the time he spent in prison 1939-1945
- May Victoria Davis (fl1915-1918): autograph book containing illustrations and short texts collected by the owner while working at the Royal Arsenal during the First World War. Many entries are by soldiers, some by other women. Davis eloped with a soldier from the Scots Guard in her lunch break in March 1918 1915-1918 (2023.11)
- 1st (Chepstow) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard: Roll Book of 9 Platoon "B" Company 1941-1944 (D6747)
- Winchester Red Cross Hospital and Preshaw House, Exton: photographs mounted on album pages showing soldiers who were patients, and nursing staff, at the Red Cross auxiliary hospital in 4 The Close, Winchester, with some showing patients at Preshaw House, Exton (formerly Corhampton); most of the patients and staff are identified at least by surname 1915-1919 (63A23)
- Material of Lochaber interest incl papers of Captain J.M McLeod rel to Second World War sniper school and service in Fort William Home Guard, notebook titled 'Emblems' containing handwritten notes on Jacobite emblems and mottos 18th-20th cent (L/D252, L/D253,L/D254,L/D255,L/D256,L/D257)
- J S White Volunteer Platoon Home Guard (previously 19th (West Wight) Battalion Hampshire Regiment Home Guard), Cowes: correspondence files 1942-1945 (AC2023/022)
- Henry Archibald Savill (1925-2021), served with Royal Air Force, working on airborne radar with 23 squadron in the Second World War, resident of Kingston upon Thames: papers incl R.A.F training exercise books, corresp, photographs, diaries and administrative paperwork rel to his entry into the R.A.F during the Second World War c1940 (KHC/2023/041)
- Brian Pennington, (fl1939-1945), 2nd Lieutenant: Second World War and POW diaries 1939-1945 (DDX 3634)
- Frederick George Draper, (fl1939-1945), Private, Leicestershire Regiment:
digital copies of Second World Ware diaries and other papers 2018 (DE10697)
- Leicestershire Yeomanry: postcards of First World War cavalry and machine gun corps and related papers 1914-1918 (DE10614)
- Francis George Hickley, (1882-1916), Leicestershire Regiment: papers including soldiers' Small Book, photographs, postcards, letters & papers relating to his family c1900-1971 (DE10593)
- Seare Family, of Leicester: family certificates and papers; photographs & letters of a German Prisoner of War, Second World War military service records of Harold Horace Laywood and George Anthony Palmer 20th cent (DE10694)
- Dorothy Turner, (fl1914-1918), nurse, Knighton VAD Hospital, Evington: photocopy of scrapbook, includes photographs of staff and patients and letters of thanks to Dorothy from soldiers often illustrated with cartoons (1915-1917) and brief history of the 5th Northern General Hospital (1914-1918) fl1914-1918 (DE10653)
- Derek Alan Winslow, (fl1944-1949), Royal Air Force: Royal Air Force Air Cadet Flying Log (1944-1945), National Defence note book, RAF Service & Release Book (1946-1949), ration books, corresp 1944-1949 (DE10556)
- Royal British Legion, Wigston: minute books, accounts, membership records (sample), photographs, printed material (rules, programmes) c1940-2010 (DE10557)
- Charles Caley, (fl1888-1895), Leicestershire Regiment of Foot: soldier's account book 1888-1895 (DE10598)
- Stathern War Memorial Institute: minutes, accounts & other records 1923-2012 (DE10690)
- Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd, aircraft manufacturers, Thurmaston and Syston: Auster Aircraft Works diaries, newsletters and other records 1942-1991 (DE10596)
- Lincolnshire Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association: deeds, papers and correspondence c1884-1944 (MISC DON 2148/2)
- Luton Parish: Luton Memorial Book, 1939-1948 1939-1948 (P85D)
- Arthur Rudd, (b1926), writer of Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich: memoir "One for the Road: Remembering Vincent Road, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich" about his early life and experiences during the Second World War and poems 2022 (MC 3638, 1080X1)
- Arthur Smith, (fl 1943-1945), Eastwood: 'Memories from the Second World War, September 1943 - April 1945' by Arthur Smith 20th cent (10484)
- From Recruitment To Remembrance Research Project: research papers and exhibition 21st cent (10401)
- Leonard Curtis Creswell, (fl1914-1919). of Nottingham: records relating to First World War military career 20th cent (10496)
- Nottinghamshire Archives and Inspire Youth Arts: "Mother Of Tension Project" NOW 14-18 project funded by The Imperial War Museum: images, video, contracts and other material 2023 (10489)
- Thornhill Family of Beeston: photograph album of images of Nottingham taken by Dr Michael Anthony Thornhill (c1950-59); Royal Navy certificate of service of Harold Edgar Thornhill (Grandfather of MA Thornhill, c1940-1945); RAF warrant issued to George Henry Thornhill (Great Grandfather of MA Thornhill, 1920); black and white photograph of Second World War ship c1920-1959 (10323)
- Frederick Hallowes, (fl1920-1964), Director of Parks, Nottingham City Council: papers including diaries & notebooks (1944-1951, 1963-1964); 508th Parachute Infantry at Wollaton Park camp passes (1944); documents, publications, correspondence, handwritten note relating to Newstead Abbey and Lord Byron & City of Nottingham receipts for shooting deer (1941-1942) c1920-1964 (10504 & 10507)
- Llanteg Home Guard: volume recording their activities, detailing lists of supplies, ammunition, and names and numbers of members of the Guard 1942-1943 (5743)
- Map showing Second World War Air Raid Precautions locations in the Borough of Barnes 1938-1941 (AD362)
- Walter Frost (fl 1939-1945): papers and items relating to Second World War experience as a Prisoner of War in Poland, including correspondence, photographs and other papers 1939-1945 (HD4320)
- Private George Frederick Wishart, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment: army papers and photographs including relating to the earthquake in Quetta, India (1935), with papers of Private James Albert Wishart, also Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 1921-1945 (10473)
- Bagshot Rural District Council: Second World War bomb map 1940-1944 (10483)
- Art E Arthur (d1990), artist of St Leonard's Road, Claygate: letters, some illustrated with sketches, to his parents while serving in France with 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1916-1918 and related family papers c1914-1965 (10560)
- Corporal Derek Lunn (1919-2007), 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment: typescript memoir relating to his service in France in May 1940 nd (QRWS/30/LUND)
- Marianne Rose Taylor (née Pese) (1924-2020) of Toronto, formerly of Berlin: 1995 memoir of her childhood and experiences as a Jewish refugee in Surrey, 1939-1945; with photographs, 1962-1963, and letter, 1989; death notice, 2020, and research papers, 2023 c1962-2023 (Z/763)
- Bandmaster Cecil Yates, East Surrey Regiment: papers and photographs, including of the South African (Boer) War with papers of Band Sergeant Robert James Francis 1899-1935 (10525)
- Private Henry Mason, (fl 1915), 5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment: poem/prose entitled 'To the Hohenzollern Redoubt - Stormed by the North Midland Division on October 13th 1915' 1915 (1732)
- Lady Violet Beaumont (1861-1949): Slindon House photograph album, during which period it was a war hospital 1914-1918 (20547)
- Hugh de Sélincourt (1878-1951), author and journalist: diary kept for his lover, the German translator and writer Eva Schumann 1939-1940 (20667)
- Private John Richard Styles (fl1714-1917) of Liversedge: papers rel to WWI service 1914-1917 (WYK2009)
- Nellie Evans, (fl 1940): letter written during the Blitz 1940 (2568)
- Wallasey Corporation: incident report map, Second World War, and Birkenhead Town Hall visitors' book 1918-1941 (2132)
- John Ruddick: digital copy of Gheluvelt Trench Map (original c.1917) 2023-2023 (16956)
National
- Francis St. Vincent Morris (1896-1917), Second Lieutenant, Sherwood Foresters, attached Royal Flying Corps: ms notebook containing poems (36) written while serving in the 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Regiment and subsequently No. 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps; also contains ms letters (12) to his mother covering the period of his training, his transfer to the RFC and flying accidents he was involved 1915-1917 (Documents.27624)
- Lady Helen Mary Murray (1857-1932), founder of No 10 British Red Cross Hospital: letters and documents rel to the establishment, administration and closing down of No. 10 British Red Cross Hospital at Le Treport, incl ms letters (354) to her husband, Sir George (who was also honorary treasurer of the hospital) typically rel to financial management, collecting donations, stories of bravery, details of injuries, the pressures of running the hospital, and staffing and supply issues 1914-1919 (Documents.27476)
- John Yeomans (fl1953): unique black and white amateur footage of Berlin in 1953, with commentary, illustrating the long shadow cast over people and landscapes by war and the differing impact of predominant ideologies as they seek to rebuild 1953 (MGH 7212)
- Russian Official photographers: glass negatives of photographs taken during the 1917 Kerensky Offensive 1914-1918 (2023-11-06)
- Glass stereoscopic slides showing battlefield views of the Western Front incl the Somme and Verdun; destruction in Ypres and other Belgian and French towns and villages 1914-1918 (2023-12-07)
- Images of RAF service in Iraq and India 1919-1939 (2023-12-08)
- Guernsey Deportees Association, papers incl relating to compensation claims, photographs, etc. c1901-2000 (2023-035)
- St Johns Ambulance Service: mostly photographs rel to all aspects of the Service, including the German Occupation period 1930-2020 (AQ 1298/70-79)
- Norman Dexter, printer: pre and post war personal papers and corresp incl references to his time as a prisoner in Germany in the form of poems, letters, sketches etc. He was convicted for having wireless and was deported to serve his sentence in French and German prisons during the Second World War c1909-2017 (AQ 1167/46 to AQ 1167/59)
- Papers relating to a maritime commission, sale of a vessel and privateer accounts 1806-1836 (2023-005)
- Reginald Smith, grower, of the parish of Forest: diaries, incl the years during the Occupation 1944-1980 (2023-044)
- Nicholas Le Huray Brehaut, farmer, of the parish of Torteval: diaries, incl the years during the Occupation. Also Brehaut family documents including diaries and photographs 1877-1967 (AQ 1732 to AQ 1737 and 2023-029)
- Paul Tirel (1886-1916): corresp to his daughter whilst serving in the French Army during the First World War; also includes information about medals - he was posthumously awarded the Médaille militaire c1914-1916 (JA/4092)
- Lord Coutanche Collection: additional deposit, incl papers and photographs rel to the Coutanche family, pocket diaries recording daily activities between 1908 and 1973, and other material rel to the Occupation c1908-1973 (JA/4135)
- Occupation' booklets containing short stories, poems and artwork created during the German Occupation by Nancy de Faye Le Quesne, Jennifer Mary Le Quesne, Pat Baudains and Harry Baudains, of St Clement c1941-1945 (JA/4155)
- Sir John Chapple (1931-2022), Field Marshal: papers, incl professional correspondence rel to his military service, in particular as Commander in Chief Gibraltar and as Chief of the General Staff, his association with various societies, research notes, papers rel to the Gurkha Welfare Trust and Gurkha Museum, original research and notes to the Chapple insignia collection; personal papers and photographs rel to his military career, incl correspondence with family 1950-1992 (NAM. 2023-05-1-1)
- Major-General Bertram Reveley Mitford (1863-1936), the Buffs and East Surrey Regiment: hand written diaires 1908-1933 (NAM. 2023-03-12)
- Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading (1579-1652), Royalist commander in the English Civil War: bound parchment book, ‘Muster Book of the King’s Army, 1641’, inscribed to Astley, 25 March 1641, and submitted by the scribe, Strafforde (5 November 1641), comprised of names of officers and men of foot regiments, cavalry and artillery 1641 (NAM. 2023-05-7)
- Henry James Crauford (1764-1812), Brigadier General: papers rel to his service as Adjutant General during the Peninsular War (1808-1809) and in Algiers (1829), incl a bound orderly book (Mar - Sept 1809), bound copy letter book (Mar - Nov 1809) and bound order book (Aug - Nov 1808), an ms account written while serving in HMS Pelorus, Algiers (1829), and annotated copy of Standing Orders of the Grenadier Guards (1881) 1808-1881 (NAM. 2023-09-6)
- Army Football Association: hybrid collection, incl minute books from its establishment; photographs; match reports; programmes; ephemera; DVD of matches. 1888-2023 (NAM. 2023-11-14-1)
- First Aid Nursing Yeomanry: archive collated by the FANY at Corps HQ, incl personnel files, material rel to organisational history, recruitment and equipment, press and fundraising, governance and administration, events, celebrations and ceremonies; personal papers; FANY activities, photographs, sound and video items 1907-2018 (NAM. 2023-11-7-1)
- Major General William Joseph Eyre Brooke (1770-1843), Assistant Adjutant General, Peninsular War: journal, 1812 1812 (NAM. 2023-07-13-2)
- Archibald Duff (1773-1858), Vice Admiral: naval log books (3) and one letter copy book for ships under the command of Vice Admiral Duff 1807-1814 (Acc.14510)
- Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, (1915-2011), Knight, author, scholar and soldier: letters to Michael and Marion Holland 1940-1954 (Acc.14552)
- Boxed ephemera relating to the Priddy's Hard Place of Deposit collection 1700-1990 (POD 1)
- Sir Peter Whiteley (1920-2016), Commandant General of the Royal Marines: collected papers 1970-1980 (NMRN 2023/27)
- Chart showing the Spanish Armada (from the Spanish perspective) as it leaves on voyage to England. The plan depicts the Armada off the coast of Lisbon on May 29, 1588. Thought to have been created in Italy circa 1588, possibly by Pietro di Nobili. 1588 (NMRN 2023/56)
- Alan Michael (Mike) Tritton, Lieutenant Commander: pilot's flying log book 1939-1945 (NMRN 2023/120)
- Warrant, dated 14 October 1652, signed by William Constable as president of the Council of State for Oliver Cromwell and Parliament asking the Commissioners of the Royal Navy to fit out the warship the Armes of Medenblick for sending to the coast of West Africa. This followed a petition from the Company of Merchants trading in West Africa for Royal Naval protection against Dutch competition in the trade of gold, ivory and enslaved Africans. 1652 (NMRN 2023/114)
- Robert Phillips (fl 1914-1918), sapper: First World War diary with letter and photographs 1914-1918 (D4936)
- Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough: collection of material, incl personal working folders, minutes, company brochures, manuals and other technical material, rel to the development of British built launch vehicles, incl Black Knight and Black Arrow 1955-1972 (ROC)
Special
- Annie Fisher, nurse: personal papers incl photographs, corresp, badges, medals, certificates and objects, with corresp between Fisher and soldiers during the First World War 1900-1950 (C)
- Harriet Lauder, nurse: personal papers incl First World War service scrapbook containing drawings, notes, and creative writing from soldiers Lauder nursed at the 2nd Scottish General Hospital, Craigleith, 1914-1916, featuring a portrait of Lauder in uniform, c.1914-c.1920, letter of reference from the director of the Serbian Relief Fund, 8 Apr 1921 1914-1921 (C)
University
- Thames Television: papers rel to the Waldheim Commission of Inquiry, organised by Thames Television, which examined whether Kurt Waldheim, then President of Austria and formerly Secretary-General of the United Nations might have been guilty of war crimes 1988 (2023/091)
- Falkirk Iron Company: photograph album recording First World War work of the company that switched to the production of munitions in 1915 1915-1918 (SC-Acc-2023-0185)
- Margaret Jane Campbell Hunter (1857-1938), Gaelic culture advocate and suffragist: scrapbooks (2) compiled by Campbell Hunter and her daughter Daisy Helen Burnley-Campbell, dealing with both public and private life, incl material rel to the Gaelic movement, the suffragette movement, the two women's participation in high society life, and their experience of the First World War 1909-1919 (Coll-2080 (Accession number: SC-Acc-2023-0021))
- Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton (1865-1937), Knight, Admiral: photographs and copy letters home rel to his service in the Royal Navy, incl the bombing of Alexandria, Egypt, 1882, and travels to countries incl South Africa, Angola, Sierra Leone, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea 1881-1918 (Acc 4047)
- Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane (1895-1977), Knight, Air Chief Marshal: papers rel to his career, incl as an airship pilot, Royal Naval Air Service, First World War; in the Middle East, 1921-1923; as a senior officer in RAF Bomber Command, Second World War; post-war correspondence notably rel to 616 Squadron (the 'Dambusters') 1912-1976 (Acc 4086)
- Sir William Douglas Smith (1865-1939), Knight, Major General: detailed diary of service on the Western Front during the First World War as Commander, 1 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1914, Commander, 9 Infantry Brigade, 1914-1916, and as Commander of 20 Division, 1916-1917 1914-1917 (SMITH, WD)
- Mazelly-Miller Family, Fairground family: photographs and some documents belonging to the Mazelly and Miller fairground families incl documents related to WWI c1870-1999 (NFA0191)
- Martyn Cox (fl1970-2024), documentary and educational film producer, oral historian: Special Operations Executive Second World War oral history project, incl filmed interviews, images and transcripts 2015-2016 (Acc 1924)
- Gahan family of Donegal: collection of papers rel to the death of nurse Edith Cavell, executed during the Second World War, and ministered to by Rev Stirling Gahan 1915-47 (IE TCD MS 11690)
- Nabih Al-Azmah (1886-1972), politician, and his brother Adil Al-Azmah (c1888-1952), lawyer and state official, who played a major role in the development of Arab nationalism in the Middle East: papers (mostly photocopies) incl photographs 1900-1999 (EUL MS 215 add. 1)
- Uri Davis (b1943), Middle Eastern scholar: papers rel to the International Commission on Israel's invasion of Lebanon, 1982, incl material gathered as evidence for their report, 'Israel in Lebanon: The Report of the International Commission to enquire into reported violations of International Law by Israel during its invasion of the Lebanon' (1983). Also incl photograph albums, as well as cassette tapes of recorded interviews, with transcripts 1982-1983 (EUL MS 494)
- Leila Mantoura (1927-2000), Palestinian activist, humanitarian and company director: correspondence with her Israeli friend, Ruth Dayan (1917-2021), activist, humanitarian and arts company director; letters incl family news, as well as references to events in Palestine and Lebanon, prospects for peace, the Tewfik Canaan collection of amulets and folklore, Palestinian costumes, criticism of Abu Ammar [Yasser Arafat] and PLO policies, and the potential difficulties raised by their friendship within certain parts of the Arab and Israeli communities 1977-1995 (EUL MS 478 add. 1)
- Ladybird Books, publisher: artwork by Keith Burns for the Ladybird Expert Series: World War Two series c2020-2023
- Walter Jakob Wolfgang (1923-2019), peace activist: papers incl family papers, correspondence, photographs, a yarmulke 1922-2019 (MS468/A4398)
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