Correspondence and papers relating to research by Kenneth Rose for King George V (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983), including transcripts from manuscript and published sources, 1926-2004 and n.d. [c.1940-1980]
Comprises:
'Waterhouse letters of interest', correspondence relating to papers of Sir Ronald Waterhouse, Private Secretary to Prime Ministers Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin, bought by Rose at Sotheby's in 1979 for his research on George V and later sold, 1926-1997
letters, 1939-1941, received by John Gore, biographer of King George V, and related papers, later passed to Rose, 1939-1983 and n.d. [c.1940-1976]
papers relating to the Civil List and other financial matters, 1961 and n.d. [c.1970]
'Unpublished extracts from Chips Channon's diaries', transcripts of passages, 1923-1928, from the diairies of [Henry] Channon, [latterly M.P. for Southend West], relating to the Royal Family, n.d. [c.1965]
'Tsar', relating to the relationship between Tsar Nicholas II and the British Royal Family, 1977-2004 and n.d. [c.1980] (= Closed).
'Lord Dawson of Penn and K[ing] G[eorge] V', relating to the death of the King and to his doctor, 1986-2000 and n.d. [c.1970]
Dates
- Creation: 1926-2004 and n.d. [c.1940-1980]
Extent
1 box (6 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
Some material is closed.
Shelfmark
MS. 11883/186
Creator
- From the Collection: Rose | Kenneth Vivian | 1924–2014 | C.B.E. | journalist and biographer (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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