Letters from Sir William Battershill to his wife, Joan, 1 Aug 1921-29 Oct 1954
folder
Held at the Weston Library
(fols. 1-165) 106 letters, as follows:
- (fols. 1-58) Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and UK: 23 letters (including four undated), 1 Aug 1921-19 Apr 1934
- (fols. 59-70) Cyprus: seven letters, 17 Jun 1941-29 Jul 1941
- (fols. 71-77) Cairo: three letters, 12 Nov-17 Nov 1941
- (fols. 78-101) Colonial Office and Ewell, Surrey: eighteen letters and airgraphs, 27 Apr 1942-23 Aug 1943
- (fols. 103-134) UK and Tanganyika (Tanzania): 28 letters (including two undated), 15 Apr 1945-1 Feb 1948
- (fols. 135-156) Cyprus: 20 letters (including one undated and incomplete, and four undated), Apr 1953-29 Oct 1954
- (fols. 157-158) miscellaneous: two undated letters
- (fols. 159-165) miscellaneous: fragments of five letters, all incomplete and undated.
Dates
- Creation: 1 Aug 1921-29 Oct 1954
Extent
165 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 467/7, folder 1
Creator
- From the Collection: Battershill | Sir | William Denis | 1896-1959 | Knight | colonial administrator (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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