Papers of Alderman Frank Wise relating to Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Single Item

MS. Top. Oxon. c. 638, fols. 1-22

Held at the Weston Library

Request
this

Order this material to a Weston Library reading room

This material can be requested via the online system, where you can monitor the progress of your order.

Help

Comprises:

(fols. 1-4) letter from Frank Gray to Alderman Frank Wise concerning Gray's resignation from Oxford City Council, 1935
(fols. 5-15) 'War Book' of Kidlington Invasion Committee, 1942
(fols. 16-22) booklet and duplicated leaflet produced in connection with Ploughley Rural District Council's completion of one thousand post-war houses, 1955

Dates

Creation: 1935-1955

Extent

22 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. c. 638, fols. 49-50].

Please see our help page for further guidance on citing archives and manuscripts.

Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Oxon. c. 638, fols. 1-22

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 22538

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of Alderman Frank Wise relating to Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Biographical / Historical

Frank Wise (c.1892-1966) was an Alderman of Kidlington, Oxfordshire. He was a member of Kidlington parish council, the chairman of Ploughley Rural District Council (the forerunner of Cherwell District Countil) and an elected member of Oxfordshire County Council. He was also a magistrate in Woodstock for many years. He was awarded the OBE in 1963 and died in Kidlington in 1966 aged 74.