Archive of Sir Percy Loraine

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Loraine's papers include a diary, 1910, correspondence, and a notebook.

Dates

Creation: 1910-1931

Extent

0.9 Linear metres (6 shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. e. 3277, fols. 1-2]

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MSS. Eng. d. 3236-3239, e. 3277-3278, Photogr. e. 10

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 11277, 11278

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Bart. (1880-1961), diplomat.

Biographical / Historical

Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Bart. (1880-1961) was a diplomat, serving in Europe, Persia and China. Details are given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, with photographs probably taken by Elsie Goalet, mainly of friends, n.d., MS. Photogr. c. 78, fols. 18-31, Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd., 12 Nov. 1998, lots 543, 745