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20th century

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5006 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Papers of Dame Margery Freda Perham

Family papers, including journals and correspondence, [1881-1977] Papers relating to academic career, 1908-77 Papers relating to non-academic activities and interests, [1916-1980] Papers relating to publishers, finance, charities and disposition of archives, [1925-80] Correspondence, [1931-1979] Diaries, [1910-1980] …
Extents: 771 boxes
Dates: [1844]-1980
Collection

Papers of D'Arcy Payne relating to Northern Rhodesia/Zambia

Papers of D'Arcy Payne relating to his work in provincial administration and community development in Northern Rhodesia and relating to the Outward Bound Association there.
Extents: 0.75 Linear metre (5 boxes)
Dates: 1955-1976
Collection

Papers of David Beatty

Letters home from Canton and Christmas Island, with related photographs, press cuttings and farewell addresses, 1899-1954; transcript of journal of his father Robert Beatty's voyage to India, 1856.
Extents: 3 boxes : The farewell address, 1926, written on silk and originally stored in a wooden box, was donated to the library in a large frame format, with degraded paper backing. The Conservation Section of the Bodleian Library undertook limited drycleaning, minor repairs, etc. in [March 1997], rehousing the item in a card box and placing a hollytex sheet against the silk to prevent abrasion when rolled. Future plans for the item's preservation include flat storage and remounting of the silk with new borders by an experienced Oriental conservator.
Dates: [1856], 1899-1954
Single Item

Papers of David Morris relating to the Friends Ambulance Unit China Convoy

Papers of David Morris relating to the Friends Ambulance Unit China Convoy.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 8392
Extents: 1 box
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1942-1943; 1942-1943, 2003
Single Item

Papers of David Reginald Daltry

16 letters written by Daltry to his mother, [1927]; report on rugby match between Accra and Eastern Province XV, 1927; family tree including Daltry family; covering note with information on the papers and on Daltry's service in East Africa.
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2222
Extents: 1 folder
Dates: [1927]
Collection

Papers of David Seel

Papers of David Seel, (fl. 1960 - late 1980s), ornithologist.
Extents: 2.62 Linear metres (18 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1961 - c. 1978
Collection

Papers of David Thomas, Rector of Garsington, Oxfordshire

Papers of David Thomas, Rector of Garsington, Oxfordshire
Extents: 3.30 Linear metres (30 boxes)
Dates: 1839-[c.1911]
Single Item

Papers of David William Snow

Papers of David William Snow.
Shelfmark: MS. 15482
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1950-1982
Collection

Papers of Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, Lord Hemingford

Correspondence, etc. relating to work at Achimota, 1925-1952 Correspondence, etc. relating to work at Budo, 1930-1953 Correspondebce, etc. relating to Budo, mostly dating from after Herbert's departure, 1945-1981 Correspondence, reports, minutes, etc. concerning term of office as Rector of Achimota College, 1945-1952 Correspondence, etc. concerning…
Extents: 24 boxes
Dates: [1922-1982]
Collection

Papers of Derrick Robinson relating to British-Rhodesian affairs

Papers of Derrick Robinson relating to British-Rhodesian affairs, 1960-1987.
Extents: 0.45 Linear metres (3 boxes)
Dates: 1960-1987
Single Item

Papers of Desmond William G. Faris

File of medical papers, 1931-1946, including Selangor Coast district annual report, 1931, accrued while Health Officer; reports on the working of the Government Health Department, Singapore, 1941-1945; reports on the hospital and nutrition at civilian internment camp, [1942-1945].
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 135
Extents: 1 file
Dates: [1931-1946]
Collection

Papers of Desmond William G. Faris

Papers relating to Changi and Sime Road internment camps, Malaya, [1942-1945], including personal papers, statistics, plans, and material on various diseases, medical facilities, sanitation, etc.; , [1946-1956].
Extents: 3 boxes
Dates: [1942-1956]
Collection

Papers of Dmitry Svyatopolk Mirsky

Photocopies of articles by Dmitry Svyatopolk, mainly in Russian and English, with some articles about him. Collected by Professor Gerald Smith.
Extents: 0.3 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1906-1993
Single Item

Papers of Donald C. Pickering

District agricultural notebooks, and a briefing on agricultural development by Pickering, relating to service, 1954-1967.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 476 (30)
Extents: 171 ff.
Dates: [1980s]
Collection

Papers of Donald Devereux Woods

The collection consists of: Section A: Biographical and personal [MS. Eng. misc. b. 230] Section B: Laboratory notebooks and working papers [MSS. Eng. misc. b. 231-237] Section C: Scientific lectures and papers [MS. Eng. misc. b. 238] Section D: Correspondence [MS. Eng. misc. b. 238] The collection includes a full…
Extents: 9 boxes
Dates: 1926-1965
Single Item

Papers of Donald Gunn

Papers of Donald Gunn.
Shelfmark: MS. 14977
Extents: 1 box
Dates: c.1920s-c.1930s
Single Item

Papers of Donald H. Laycock

Detailed memorandum on service in tea research stations, 1947-1978.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 476 (24)
Extents: 51 ff.
Dates: [1980s]
Collection

Papers of Donald Wingfield Malcolm

Diary and photographs as private secretary to Lord Hailey when the latter was Director of the African Research Survey. Correspondence, reports etc. concerning land and agriculture in Tanganyika. Account books and files relating to Dungo Farm. Also, a collection of Kenya Draft Township Development Plans drawn by Elliot Fitzgibbon, who was Municipal and Town Planning Engineer to the Kenya Government from 1928-1934.
Extents: 17 boxes, 1 volume
Dates: 1926-1960
Single Item

Papers of Dr. Cassandra Pybus

Notes, photocopied documents and copy photographs compiled by Dr. Pybus, c1995, relating to Esca Brooke Daykin and William Yate Daykin, covering the period c1867-1963.
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 364
Extents: 5 folders
Dates: c1995
Single Item

Papers of Dr Charlotte Petrie relating to her work as a librarian in West Africa

Papers of Dr Charlotte Petrie relating to her work as a librarian in West Africa.
Shelfmark: MS. 11531
Extents: 1.0 box
Dates: 1957-1970