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1. Add MS 48203

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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 242). (1) Letters from Frederick Scott Oliver; 1915-1923. ff. 1-109. (2) Letters from General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough, G.C.B., and (ff. 157-161) his wife, Louisa Nora, together with (ff. 139-140b) one to Gough from Shaw Sparrow; 1918-1939. ff. 110-225b. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915-1940
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 48203-48208

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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Correspondence and papers of Walter Shaw Sparrow (b. 1862, d. 1940), author and art critic, mainly relating to his defence of the Fifth Army and its commander, Sir Hubert Gough, for the retreat in France during March 1918. His writings on the subject were:-(a) 'The Epic of Our V Army' (48207, ff. 1-224) written, 1918-1919, with financial support from Frederick Scott Oliver, but withheld from publication at the latter's wish (see 48203, f. 92);-(b) Articles in The Ninetee...
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Walter Shaw Sparrow, author: Correspondence and papers: circ. 1911-1939. General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough, GCB: Papers of W. Shaw Sparrow rel. to his vindication: 1918-1939. Army; England: Correspondence, etc., of W. Shaw Sparrow mostly rel. to the Fifth Army in France: 1918-1939.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1912-1940]
Extent:
6 items

3. Add MS 48204 A

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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Vol. 11 A. General correspondence; 1912-1931.
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A. General correspondence; 1912-1931. includes: f. 1 William Leiper, FRIBA: Letter to W. Shaw Sparrow: 1912. f. 3 Arthur Rackham, book illustrator: Letter to W. Shaw Sparrow: 1915.: Signed. f. 5 Hugh Chesterman, author: Letter to W. Shaw Sparrow: 1916. f. 6 Sir Sidney James Mark Low, author an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1912-1931
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 48204 A-B

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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Vol. 11 A, B (ff. 264, 82). Typewritten copies. These papers were originally enclosed in a letter from the writer's father, Reginald B. Parker, now at 48204 A, f. 215.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1912-1931]
Extent:

2 items

5. Add MS 48204 B

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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Vol. 11 B. Accounts of service with the 50th Division by Captain F. B Parker, compiled by him from an original diary and from his letters, entitled 'The Somme Offensive, March-April 1918' (ff. 1-55) and (ff. 56-82) 'Battle of the River Lys, 9, 10, 11 April 1918'; 1918.
Scope & Content:
Captain F. B. Parker, Yorkshire Regt.; son of R B Parker: Accounts of operations of 50th Division: 1918.: Copies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 48205

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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 284). (1) Typewritten copies of letters from an unidentified soldier in France, probably a Canadian, to his mother; 22 Feb.-18 Apr. 1915. ff. 1-8. (2) Materials, some fragmentary, relating to operations in March, April 1918, consisting mostly of reports, et...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1915-18 Apr 1915
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 48206 A

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Add MS 48206 A
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A. Notebook relating to the Fifth Army containing quotations from correspondence chiefly of General Gough (for those on ff. 5, 6b, see the published work, pp. 313-314), press-cuttings, extracts from periodical articles, and notes on the 18th (ff. 43-49) and (ff. 49b-71) 21st Divisions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 48206 A-D

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Add MS 48206 A-D
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SHAW SPARROW PAPERS. Vol. IV A-D (ff. 72, i+20, i+15, i + 5).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1918
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4 items

9. Add MS 48206 B

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B. Exercise books containing a copy of a report by Major Edward Pius Arthur Riddell (knt. 1945) on the 50th Division, 22 Mar.-1 Apr. 1918, dealing with the 149th Brigade commanded by himself. See also Add MS 48206 C. Brigadier-General Sir Edward Pius Arthur Riddell: Letters, etc., to W. Shaw Sp...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1918-1 Apr 1918
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 48206 C

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Add MS 48206 C
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C. Exercise books containing a copy of a report by Major Edward Pius Arthur Riddell (knt. 1945) on the 50th Division, 22 Mar.-1 Apr. 1918, dealing with the 149th Brigade commanded by himself. See also Add MS 48206 B. Brigadier-General Sir Edward Pius Arthur Riddell: Letters, etc., to W. Shaw Sp...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1918-1 Apr 1918
Extent:
1 item