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Add MS 74796-74806

Record Id:

032-001969134

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001969134

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000055.0x0003c0

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 74796-74806

Title:

LAYTON PAPERS

Scope & Content:

Correspondence, papers, etc. of Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, (b. 1884, d. 1964), Commander-in-Chief, China 1940-1942, Ceylon 1942-1945, Portsmouth 1945-1947, relating to the conduct of the naval war in the Far East 1940-1945 and its history; 1940-1959. Donated to the Department by Admiral Layton in 1962 and hitherto reserved.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001969134

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032-001969134

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

11 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1940

End Date:

1959

Date Range:

1940-1959

Era:

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