GB 0096 SL V 49 - Bolitho, Henry Hector

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GB 0096 SL V 49 c 1930-1937 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Bolitho , Henry Hector , 1898-1974 , author
Henry Hector Bolitho was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1897. In 1915 he became a reporter for a newspaper in New Zealand. In 1922 Bolitho came to England, where he published his first novel. Bolitho wrote widely on historical subjects, most notably on the Royal Family. Before the Second World War he travelled throughout Europe, Africa, North America and Australia. Between 1939-1945 he became a Squadron Leader with the RAF and was the editor of the RAF journal. After the war, Bolitho conducted lecture tours of the United States of America between 1947-1949. He died in England on 12 September 1974.

A typescript of King George VI and correspondence written by Henry Hector Bolitho.

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English

University of London Library, The Sterling Library: a catalogue of the printed books and literary manuscripts collected by Sir Louis Sterling and presented by him to the University of London, Cambridge, (1954)

The Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, Canada, holds extracts from diaries and letters, 1926-1927; the Royal Society of Literature, London, holds letters to the Society, 1941-1968.

1999-07-22 Simon McKeon, 2000-05-22 Sarah Smith Bolitho , Henry Hector , 1898-1974 , author George VI , 1895-1952 , King of Great Britain and Ireland Literature Monarchy Political systems

A typescript of King George VI and correspondence written by Henry Hector Bolitho.

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

• English

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English

University of London Library, The Sterling Library: a catalogue of the printed books and literary manuscripts collected by Sir Louis Sterling and presented by him to the University of London, Cambridge, (1954)

The Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, Canada, holds extracts from diaries and letters, 1926-1927; the Royal Society of Literature, London, holds letters to the Society, 1941-1968.

• English