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- 1912-1974 (Creation)
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7 boxes and 2 volumes
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Biographical history
Hugh Chevins, 1898-1975, grew up in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He worked on a number of papers before joining the Daily Telegraph in 1934, where he remained until his retirement in 1960, working as news editor for a short time, and later as industrial and labour correspondent. He was one of a group of industrial and labour correspondents who raised the profile of industrial journalism during the 1930s, and a founder member of the Labour and Industrial Correspondents' Group.
Archival history
GB 0097 CHEVINS 1912-1974 Collection (fonds) 7 boxes and 2 volumes Chevins Hugh , 1898-1975 , journalist
Hugh Chevins, 1898-1975, grew up in Retford, Nottinghamshire. He worked on a number of papers before joining the Daily Telegraph in 1934, where he remained until his retirement in 1960, working as news editor for a short time, and later as industrial and labour correspondent. He was one of a group of industrial and labour correspondents who raised the profile of industrial journalism during the 1930s, and a founder member of the Labour and Industrial Correspondents' Group.
This collection is divided into two sections, correspondence and press cuttings. The first consists of Chevins' personal correspondence including confidential memoranda concerning World War Two, correspondence concerning the Industrial Correspondents Group, material relating to Chevins' BBC broadcasts, correspondence with various American individuals and societies, correspondence with Hutchinson about Lord Citrine's memoirs, correspondence with Tribune, and circulars, press cuttings, propaganda leaflets, and texts of broadcasts about occupied France and the Gaullist movement. The press cuttings are stories, or transcripts of stories, written by Chevins.
The collection is arranged in two sections, correspondence and press cuttings. The material is arranged thematically within these sections.
Open
Ccpyright is held by the family.
English
Online catalogue and printed handlist available.
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on February 1, 2002 1 Feb 2002; revised 26 Feb 2002 Communications media BBC , British Broadcasting Corporation x British Broadcasting Corporation Chevins Hugh , 1898-1975 , journalist Citrine , Walter Mclennan , 1887-1983 , 1st Baron Citrine , trade unionist Daily Telegraph Europe France History Humanitarian law Hutchinson & Co Ltd , Publishers Industrial Correspondents Group Industry International conflicts Labour history Labour Party Newspapers North America Occupied territories Periodicals Political science Politics Publications RPR , Rassemblement pour la République x Rassemblement pour la République x Gaullist Party , France Tribune USA War Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) Information sciences
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This collection is divided into two sections, correspondence and press cuttings. The first consists of Chevins' personal correspondence including confidential memoranda concerning World War Two, correspondence concerning the Industrial Correspondents Group, material relating to Chevins' BBC broadcasts, correspondence with various American individuals and societies, correspondence with Hutchinson about Lord Citrine's memoirs, correspondence with Tribune, and circulars, press cuttings, propaganda leaflets, and texts of broadcasts about occupied France and the Gaullist movement. The press cuttings are stories, or transcripts of stories, written by Chevins.
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The collection is arranged in two sections, correspondence and press cuttings. The material is arranged thematically within these sections.
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Ccpyright is held by the family.
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- English
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- Latin
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Online catalogue and printed handlist available.
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