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- 1982-2006 (Creation)
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8 boxes or 0.08 cubic metres
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Born, 1944; educated St Catherine's College, Oxford (MA 1967; Hon Fellow, 1994); Magdalene College, Cambridge (MPhil, 1982); joined RAF, 1963; Pilot, 3 Squadron, 1967-1971; Flying Instructor, 1972-1975; Army Staff College, 1976; Personal Staff Officer, 1977-1979; Officer, 50 Squadron, 1979-1981; Director of Defence studies, RAF, 1982-1985; Station Commander RAF Odiham, 1985-1987; Assistant Director, Defence Programmes, 1987-1988; Director Air Force Staff Duties, 1988-1990; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, 1991-1992; Assistant Chief of Defence Staff, 1992-1994; Air Marshal; Commandant, Royal College of Defence Studies, 1994-1995; retired, 1996; Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1997-1998; undertook writing, broadcasting, lecturing and projects for the British Government, the US Department of Defense and NATO; Liberal Democrat Spokesman on Defence, 2004-2007; died, 2007.
Archival history
GB 0099 KCLMA Garden 1982-2006 Collection (fonds) 8 boxes or 0.08 cubic metres Garden , Timothy , 1944-2007 , Baron Garden of Hampstead , Air Marshal
Born, 1944; educated St Catherine's College, Oxford (MA 1967; Hon Fellow, 1994); Magdalene College, Cambridge (MPhil, 1982); joined RAF, 1963; Pilot, 3 Squadron, 1967-1971; Flying Instructor, 1972-1975; Army Staff College, 1976; Personal Staff Officer, 1977-1979; Officer, 50 Squadron, 1979-1981; Director of Defence studies, RAF, 1982-1985; Station Commander RAF Odiham, 1985-1987; Assistant Director, Defence Programmes, 1987-1988; Director Air Force Staff Duties, 1988-1990; Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, 1991-1992; Assistant Chief of Defence Staff, 1992-1994; Air Marshal; Commandant, Royal College of Defence Studies, 1994-1995; retired, 1996; Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1997-1998; undertook writing, broadcasting, lecturing and projects for the British Government, the US Department of Defense and NATO; Liberal Democrat Spokesman on Defence, 2004-2007; died, 2007.
Received from the family, 2008.
Papers of AM Tim Garden, 1982-2006, including transcripts of lectures by Garden, 1982-2002; articles by Garden, 1984-2005 and papers reflecting his research on the Falklands War; Kosovo; Iraq; Iran; Afghanistan; nuclear weapons; Northern Ireland; military capabilities in Europe; NATO and the European Union. Papers include press cuttings, articles, correspondence, draft papers pamphlets and other published material.
Original order
Some of these papers may be closed under the Data Protection Act. Consult the Director of Archives and Information Management, King's College London for further information.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management, King's College London.
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Compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Who's Who
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Jun 2008 Afghanistan Applied research Defence Defence research Eastern Europe EU , European Union x European Union Europe Falkland Islands Falklands War (1982) Garden , Timothy , 1944-2007 , Baron Garden of Hampstead , Air Marshal Higher science education International conflicts Iran, Islamic Republic Iraq Kosovo Middle East Military education Military engineering Military equipment Military theory NATO , North Atlantic Treaty Organization x North Atlantic Treaty Organization Northern Ireland Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapons Research Serbia South America State security UK War Warfare Weapons Western Europe Yugoslavia Wars (events) London England Equipment
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Received from the family, 2008.
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Papers of AM Tim Garden, 1982-2006, including transcripts of lectures by Garden, 1982-2002; articles by Garden, 1984-2005 and papers reflecting his research on the Falklands War; Kosovo; Iraq; Iran; Afghanistan; nuclear weapons; Northern Ireland; military capabilities in Europe; NATO and the European Union. Papers include press cuttings, articles, correspondence, draft papers pamphlets and other published material.
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Conditions governing access
Some of these papers may be closed under the Data Protection Act. Consult the Director of Archives and Information Management, King's College London for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management, King's College London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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- Research » Applied research
- State security » Defence
- Higher science education
- International conflicts
- Higher science education » Military education
- Military engineering
- Military equipment
- Military engineering » Warfare » Nuclear warfare
- Military equipment » Weapons » Nuclear weapons
- Research
- State security
- International conflicts » War
- Military engineering » Warfare
- Military equipment » Weapons
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English