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- Created 1931-1934, 1951 (Creation)
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Born 1909; Administrative Officer, Mental Hospitals Department, London County Council, 1928-1932; Administrative Officer, Department of the Clerk of the Council, 1932-1942; studied history at King's College London, 1931-1934; Ambulance Control Officer, London Ambulance Services, 1939-1942; served with 51 Training Regt, Royal Armoured Corps, UK, 1942, and with Royal Army Ordnance Corps in UK, 1942-1943, India, 1942-1945, and Burma, 1945-1946; Commander, No 52 Ordnance Field Depot, Myngaladon, Burma, 1945; Commander, No 62 Ordnance Field Depot, Rangoon, 1945-1946; served on Public Control Committee, London County Council, 1946, and Parks Committee, 1947-1954; Postgraduate student, Theology Faculty, King's College London, 1949-1952; Council Clerk, London County Council, 1954-1970; retired in 1970.
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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP22 Created 1931-1934, 1951 Collection (fonds) 4 boxes or 0.04m3 Holmes , Oliver Wright- , b 1909 , Major
Born 1909; Administrative Officer, Mental Hospitals Department, London County Council, 1928-1932; Administrative Officer, Department of the Clerk of the Council, 1932-1942; studied history at King's College London, 1931-1934; Ambulance Control Officer, London Ambulance Services, 1939-1942; served with 51 Training Regt, Royal Armoured Corps, UK, 1942, and with Royal Army Ordnance Corps in UK, 1942-1943, India, 1942-1945, and Burma, 1945-1946; Commander, No 52 Ordnance Field Depot, Myngaladon, Burma, 1945; Commander, No 62 Ordnance Field Depot, Rangoon, 1945-1946; served on Public Control Committee, London County Council, 1946, and Parks Committee, 1947-1954; Postgraduate student, Theology Faculty, King's College London, 1949-1952; Council Clerk, London County Council, 1954-1970; retired in 1970.
Presented by Maj Wright-Holmes in two accessions, 1984 and 1986.
Lecture, course and revision notes written by Wright-Holmes whilst studying History at King's College London, 1931-1934; typescript copy of his PhD thesis entitled 'Tertullian on prayer', 1951.
20 volumes.
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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 Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
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The Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London, holds copies of extracts from 'One man's war', a memoir of Wright-Holmes' service with the Royal Armoured Corps and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1942-1946, written in 1981-1983.
Feb 2000 Educational evaluation Educational levels Examinations Higher education History education Holmes , Oliver , Wright- , b 1909 , Major x Wright-Holmes , Oliver Humanities education King's College London Religion Religious experience Social science education Student evaluation Tertullian , c 155-225 , Theologian x Tertullianus , Quintus Septimus Florens Theses Written examinations
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Presented by Maj Wright-Holmes in two accessions, 1984 and 1986.
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Lecture, course and revision notes written by Wright-Holmes whilst studying History at King's College London, 1931-1934; typescript copy of his PhD thesis entitled 'Tertullian on prayer', 1951.
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20 volumes.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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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 Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
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The Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London, holds copies of extracts from 'One man's war', a memoir of Wright-Holmes' service with the Royal Armoured Corps and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1942-1946, written in 1981-1983.
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- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation » Examinations » Written examinations » Theses
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation » Examinations » Written examinations
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