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GB 0099 KCLMA Simpson · Created [1940]-1946

Microfilm copies of papers relating to his naval career, 1942-1946, principally comprising 'Africa Navy blues', an illustrated account of his experiences in the RN, 1942-1946, written in 1946, covering his service on HMS BIRMINGHAM in a convoy from Egypt to Malta (Operation VIGOROUS), June 1942, and on anti-submarine trawlers in the Bay of Bengal, 1942, during the Allied invasion of Madagascar, 1942, and in South Africa, 1942-1945; diary, 1943-1945. 'War time trawler', a transcript of a broadcast by James McClurg of the South African Broadcasting Corporation concerning his experiences on board an anti-submarine trawler during World War Two, written in [1940-1945].

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Hughes, Henry Goronwy Alun
GB 0102 PP MS 29 · Created 1912-1997

Papers, 1912-1997, of H G A Hughes, comprising his papers and research notes, in addition to microfilms and audiotapes relating chiefly to the Pacific region and its languages. There is also some material relating to Wales.

Hughes , Henry Goronwy Alun , b 1921 , librarian, author and linguist
GB 0102 PP MS 7 · Created c1889-1970

Papers, c1889-1970, of Professor Peter Malcolm Holt, chiefly comprising collected notes, facsimiles and microfilms of manuscripts relating to Muhammed Ahmad ibn 'Abd Allah, the Mahdi. The papers relate to Holt's major works The Mahdist State in the Sudan 1881-1898 and The Cambridge History of Islam.

Holt , Peter Malcolm , b 1918 , historian