GB 0103 MS ADD 296 - Strang Papers

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0103 MS ADD 296

Title

Strang Papers

Date(s)

  • 1909-1925, 1950-1971 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Strang was a student in the Faculty of Arts at University College London from 1909 to 1912, and he won the Quain English Essay prize in 1913. He joined the Foreign Office in 1919, being Permanent Under-Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953. He was elected a Fellow of University College London in 1946. Strang was Chairman of the College Committee at University College London from 1963 to 1971, and Chairman of the National Parks Commission from 1954 to 1966.

Archival history

GB 0103 MS ADD 296 1909-1925, 1950-1971 Collection (fonds) 1 box Strang , William , 1893-1978 , 1st Baron Strang , diplomat

Strang was a student in the Faculty of Arts at University College London from 1909 to 1912, and he won the Quain English Essay prize in 1913. He joined the Foreign Office in 1919, being Permanent Under-Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953. He was elected a Fellow of University College London in 1946. Strang was Chairman of the College Committee at University College London from 1963 to 1971, and Chairman of the National Parks Commission from 1954 to 1966.

Transferred from the office of J W Scott, the retiring librarian of University College London, in December 1982.

Papers of William Strang, 1st Baron Strang, 1909-1925, 1950-1971, comprising papers relating to University College London and the University of London, including official papers relating to Strang's student career; letters; notes and texts of speeches at various University functions; papers relating to the National Parks Commission.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.
English

List available on the online catalogue.

University College London Special Collections also holds a letter from Strang to J W Scott, 1970 (Ref: MS MISC 5S).

Correspondence and papers of Baron Strang are also held at Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre; Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives; Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department. For further details see the National Register of Archives.

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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from the office of J W Scott, the retiring librarian of University College London, in December 1982.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of William Strang, 1st Baron Strang, 1909-1925, 1950-1971, comprising papers relating to University College London and the University of London, including official papers relating to Strang's student career; letters; notes and texts of speeches at various University functions; papers relating to the National Parks Commission.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

University College London Special Collections also holds a letter from Strang to J W Scott, 1970 (Ref: MS MISC 5S).

Finding aids

List available on the online catalogue.

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Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Correspondence and papers of Baron Strang are also held at Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre; Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives; Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department. For further details see the National Register of Archives.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

University College London

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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