Fonds GB 0096 MS1179 - Ternan Family papers

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Reference code

GB 0096 MS1179

Title

Ternan Family papers

Date(s)

  • 1909-1924 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 file

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Geoffrey Wharton Robinson was the son of Ellen Ternan and her husband, Geoffrey Wharton Robinson. Robinson was a captain in the Lancashire Fusiliers in the years before the First World War. Previously he had served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers before being transferred after the disbandment of the 3rd and 4th battalions. By 1913, he had retired from the army and was looking for alternative employment.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS1179 1909-1924 Fonds 1 file Robinson , Geoffrey Wharton , fl 1909-1924 , army officer

Geoffrey Wharton Robinson was the son of Ellen Ternan and her husband, Geoffrey Wharton Robinson. Robinson was a captain in the Lancashire Fusiliers in the years before the First World War. Previously he had served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers before being transferred after the disbandment of the 3rd and 4th battalions. By 1913, he had retired from the army and was looking for alternative employment.

Purchased from Charles Cox rare books.

Letters addressed to Geoffrey Wharton Robinson, 1909-1924: writers include a cousin, his aunt Isabella Percival, members of the Dickinson family, and Robinson's former commanding officer. Also includes a manuscript copy of Robinson's curriculum vitae.

Arranged broadly in chronological order.

Open for research although at least one working day's notice should be given.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by Special Collections Reading Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

English

Listed online to item level.

Formerly reference MS915B

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. 2010-11-17 Robinson , Geoffrey Wharton , fl 1909-1924 , army officer

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased from Charles Cox rare books.

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Scope and content

Letters addressed to Geoffrey Wharton Robinson, 1909-1924: writers include a cousin, his aunt Isabella Percival, members of the Dickinson family, and Robinson's former commanding officer. Also includes a manuscript copy of Robinson's curriculum vitae.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged broadly in chronological order.

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Conditions governing access

Open for research although at least one working day's notice should be given.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by Special Collections Reading Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Listed online to item level.

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Publication note

Formerly reference MS915B

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Note

Formerly reference MS915B

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Institution identifier

Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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