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Archive of Vera Brittain

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Papers of Vera Brittain, consisting of:

  1. Notebooks concerning her participation in the World Pacifist Conference and her lecture tour in India, 1949-1950
  2. Volume of photographs of Cape Comorin, India, n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949-1950

Extent

0.15 Linear metres (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. d. 343, fols. 1-2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Eng. hist. d. 343, e. 304, f. 24

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13593

Abstract

Archive of Vera Brittain, 1949-1950

Biographical / Historical

Vera Mary Brittain (1893-1970), afterwards Catlin, was an author, feminist and pacifist.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers were given to the Library by Vera Brittain's daughter, Shirley Williams, in 1972.

Title
Catalogue of the archive of Vera Brittain
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
Date
EAD version 2019
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom