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Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley, 1881-1959 (1st Earl of Halifax and statesman)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1881 - 1959

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax, 1925-1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Kennet 34
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Edward Wood and EHY written during the early years of Wood's 5-year tenure as Viceroy of India.

Dates: 1925-1928
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Letter from Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of Halifax, Foreign Office, 5 May 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9259/IV/67
Scope and Contents

Refuses to condemn the Polish government's attitude over Danzig without hearing the case in support; typescript, signed; mounted on leaves of album, with press-cuttings from the News Chronicle, 10 May 1939, on verso

Dates: 5 May 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of Halifax, Office of the Lord Privy Seal, 12 May 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9259/IV/65
Scope and Contents

Re the use of dum-dum ammunition by Ethiopian forces, he assures Money that no 'explosive or illegal ammunition' has been exported by a British firm to the Ethiopian government; typescript, signed; attached to IV/66 & /67

Dates: 12 May 1936
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter to Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of Halifax, 14 May 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9259/IV/66
Scope and Contents

With his experience of World War I, he doubts whether the government can stop illegal arms sales by British firms; denouncing anti-Italian press propaganda; carbon copy; mounted on album page, with contemporary press-cuttings on verso

Dates: 14 May 1936
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Miscellaneous correspondence, 25 May 1903-14 Dec. 1940

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9259/IV
Dates: 25 May 1903-14 Dec. 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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