Innes, Ralph Hammond, 1913-1998 (author)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1913 - 1998

Biography

Ralph Hammond Innes (1913-98), writer (of novels and travel books as Hammond Innes, of children's book, Ralph Hammond), wrote a series of best-selling 'adventure stories', from Wreckers must breathe (1941) to Delta connection (1996). The stories, set in far-flung places, were written after meticulous research and a visit to the relevant location. He was a noted arboriculturalist, and planted over a million trees on properties in Kersey, Suffolk, Wales and Australia. Innes married actress and writer Dorothy Mary Lang (d.1989) in 1937.

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Fonds

R. Hammond Innes: Correspondence and papers

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9533

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises correspondence with Innes' parents, schoolmasters, literary figures and friends, papers on Innes' school education, his literary and broadcasting career and various clubs and societies he belonged to. Also included are research notes, many for foreign countries, diaries and photographs. There is also a small collection of papers relating to Dorothy Mary Innes.

Dates: 1920-1998

Conditions Governing Access: 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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