Baldwin, Oliver Ridsdale, 1899-1958 (2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1899 - 1958
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley: Correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9735
Scope and Contents
This catalogue lists the papers of Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin ('ORB'), elder son of Stanley and Lucy Baldwin, and brother of Windham Baldwin; and also includes groups of letters from him to his parents and (of particular interest) to his companion of thirty-five years, John Parke Boyle. They illuminate all the main aspects of his career: as a soldier in both World Wars, as Labour politician, author, journalist, film critic, and as Governor of the Leeward Islands. The papers have been used...
Dates:
1899-2003 (Circa)
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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Cambridge University Library