Drake, Eugen John Henry Vanderstegen Millington, Sir (1889-1972, knight, diplomat)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1889 - 1972
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
The Papers of Sir Eugen Millington-Drake
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MLDK
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises letters and papers covering Sir Eugen's career in the Foreign Office and the British Council, mainly in South America, and his subsequent world-wide lecture tours. Along with personal correspondence, there are photographs illustrating the daily life of a diplomat during and just before World War II. There is a section relating to the establishment of the Inchcape Memorial Educational Trust. Another section concerns sport, including the Olympic Games of 1936 and of...
Dates:
1889 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access:
The diaries and letter books (ref. MLDK 11) may only be seen with the permission of the family. The rest of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre