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Rivers, George Henry Lane Fox Pitt ((1890-1966), author, anthropologist, Second World War internee)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1890 - 1966

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

The Papers of George Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PIRI
Scope and Contents

The papers include: papers relating to GPR's anthropological and other scientific work, including involvement in eugenics; papers relating to his political activities, including letters to and from the British Union of Fascists, mostly concerning his 1935 run for Parliament; and large number of documents related to GPR’s 18B detention and internment.

Dates: 1831 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.