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Dicken, Charles Vernon, 1881-1955 (colonial administrator)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1881 - 1955

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

Admiral Dicken: Memoirs and papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7351
Scope and Contents

The principal part of the collection is comprised of Dicken's detailed hand-written memoirs, accompanied by related documents and photographs. The remaining items are a printed volume on the cruise of the Flying Squadron, 1869-1870, in which Dicken participated; a journal from his service on H.M.S. 'Alexandra' in the Mediterranean, 1883-1884; and assorted papers collected for the memoirs.

Dates: 1834-1937
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).