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Hughes: Brian Hughes collection

 Collection
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/HUG

Scope and Contents

Includes personal papers of Brian Hughes relating to his application to and time as a student at Downing College and in Cambridge generally, including ephemera relating to several College and University clubs and societies. Also includes biographical information and copies of several chapters from Hughes' published memoir "A Law Unto Myself: The candid professional and personal memoirs of a British lawyer" (2019).

Dates

  • Creation: Mainly 1954-9

Conditions Governing Access

Generally open to researchers unless otherwise marked.

Biographical / Historical

Brian Hughes matriculated at Downing College in 1956 studying Law and graduated in 1959.

Extent

2 archive box(es)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2023-24/035

Related Materials

DCCS/4/2/3/1 for items (and tie) relating to the Cranworth Law Society; DCCS/2/9/2 for invitation to Richmond Lecture by C. S. Lewis, 1958.

Physical Description

Transferred to acid-free packaging. Some signs of previous water damage and rust from staples.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Downing College Repository

Contact:
Downing College Archive
Downing College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762905