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Archibald Frederick Brown, 1912 - 1962

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/3296/Maps/CCSA.AFB

Scope and Contents

The archive holds a small collection of his personal papers - photographs, his Army Council certificates of education, passports, diplomatic papers relevant to his work in Belgium, pay book, soldier’s small book.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912 - 1962

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The Charles Close Society Archives is available for consultation by researchers in the Map Room at Cambridge University Library. Appointments for access should be made in advance by contacting the Head of the Map Department, Anne Taylor (maps@lib.cam.ac.uk). Further contact details and Map Room opening hours can be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/maps/map-department-contact-details. Anyone wishing to use the collection must first acquire a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket, see https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-membership Members of the Charles Close Society wishing to consult the Charles Close Society Archives will not be charged for a ticket on production of their current CCS membership card and providing that they have first contacted Anne Taylor who will support their application.

Biographical / Historical

Born in 1897, Brown entered the Royal Engineers in 1913, served with distinction as a sapper in the First World War, then as a surveyor on the Germany-Belgium Boundary Commission and later in West Africa. He was Assistant Superintendent of the Proving Section in the Ordnance Survey in 1951, retiring in 1962.

Extent

1 collection : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Brown, Archibald Frederick

Finding aid date

2011-03-18 15:33:04+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom