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Extracts from the memoir of Robert Armstrong, 1956 - 1959

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAC/1/6/Armstrong

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of the parts of Armstrong's unpublished draft memoir that relate to King's College. Mentioned are: GHW Rylands, EM Forster, FR Leavis, J Bennett, FL Lucas, K Polack.

Dates

  • Other: 1956 - 1959

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Robert Alexander came up to King's in 1956 and read English, then Law.

Extent

15 page(s)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Photocopy made by Armstrong's daughter and sent in February 2020.

Existence and Location of Originals

M Alexander retains the complete original memoir.

Originator(s)

Alexander, Lord Robert Scott (1936-2005), Baron Alexander of Weedon, QC

Date information

It is not known when the memoir was drafted.

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

Contact:
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
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