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Comprises photographs taken by Stevens whilst travelling Persia [now Iran] depicting the people, art, architecture and scenery of the country. Also includes photographs taken during Stevens' diplomatic role as Ambassador to Sweden and Persia, his role as Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University and his later life. The STVS 12/4 contains assorted photographs taken throughout Stevens' life and career.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The principal interest of this collection lies in the day-to-day picture it presents of diplomatic life. Throughout his life Stevens sent lively and detailed letters home to his parents from his foreign postings as he did to his first wife, Constance, in the intervals when they were apart. These are full of vivid accounts of places visited and events witnessed, reflections on issues of the moment at the time and discerning descriptions of the people he was meeting in Argentina, the United...

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Includes Sir Roger's notes and correspondence. The book was not published.

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Copy of diary kept by Florence Lascelles, Mary, Lady Lascelles and Gertrude Bell while on a journey from London to Teheran [Iran].

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These maps were compiled by the War Office. Printed on linen-backed paper.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: The Spring-Rice papers consist almost entirely of personal correspondence. His correspondents fall into four main groups; his family, English friends, many of whom he had met at Eton or Oxford, fellow members of the Foreign Office and of the Diplomatic Service, and prominent Americans including Theodore Roosevelt, whom he had met during his periods of service in Washington. On the whole the correspondence contains far more information about the social background of a diplomatic life than...

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Photographs taken by GJ of local scenes in Iran, mostly in the mountains and in Isfahan, but with a few of GJ’s colleagues.

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Photographs taken by GJ of local scenes in Iran.

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Photographs taken by GJ of local scenes in Iran, including photographs of Harold Nicolson and Victoria Nicolson [Vita Sackville-West]. Also includes one photograph from Oxford, c 1920.

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Photographs taken by GJ of local scenes in Iran, including photographs of Harold Nicolson and Victoria Nicolson [Vita Sackville-West].

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Photographs of local scenes in Iran, sent to GJ by Victoria Nicolson [Vita Sackville-West]. Includes one of her on a donkey.

Scope and Contents Titled "Hovercraft - Vol. II". Including photographs of a 200 Squadron SR N6 Mk 5 vehicle carrying hovercraft, 1972 (1); a passenger ticket from the hovercraft service between Ryde and Portsmouth operated by Hovertravel, undated (1); a 200 Squadron SR N6 Mk 2, 1972 (1); the British Hovercraft Corporation factory containing a SR N4 being widened and an Iranian Imperial Navy BH 7 MK 4, 1972 (1); a CC 7 in the Congo used for intercepting diamond smugglers, 1972 (1); SR N4s on the...

Scope and Contents Including photographs of Richard Stanton-Jones, undated (2); Richard Stanton-Jones and Earl Mountbatten at sea trials of the SR N4 Mk 3 (Super 4), 1978 (2); Richard Stanton-Jones with the Duke of Kent and a delegation from Saudi Arabia, 1981 (3); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from Nigeria, undated [1970s] or [1980s] (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from China, 1979 (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from Italy, 1981 (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation...

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Comprising 4 black-and-white prints.
The photographs were taken by George Blows when he was serving with 1434 Flight of the Royal Air Force.

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Comprising details of a meeting with Iranian military representatives.
The volume is mainly blank.

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Including some draft letters giving details of visits to Saudi Arabia.
With a list of projects designed or directed by Richard Stanton-Jones during his career, May 1986, and a summary of his sales experience to date in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq, July-August 1986.

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the betrayal of Ulster by the British Government, the influence of the United States, and representation in Parliament; New Commonwealth immigrants; the economic situation, including the balance of payments; defence policy, including the nuclear deterrent; trade with Japan; interference in other countries, particularly Iran and Iraq; British membership of the European Community; A E Housman; the Gospels; the...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: Joseph Chamberlain and Ireland; the defence of Western Europe; the legacy of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury; negotiations on the future of Ulster; relations between Iran and the United States; the nation of Wales; the Church and state, women priests and parish churches; the failure of the Labour Opposition; British defence policy; teaching Latin and Greek; local government; English parliamentary tradition; management of the...

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Subjects include: Soviet designs on Africa; Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe]; council housing; a profile of R A Butler; relations between China, Japan and the Soviet Union; common interests with Japan; the revolution in Iran.

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Unpublished diary by John Russell, Counsellor at the British Embassy, Teheran, on the migration of the Bakhtiari tribes of Iran.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The principal interest of this collection lies in the day-to-day picture it presents of diplomatic life. Throughout his life Stevens sent lively and detailed letters home to his parents from his foreign postings as he did to his first wife, Constance, in the intervals when they were apart. These are full of vivid accounts of places visited and events witnessed, reflections on issues of the moment at the time and discerning descriptions of the people he was meeting in Argentina, the United...

Scope and Contents The principal interest of this collection lies in the day-to-day picture it presents of diplomatic life. Throughout his life Stevens sent lively and detailed letters home to his parents from his foreign postings as he did to his first wife, Constance, in the intervals when they were apart. These are full of vivid accounts of places visited and events witnessed, reflections on issues of the moment at the time and discerning descriptions of the people he was meeting in Argentina, the United...

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.