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School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Robinson Collection


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0369 ROB

Held at: School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Title: Robinson Collection

Date(s): 1752-1944 (mostly 1815-1944)

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 2 boxes and 1 outsize volume

Name of creator(s): Robinson | Vivian Dering Vandeleur | 1902-1990 | writer

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Vivian Dering Vandeleur Robinson (in adult life he only used Vandeleur Robinson) (1902-1990) was the son of an army colonel and was briefly a military cadet himself before leaving to study history at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was active during the inter war period within the League of Nations Union and possibly spent some time living in Czechoslovakia. He was the author of several books on the Balkans as well as a number of plays. He became a captain in the army during the Second World War and was probably involved in political intelligence work.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of (Vivian Dering) Vandeleur Robinson, comprising:
Robinson's writings on the Balkans particularly Romania and Bulgaria and also papers on plays written for the League of Nations Union, 1930-1944; Robinson's diaries, 1901-1925 (mostly 1918-1923); papers on Robinson's family, 1752-1979 (mostly 1815-1938)

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Papers arranged in three classes as described in Scope and Contant.

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

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ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-school-slavonic-and-east-european-studies-library

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

Date(s) of descriptions: Revised Jan 2003


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Diaries | Nonfiction | Prose | Literary forms and genres | Literature
European history | National history
Primary documents

Personal names
Robinson | Vivian Dering Vandeleur | 1902-1990 | writer

Corporate names
League of Nations Union

Places
Bulgaria | Eastern Europe
Romania | Eastern Europe