Russell, Hastings William Sackville , 12th Duke of Bedford
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1556 WL 711 |
Held at | : Wiener Library Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Russell, Hastings William Sackville , 12th Duke of Bedford |
Date(s) | : 1941 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 folder |
Name of creator(s) | : Russell | Hastings William Sackville | 1888-1953 | 12th Duke of Bedford x Bedford | 12th Duke of |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born 1888; Lt in the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment; fought in the First World War; advocate of pacifism during the 1930s, attempted to mediate a truce in the Second World War by visiting the German legation in Dublin, leading to his name being placed on a list of persons to be arrested in the event of a German invasion. Patron of the British Peoples Party, an anti-war party that was accused of fascist sympathies; died 1953.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Copies of correspondence and papers of Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, 1941, including correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and R J Scrutton, 26 Aug 1941-29 Sep 1941, on ways to persuade the British population to support a peaceful solution to the war with Germany, undated correspondence and two articles promoting peace with Germany.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Arranged in sections as follows: correspondence with R J Scrutton; undated correspondence; articles.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Finding aids:
Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Jewish Central Information Office
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Mar 2008
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