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- 1st Oct 1964 (Creación)
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Raleigh Ashlin (Peter) Skelton was born in 1906 in Plymouth. He served as the Assistant Keeper of the Department of Printed Books of the British Museum from 1931 to 1953, with a break for military service from 1939 to 1945, and as Deputy Keeper from 1953 to 1967. He began work in the Map Room of the British Museum upon his return from military service in 1945 and in 1950 became the Superintendent, in which post he continued until his retirement in 1967. He died in a car crash in 1970.
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Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen to enclose a letter from a young man at Birmingham University Library who is wondering about the possibility of producing a bibliography of Russian material (copy of letter is with Skelton's). Skelton wonders whether he may be of use to Allen. He comments again on Allen's introduction and on the division of the material into two volumes. Dated: 1 October 1964.
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- inglés