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Reference code
GB 891 WA-WA/7-WA/7/37
Title
Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen, 18 July 1970
Date(s)
- 18th Jul 1970 (Creation)
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Context area
Name of creator
(1906-1970)
Biographical history
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… read more
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen to write that his wife, Molly, had delivered books and Sally's wedding present to Magg's shop. Skelton thanks Allen for the photographs of his Marco Polo manuscript. Skelton encloses a note on the Hakluyt Society… read more
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Language of material
- English