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Cote
GB 891 WA-WA/7-WA/7/15
Titre
Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen, 28 August 1961
Date(s)
- 28th Aug 1961 (Création/Production)
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Dossier
Étendue matérielle et support
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Nom du producteur
(1906-1970)
Notice biographique
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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Portée et contenu
Letter from Peter Skelton to W.E.D. Allen in which he writes that he has reordered the material that Allen requires and the cost of the copies. Dated: 28 August 1961.
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Conditions d’accès
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- anglais