Archief CHIL - Papers of Erskine Childers

Identificatie

referentie code

CHIL

Titel

Papers of Erskine Childers

Datum(s)

  • 1880-1922 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

4 boxes

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1870-1922)

Biografie

Robert Erskine Childers was born in 1870, the son of Robert Caesar Childers, a Pali scholar, and was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, whence he graduated BA in 1893. From 1895 to 1910, with a period absent to serve in the South African War, heread more

Geschiedenis van het archief

A box list was created in 1977. This is accompanied by an undated box list for the material that arrived in 1981.

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

Gift of Col. Robert Alden Childers, June 1977. The reviews of 'The Times History of the War in South Africa', 'The HAC in South Africa', 'War and the Arme Blanche', and 'German Influence on British Cavalry' which had been intended to be part of the giftread more

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

The papers consist of correspondence, printed material, writings, personal papers, and photographs documenting the English life of Erskine Childers. The correspondence includes incoming letters to Erskine and to Molly Childers, copies of letters sent byread more

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

The collection has not yet been catalogued, and items may be arranged in a different order in future.

Verwante materialen

Related units of description

Letter from Robert Erskine Childers to Ivor Lloyd-Jones, with provenance letter, ADD.Ms.a.599, Trinity College Library, Cambridge.
The Papers of Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922) and of his wife Mary Alden Childers (née Osgood), MSS 7781-7931, Trinityread more

Aantekeningen

Aantekening

Cite as: Trinity College Library Cambridge, Papers of Robert Erskine Childers, CHIL.

Trefwoorden

Naam ontsluitingsterm

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

Collection level description created by Diana Smith in June 2019, using the preliminary box lists.