Percy Lyham Loraine Papers, 1905-1938

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Percy Lyham Loraine Papers, 1905-1938

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Sir Percy Lyham Loraine (1880-1961), was the 12th Baronet of Kirk Harle, Northumberland, and a British diplomat. After joining the Diplomatic Service in 1904, Loraine was stationed in Istanbul, Turkey, for three years before transfer to Iran, Greece, Egypt, and other locations. The collection includes correspondence concerning diplomatic matters in Turkey and the surrounding area (1906-1909, 1929, 1935?, 1938) and a detailed narrative journal by Loraine relating to Egyptian activity on the Turkish border near Akaba (Aqabah), 1905-1906.

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Loraine, Percy Lyham, Sir, bart., 1880-1961.

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Sir Percy Lyham Loraine (1880-1961), was the 12th Baronet of Kirk Harle, Northumberland, and a British diplomat. After joining the Diplomatic Service in 1904, Loraine was stationed in Istanbul, Turkey, for three years before transfer to Iran, Greece, Egypt, and other locations. From the description of Percy Lyham Loraine papers, 1905-1938. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 642855711 Sir Percy Lyham Loraine (1880-1961), was the 12th Baronet of Kirk H...