Vol. V. (ff. 227). 6 June 1938-29 May 1943, n.d. Including a letter to G. B. Shaw of 14 July 1946.includes:ff. 1-63 passim, 101, 163 Medicine and Surgery: James Stuart Hensman, MRCS; LRCP: Cuthbert Esquire Dukes, OBE; MB, ChB., MD: Raphael Roche, [... 1938-1946

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...

O'Higgins, Michael, active 1938-1946, Hon Secretary George Atkinson Memorial Fund

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Epithet: Hon Secretary George Atkinson Memorial Fund British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000152 ...

Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-1971

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St. John Greer Ervine had a long and influential career in the theatre. Born to deaf-mute Protestant parents in a suburb of Belfast, he moved to London in 1900 where he worked as a clerk and became active in the Fabian Society. An accomplished writer of realistic plays, his work first appeared in 1911, and he enjoyed considerable success, leading to his long friendship with George Bernard Shaw and the opportunity to manage the Abbey Theatre in 1915-1916. He joined the army in 1916, was wounded i...

Evans, Arthur Geoffrey, active 1893-1946, MRCS, MD

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Epithet: MRCS, MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00019b ...

Hensman, James Stuart, active 1893-1946, MRCS, LRCP

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Epithet: MRCS, LRCP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000198 ...

Garnett, David, 1892-1981

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x00027b Richard Garnett (1835–1906) worked at the British Museum for 50 years, and became Keeper of Printed Books; he was the author of many biographies, histories of Italian and English literature, verse translations of European poetry, and a poet in his own right. His son, Edward (1868–1937), was a publisher's editor for over 50 ...

Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930

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Bridges was an English poet. From the description of Robert Bridges letter : to E.B.H., 1905 June 3. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936785 Robert Seymour Bridges, English poet. He held the title of Poet Laureate from 1913, upon the refusal of Rudyard Kipling. From the description of Robert Seymour Bridges manuscript material : 2 items, 1897 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76944649 From the guide to the Robert Seymour B...

Mock?, Louise, active 1905-1949, friend of C F Shaw

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Epithet: friend of C F Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00018e ...

Tyndall, John

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Epithet: FRS; Superintendent of the Royal Institution British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x000303 Epithet: FRS; of Add MS 48341 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x0002c0 Epithet: FRS; of Add MS 42582 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x...

Fellowship of the Way (active 1938-1946)

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Mond, Amy Gwen, active 1938-1946, wife of 2nd Baron Melchett

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Epithet: wife of 2nd Baron Melchett British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000154 ...

Irving, Laurence Sydney Brodribb, actor

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x0001be ...

Loraine, Robert, active 1903-1946, MC, actor and aviator

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Epithet: MC, actor and aviator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x0000cf ...

Northwood, Enid, active 1935-1946, formerly Guest al 'Shirland Quin', author

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Epithet: formerly Guest al 'Shirland Quin', author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x000381 ...

Campbell, Beatrice Moss, active 1914-1946, wife of Sir C H G Campbell

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Epithet: wife of Sir C H G Campbell British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x0002f5 ...

Buxton, Robert Vere, active 1922-1946, DSO, chairman of the British Bank of the Middle East

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Epithet: DSO, chairman of the British Bank of the Middle East British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00013a ...

Atkinson, George, active 1938-1946, RHA, Director National College of Art Dublin

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Epithet: RHA, Director National College of Art Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000153 ...

Carr-Saunders, Alexander Morris, Sir, active 1893-1946, Director London School of Economics

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Epithet: Director London School of Economics British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x0001fc ...

Webb, Agnes E, active 1938-1946, wife of Admiral Sir Richard Webb

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Epithet: wife of Admiral Sir Richard Webb British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00008d ...

Blacker, Carlos Paton

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Epithet: MRCP, General Sec Eugenics Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x00030e ...

Dukes, Cuthbert Esquire, active 1893-1946, OBE, MB ChB MD

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Epithet: OBE, MB ChB MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000199 ...

Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964

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Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne, of Richmond, Va., and "Mirador," Albemarle co., Va. Married Robert Gould Shaw, 1897; divorced, 1903; one son, Robert Gould. Married Waldorf Astor (1879-1952) of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, Eng., 1906; five children: William Waldorf (b. 1907), Nancy Phyllis Louise (b. 1909), Frances David Langhorne (b. 1912), Michael (b. 1916), and John Jacob (b. 1918). Elected first woman to Parliament, 1919, serving twenty-five years. From the description of Pa...

Ricketts, Charles S., 1866-1931

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Ricketts designed this poster for Harley Granville-Barker's adaption of Hardy's play at the Kingsway Theatre in London (25 November 1914 - 7 January 1915). This is one of fifty proofs before lettering which were sold at the theatre; proceeds from the sale went to benefit the Soldier's Cigarette Fund. From the description of [The dynasts] [graphic] / CR [monogram]. [1914] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 47248729 Epithet: artist and art collector; alias Jean Paul Raymo...

Landau, Rom, active 1938-1946, author

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000130 ...

Cholmondeley, Violet Maud, active 1938-1946, 2nd wife of Brigadier-General H C Cholmondeley

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Epithet: 2nd wife of Brigadier-General H C Cholmondeley British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00015c ...

Hoare, Lucy Joan Cavendish, active 1938-1946, née Bentinck wife of Sir R H Hoare

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Epithet: née Bentinck wife of Sir R H Hoare British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000622.0x0003d5 ...

Witney, John Humphrey, Assistant Sec British Museum

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Epithet: Assistant Sec British Museum British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x000284 ...

Williams, Emlyn, 1905-1987

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Emlyn Williams was an actor, director, novelist, essayist, and playwright best known for NIGHT MUST FALL and THE CORN IS GREEN. Born in 1905 in Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales, where most of his family and friends mined coal, Emlyn Williams was inspired by a sympathetic teacher to pursue a theatrical and literary career. He acted in many plays and films, and also directed the movie THE LAST DAYS OF DOLWYN (1949) which marked the film debut of his fellow Welshman Richard Burton. From the early 1950s on...

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

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H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells (b. September 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, England-d. August 13, 1946, London, England), best remembered for imaginative novels such as The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, prototypes for modern science fiction, was a prolific writer and one of the most versatile in the history of English letters. He produced an average of nearly three books a year for more than fifty years, in addition to hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His works ranged from f...

Laurie, T Werner, active 1912-1946, publisher

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Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000150 ...

Heard, Henry FitzGerald, author

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x00031a ...

Shaw, Katharine Ceceley, active 1938-1946, wife of Sir B V Shaw

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Epithet: wife of Sir B V Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000137 ...

Hodgson, Susan, active 1938-1946, née Townshend 2nd wife of B H Hodgson

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Epithet: née Townshend 2nd wife of B H Hodgson British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000173 ...

Turnbull, Blanche, active 1893-1946, secretary of the Sesame Imperial and Pioneer Club

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Epithet: secretary of the Sesame Imperial and Pioneer Club British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00013d ...

Roche, Raphael, MD?

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Epithet: MD? British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00019a ...

Creasy, Rhoda, active 1938-1946, cousin of G B Shaw

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Epithet: cousin of G B Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000139 ...

Downie, Kitty, active 1938-1946, of Bumpus booksellers?

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Epithet: of Bumpus booksellers? British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000151 ...

Ashwell, Lena, 1872-1957

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Epithet: OBE, actress and director British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x00028c ...

Lawrence, Marjory R, active 1914-1946, relative of T E Lawrence?

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Epithet: relative of T E Lawrence? British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000096 ...

Keeble, Frederick William, Sir, active 1917-1956, botanist civil servant and industrial adviser

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Epithet: botanist civil servant and industrial adviser British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000207.0x000387 ...

Friends' Ambulance Unit (active 1938-1946)

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Dilke, Emilia Francis, formerly Pattison née Strong 2nd wife of Sir C W Dilke 2nd Baronet

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Epithet: formerly Pattison née Strong 2nd wife of Sir C W Dilke 2nd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x000290 ...

Pankhurst, E. Sylvia (Estelle Sylvia), 1882-1960

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Epithet: political activist, author, and artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x0003c7 British suffragist, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. From the description of The Home front Manuscript, 1932. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006778 Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst, suffragette and leading international socialist, was at the forefront of the social struggles at the beginning...

Hecht, Charles E.

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Epithet: secretary of the Food Education Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000136 ...

Musters, Judy, active 1907-1946, née Gillmore cousin of G B Shaw called Georgina

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Epithet: née Gillmore cousin of G B Shaw called Georgina British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x00005f ...

Southern, Walter Duckett, active 1893-1946, MRCS, LRCP

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Epithet: MRCS, LRCP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00013c ...

Webb, Martha Beatrice, 1858-1943.

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For a biographical history of Sidney and Beatrice Webb, see the description for the Passfield personal papers (Ref: Passfield). From the guide to the Album of photographs of cooperative shops in Leningrad, given to Sidney Webb, 1934, (British Library of Political and Economic Science) Married Sidney Webb (1859-1947), later Baron Passfield, in 1892. Epithet: social reformer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Desc...

Colthurst, Cecily Charlotte, active 1938-1946, niece of C F Shaw

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Epithet: niece of C F Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x000151 ...

Hughes-Stanton, Blair Rowlands, active 1938-1946, painter and engraver

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Epithet: painter and engraver British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000171 ...

Duddington, John Nightingale, active 1911-1946, rector of Ayot St Lawrence

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Epithet: rector of Ayot St Lawrence British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x000084 ...

Lewis, Cecil Arthur, active 1935-1946, MC, author and film director

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Epithet: MC, author and film director British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x0002db ...

Townshend, William Tower, active 1905-1949, relative of C F Shaw

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Epithet: relative of C F Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000176 ...

Webb, Richard, Sir, active 1917-1946, Admiral KCMG

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Epithet: Admiral KCMG British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0003b3 ...

Parnis, Alexander E L, active 1893-1946, assistant principal at the Treasury

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Epithet: assistant principal at the Treasury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x00013e ...

Creasy, Patricia, active 1938-1946, cousin of G B Shaw

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Epithet: cousin of G B Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x0000c6 ...

Hermes, Gertrude Anna Bertha, active 1938-1946, OBE, RA, sculptor and engraver

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Epithet: OBE, RA, sculptor and engraver British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000172 ...

Parsons, Henry, active 1938-1946, of the Subscriptions Dept of the 'Daily Worker'

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Epithet: of the Subscriptions Dept of the 'Daily Worker' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000138 ...

Jackson, Barry, 1879-1960

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Sir Barry Jackson was the owner and founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He had formed an amateur company called the Pilgrim Players, the success of which led to the creation of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1913. This was the first purpose built repertory theatre and was home to the Birmingham Repertory Company. Jackson's Birmingham Rep had a wide repertoire, including innovative modern dress Shakespeare, Greek drama, and modern experimental drama. Many of the plays transferred to...

O'Brien, Dermod, active 1938-1946, president of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts

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Epithet: president of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000135 ...

Combe, Shournagh Dorothy, active 1938-1946, 8th Baronet, daughter of Sir R Colthurst great-niece of C F Shaw

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Epithet: daughter of Sir R Colthurst great-niece of C F Shaw Title: 8th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000175 ...

Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson, active 1905-1949, FRS, geneticist

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Epithet: FRS, geneticist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0003b8 ...

Collier, Ethel Gladys, active 1938-1946, née Huxley 2nd wife of John Collier painter

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Epithet: née Huxley 2nd wife of John Collier painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0002d6 ...

Bannister, Gertrude, active 1893-1946, afterwards Parry cousin of Sir Roger Casement

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Epithet: afterwards Parry cousin of Sir Roger Casement British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x000168 ...

Wilson, John Gideon, 1876-

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Epithet: CBE, chairman and managing director of J and E Bumpus Ltd booksellers British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x000329 ...