Papers of T.E. Lawrence, 1894-2006 (bulk 1911-2000).

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...

Knightley, Phillip

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Clouds Hill (England : Dwelling)

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Wilson, Jeremy

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Knowles, Pat T.

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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890

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Richard Francis Burton was born March 19, 1821, at Torquay; he was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, but did not take a degree. He became a noted linguist, writer, translator and explorer; he is probably best known for his translations of the works of The Arabian Nights and The Kama Sutra..., as well as his travels in Africa, the Middle East, South America and Iceland. Isabel Arundell was born March 20, 1831, in London, of an old, established Roman Catholic family. In 1861, afte...

Hyde, H. Montgomery (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989

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Irish lawyer, Lt. Colonel in the British Army Intelligence Corps., professor of history and political science, and writer. From the description of H. Montgomery Hyde Collection, 1897-1971. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122385668 Harford Montgomery Hyde was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1907. His parents were James Johnstone Hyde, a linen merchant, and Isobel G. Montgomery, a distant cousin of H...

Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington)

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Liddell Hart, Basil Henry, sir, 1895-1970

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English military correspondent and author of many works on military tactics, defense, and history. From the description of Photographs of Sir Basil Liddell Hart, 1962 and 1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018941 ...

Doubleday and Company, inc.

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Biographical Note 1906, Feb. 25 Born, Madison, N.J. 1928 A.B., Willamette University,Salem, Oreg. 1930 Clerk, Doubleday & Co.'s Pennsylvania Station bookstore, New York, N.Y. 1934 ...

Shaw, Charlotte Frances Payne-Townshend.

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Graves, Robert, 1895-1985

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Robert (Von Ranke) Graves was born in London in 1895. He attended King's College School and Rokeby School, Wimbledon, Copthorne School, Sussex, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, 1907-14. In 1926, he received a B. Litt. From St. John's College, Oxford. He was the author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, autobiographies, historical novels, essays, librettos, criticism, short stories, and children’s books. Graves also translated and edited a number of works. He died in 1985 in Deya, Majorca, Sp...

Lawrence, A. W. (Arnold Lawrence), 1900-

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Beaumont, Tom W.

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Savage, Raymond, 1888-

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Carter, Brian, CISSP

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Jonathan Cape (Firm)

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Payne, Robert, 1911-1983

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Pierre Stephen Robert Payne was born on Dec. 4, 1911 in Saltash, Cornwall, England; came to the US in 1946; attended Diocesan College, Rondebosch, South Africa (1929-30), Univ. of Capetown (1931-32), Univ. of Liverpool (1933-36), Univ. of Munich (1937), and Sorbonne, Univ. of Paris (1938); was shipwright's apprentice, Liverpool (1932-33), shipwright (1939-41) and armament officer (1941), Singapore Naval Base; translator, British Ministry of Information in Chungking, China (1941-42); professor of...

John, Augustus, 1878-1961

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The Welsh artist Augustus John was a successful painter and draftsman, and a well known bohemian figure. He was in great demand as a portraitist, although his works were often controversial. During WWI he was employed by the Canadian government as a war artist in France. John visited the United States as a guest of the Carnegie Institute in 1923. In 1942 King George VI awarded him the Order of Merit for services to art. From the description of Letters, 1917-ca. 1957. (Getty Research ...

Smith, Clare Sydney

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Epithet: Mrs. wife of CO RAF Singapore British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x000305 Epithet: Mrs British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x0002c0 ...

Storrs, Ronald, Sir, 1881-1955

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Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935

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Thomas Edward Lawrence, archaeologist, soldier, and author, popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia, was born at Tremadoc, North Wales, on August 15, 1888, the second of five sons. His father, Thomas Robert Chapman, and his mother, Sarah Maden, assumed the name of Lawrence. The family was raised in comfort by private means. Lawrence learned to read at a very early age by observing his older brother being taught to read. At the age of four he read newspapers and books, at six he began the study ...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...

Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962

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English museum director, art historian and collector. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge to Hugh W. Davies, 1911 Jan. 05. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899880 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hammersmith, to Mackenzie Bell, 1896 Nov. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899382 From the description of Autograph letter signed (retained copy) : Cambridge, to Lord Henry Bentinck, 1909 Feb. 17. (Unknown). ...

Meyers, Jeffrey N.

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Aldington, Richard, 1892-1962

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Richard Aldington, British poet, novelist and essayist. From the description of Richard Aldington collection, 1918-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81650599 From the description of Richard Aldington collection, 1918-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148171 Richard Aldington was born in Hampshire in 1882. Educated at Dover College and London University he founded the "Egotist journal "in 1913. He joined the British Army and served on the Western Front in 19...

Duncan, Theodora.

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Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981

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American author, journalist, and world traveller. From the description of Letters, 1961-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553309 Newscaster, foreign correspondent, and explorer. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1890]-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155531746 Thomas was a radio and television broadcaster, author, and world traveler. From the description of The Lowell Jackson Thomas papers. 1916-2010. (University of Utah). WorldC...

Garnett, David, 1892-1981‏

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Author and publisher David Garnett was born in Brighton; his mother was a translator, his father a literary adviser, and he grew up in a literary environment. He studied botany at the Royal College of Science, and after graduation went into publishing. He became book critic for New Statesman, and wrote several popular novels, some fantasy and some with realistic themes. He has also written several volumes of memoirs, and edited works by T.E. Lawrence and Thomas Love Peacock. From the...

Mack, John E., 1929-2004

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