Catalogue description National Maritime Museum: Sir Geoffrey Callender: Papers

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Title: National Maritime Museum: Sir Geoffrey Callender: Papers
Description:

The papers fall into two categories Museum related correspondence which covers acquisitions, administration and correspondence with key trustees' and other individuals for the period 1927-1946. The second category comprises private papers which relate to Sir Geoffrey's pre National Maritime Museum career and to his personal family life.

Held by: National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive, not available at The National Archives
Legal status: Not Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

National Maritime Museum, 1934-

Access conditions: No records held at The National Archives for this series
Accruals: No future accruals expected
Unpublished finding aids:

Rough listing for museum related correspondence. This list is grouped by initial letter of surname of correspondent then sub divided chronologically by year. Brief description as to main subject of letter given.

Administrative / biographical background:

Geoffrey Arthur Romaine Callender (1875-1946), formally Professor of History and English at the Royal Naval College Greenwich, was the organiser and first director of the National Maritime Museum. He served as director from 1934-1946 and was knighted in 1938.

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