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Weir, William Douglas (1877-1959) 1st Viscount Weir, industrialist
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Surname: | Weir |
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Forenames: | William Douglas |
Gender: | Male |
Date: | 1877-1959 |
Title: | 1st Viscount Weir |
History: | Industrialist and public servant. Controller of Aeronautical Supplies 1917; Director General of Aircraft Production 1917; Air Minister 1918; Chairman, Advisory Committee on Civil Aviation 1919. Viscount 1938. |
Biography: | ODNB link for Weir, William Douglas (1877-1959) 1st Viscount Weir, industrialist |
References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P275113 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P131792 ) |
Description | Held by | Reference | Further information | |
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1918-1920: Ministry of Munitions: Department of Aircraft Production: Technical Department Bulletins
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The National Archives, Kew
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MUN 10
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2 |
corresp and papers
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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WEIR
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NRA 13671 Weir
See Hazlehurst, Whitehead & Woodland, Guide to the papers of British cabinet ministers 1900-1964, 1996 |
3 |
1879-1959: corresp and papers
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Glasgow University Archive Services
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DC 096
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NRA 26835
See Annual return 1992 |
4 |
1921: corresp with Viscount Addison
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MS Addison dep c 66
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NRA 42344
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5 |
1955-59: corresp with Andrew Boyle
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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MS Add.9429
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NRA 44087
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6 |
1918-19: letters to David Lloyd George
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Parliamentary Archives
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LG
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NRA 15700
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