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Herbert, Sir Alan Patrick, (1890-1971), Knight, MP, lawyer, novelist and playwright

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Surname: Herbert
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Alan Patrick
Gender: Male
Date: 1890-1971
History: Independent MP for Oxford University, 1935-1950; Thames Conservator. Author and barrister-at-law. Knighted 1945.
Biography: ODNB link for Herbert, Sir Alan Patrick (1890-1971) Knight MP Lawyer Novelist and Playwright
References: Who Was Who; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275745 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P158251 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1948-1950: Geoffrey Edwards: 1949 tour to Yugoslavia to liaise with medical authorities on the use...
The National Archives, Kew
BW 83/9
2
1945-1949: Maurice Edelman MP: 1946 and 1947 tours to France, lecturing on the British...
The National Archives, Kew
BW 83/3
3
c1931-1960: MSS and letters
University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library
MS-1916
See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
4
papers in possession of his widow
See information in published source
See Chris Cook, Sources in British political history 1900-1951 vol 3 1977
5
c1921-1933: corresp, mostly from John Galsworthy
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
JGLAdd/164-176, 178
See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
6
1931-1957: corresp with League of Dramatists
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 63396/ff 91-107
7
1958-1966: corresp and papers rel to Public Lending Right Soc
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
No 475
NRA 28631 Business
8
1943-1948: corresp with CJ Sibbett
University of Cape Town Libraries
BC 50
NRA 23280