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Catalogue description National Maritime Museum: Sir Geoffrey Callender: Papers
This record is held by National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
| Reference: | NMM 5 |
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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| Unpublished finding aids: |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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