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Catalogue description St. John C. Nixon (motoring writer) Collection
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| Reference: | Nixon |
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| Title: | St. John C. Nixon (motoring writer) Collection |
| Description: |
Drafts of and correspondence relating to books written by St. John C. Nixon; copies of motoring journals; copy of address given at his funeral. |
| Date: | 1902-1970 |
| Held by: | National Motor Museum, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | 3 boxes |
| Access conditions: |
Open to bona fide researchers. By appointment only. |
| Custodial history: |
Unknown |
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| Administrative / biographical background: |
St. John Cousins Nixon (1885-1970) was a motoring writer who contributed to motoring journals and wrote a number of histories of car companies from the 1920s until the 1970s. An early car enthusiast, and head of the motor department Law Union Rock Insurance, he was personally acquainted with many of the pioneers of the car industry. He was an early member of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain (founded 1930), and served on the advisory board of the Montagu Motor Museum (as it then was). His books include 'Romance Amongst Cars' (1933), 'Daimler - A Record of 50 Years of the Daimler' (1946), The Story of the SMMT 1902 - 52' (1952), The Simms Story (1955), 'Wolseley - A Saga of the Motor Industry' (1956), 'The Antique Automobile' (1956), and 'The History of Thomas Tilling' (date unknown). |
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