Comprises:
(1-53) Godfrey & Hilton family trees and lists and photocopies of family-history documents and photographs, England, Persia, Russia, 1840s-1990s;
(54) Photocopies of: [?] Fairley "Rossiia" fire-insurance premium receipt, Petrograd, 1917;
(55) Letter from Thomas May, Moscow, to Hedley Godfrey, Petrograd (1918);
(56-60) Hedley Godfrey Russian claims documentation (Kostroma Engineering Works, Neva Stearine Works, L F Plaut, Spassky (Spasskii) Copper Mines etc), 1919-1921;
(61) Photocopy of "History of the Kotka Brewery Co" (1925);
(62-63) CD (& explanatory notes) of 23 Godfrey family photographs, 1890s-1910s.
Papers of the Godfrey and Hilton families
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 LRA/MS 1459
- Dates of Creation
- 1840-1990s, 2004
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English French Russian
- Physical Description
- 92 items; manuscript typescript printed photographs photocopies CD
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Godfrey and Hilton families were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia
Access Information
This collection has not been listed in detail and access to parts of it may be restricted under the Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation. If you would like to request access to any part of this collection, please contact Special Collections. Upon receipt of your request, a member of the team will discuss your requirements with you and review relevant material accordingly.
Acquisition Information
The gift of Fay Waterhouse, March 1997; gift of Jennifer Parson, July 2004.
Note
In English, French
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm