Manuscript diaries and notebooks, with photocopies (1914-1919); Photocopied letters (11-28 Apr. 1917); Photocopied obituary (n.d.); Photocopied court-martial statement (24 Apr. 1917).
Eric Beavon papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection CO 007
- Dates of Creation
- 1914-1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 boxes; manuscript and printed material (photocopy)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Eric Armson Beavon was born in Birmingham. A conscientious objector, he was imprisoned at Dartmoor during the latter part of the First World War, and later became a Seventh Day Adventist minister for 68 years in England, Kenya, Canada, and the United States.
Access Information
Closed to readers until the year 2000 at donor's instruction, thereafter potential publishers to contact donor before consulting CO 007: Beavon, EA.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Jim Terranova.
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
CO/FAU catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed