4 manuscript, typescript and photocopied letters to his Mother from Russia (29 July-7 Oct. 1919); 2 copies of typescript report "Diary of visit to the front of the 2nd Corps, Don Army, with the 1st Don Plastun Brigade", with covering memorandum (8 Nov. 1919); 2 maps relating to the operation against Sorokin, 3-14 July 1918, and the Steppe battle, 20 Dec. 1918-6 Jan. 1919 (n.d.); Typescript verses, "A Cossack Cradle Song", with photocopy (n.d.); Typescript recollections, possibly for autobiography, "Wind of the Morning" (n.d.)
Sir Hugh Boustead papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection RUS 05
- Dates of Creation
- 1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, and maps (including photocopy)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Hugh Boustead, Captain, South African Scottish Regiment, served on the Western Front and in South Russia, 1919, and later became Colonel.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Russia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed