Refers to contributions by Sir Harry Legge-Bourke and Sir Walford Selby to the controversy over British diplomacy in the 1930s
Papers of Sir Harry Legge-Bourke, MP, covering the years 1948-1958
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 771
- Dates of Creation
- 1948-1958
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 98 items, stored in 8 envelopes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry (Harry) Legge-Bourke was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. After serving in the Second World War, he was returned as Conservative MP for Ely in 1945. He was chairman of the 1922 Committee from 1970 to 1972
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Contents listed in Handlist 82
Custodial History
Gift of Lady Legge-Bourke, September 1985
Bibliography
Refers principally to H. Legge-Bourke, Master of the Offices (1950) and W. Selby, Diplomatic Twilight (1953)