Item 1: 2 letters (1917, 1918); 3 postcards (1918, nd); List (nd); Pamphlet (nd). Item 2: 6 postcards (1917-1918, nd). Item 3: Photograph of fourteen Bulgarians captured at Brest (27 December 1916). Item 4: English translation of Bulgarian propaganda leaflet, 24 January 1917 (nd). Item 5: 2 Bulgarian medals (1915-1917). Item 6: Booklet in German, found in a dugout in Macedonia, September 1918 (October 1916). Item 7: Bulgarian propaganda leaflet, with translation (1 December 1917). Item 8: Transcripts and translations of two letters written 30 March 1918 and 6 May 1918 (13 December 1970). Item 9: Typescript account of the interception by the Derbyshire Yeomanry of the official Bulgarian surrender convoy, September 1918 (nd).
Papers relating to Bulgaria during the First World War, compiled probably by Peter Liddle
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection SAL 009
- Dates of Creation
- 1915-1970
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Bulgarian German English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, a photograph, postcards, and printed material. Includes 2 medals.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The final compiler of this collection was probably Peter Liddle.
Arrangement
A handlist for some items is located at SAL 009: Bulgaria.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
Item 1 was placed in the Collection by W.K. Baird. Item 2 was placed in the Collection by Mr Wingfield. Item 4 was placed in the Collection by John North. Item 5 was deposited in the Collection by A.B. Robertson. Item 6 was placed in the Collection by C. King.
Note
In Bulgarian, German, and English.
Other Finding Aids
Salonika catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.