Sir Percy Hull papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection RUH 26
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1914-1967
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; manuscript, photographs, a postcard, and printed material

Scope and Content

Manuscript copy of letter from J. D. Leigh (17 Feb. 1915); 3 photographs and one postcard, mainly relating to the Freemasons (ca. 1916-11 Nov. 1917, 25 Nov. 1967); 2 diaries (1 Jan. 1914-9 Jan. 1915, 10 Jan.-8 Nov. 1915); Bound issues of In Ruhleben Camp (June-Dec. 1915), with The Ruhleben Bye-Election (1915) and La Vie Franaise de Ruhleben (Apr.-July 1916); Bound issues of The Ruhleben Camp Magazine (Mar. 1916-June 1917); Bound edition of The Truth About Germany (20 Sep. 1914).

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Percy Clarke Hull, a clergyman, Sub-Canon of Hereford Cathedral, was held British Civil Prisoner of War and interned at Ruhleben, 1914-1918, living in Barrack No. 8.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by Lady Hull in Nov. 1977 and Sep. 1979 (see Ruhleben Correspondence File) and by General R. L. Brown.

Note

In English and French

Other Finding Aids

Ruhleben catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed