Manuscript notes or letter (29 Aug. ?); Typescript fragment (n.d.); Bound typescript recollections "Reminiscences of Ten Years' Chaos in Russia", 1916-1928, with photographs (n.d.); Manuscript list of chapter abstracts, historical notes and brief overview of "Reminiscences of Ten Years' Chaos in Russia" (n.d.); Imprint "Communism in Industry" from The Economic League (Central Council) Notes and Comments no. 376 (18 Oct. 1948); Press cutting "Was the assassination of the Czar's family a gigantic hoax?" from The Toronto Telegram (6 Oct. 1970); Photocopied letter from Sir Ronald Preston to Peter Liddle, providing brief details of Bibikova and Preston family histories (n.d.).
Sir Thomas Preston papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection RUS 37
- Dates of Creation
- 1948-1970
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Russian English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, and a press cutting
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Thomas Preston was Acting British Consul in Ekaterinburg in 1916, and British Consul in Ekaterinburg, Vladivostock and Leningrad between 1918 and 1922.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Sir Ronald Preston (son)
Note
In Russian and English
Other Finding Aids
Russia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed