Diaries covering his life during the period 1908 - 1917:
- Volume 1. 26th October 1905 - 24th April 1908.
- Volume 2. 25th April 1908 - 21st January 1917.
COLEGATE SIR WILLIAM A 1883 - 1956
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- Reference
- GB 97 COLL MISC 0741
- Dates of Creation
- 1905-1917
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir William Arthur Colegate 1883 - 1956.
Sir Arthur Colegate was educated at University College London and went on to become a civil servant before becoming a director of Brunner Mond and Co until 1927. He was also a director of British Overseas Stores Ltd and president of the Industrial Property Committee of International Chamber of Commerce 1925 - 1929.
He was the Conservative MP for the Wrekin division of Shropshire 1941 - 1945 and the Conservative MP for the Burton division of Staffordshire 1950 - 1955. Sir Arthur Colegate was also a Fabian Society member and a research assistant to the Webbs.
Arrangement
The diary has been arranged in chronological order in two bound volumes.
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