26 copied photographs, 1918-1920, with caption list (nd); 2 bound volumes of photocopied typescript recollections 'Road to Kasvin: Memories of a Despatch Rider in the Middle East, 1916-1920' (nd); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (April 1977).
Wilson Knight papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection MES 112
- Dates of Creation
- 1916-1977
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 box; typescript and photographs (mostly photocopy).
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
G. Wilson Knight (1897-1985) was born at Sutton, Surrey, and educated at Dulwich. He served as a Despatch Rider in Mesopotamia and, after the War, in Persia. Later he became Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
Mesopotamia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.