Edward Mairis papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1190
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1916
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 ff., manuscript and printed (photocopy)

Scope and Content

Comprises photocopies of a cutting from The Times, 20 June 1916, about the arrival of the Royal Naval Air Service armoured car unit in Russia, and letters from Sonny Howe, Petrograd, to Edward Mairis, Archangel (two, 1916)

Administrative / Biographical History

Edward Mairis (d. 1958) was a member of the Royal Naval Air Service armoured car unit in Russia during the First World War

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Henry Mairis, September 1991

Note

English

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm