Identity area
Reference code
CCHR/2/FBS/1
Title
Correspondence and papers collected by Hugh Carey for his research on Mansfield Forbes
Date(s)
- 1977-1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 bundles, paper
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes letters from friends and colleagues with memories of Forbes including Lord Adrian, David Attenborough, John Betjeman, Alistair Cooke, Mrs T.S. Eliot, Margaret Diggle.
Accruals
System of arrangement
The majority of the letters were filed in alphabetical order by name of correspondent and stored in a filing box. The order and filing pages have been maintained but the collection is now divided into two envelopes. Other loose correspondence has been added to the sequence.