Files of book reviews and journal articles on a wide range of 19th and 20th- century literary subjects, alphabetically arranged by author and theme.
The Hardman Collection of Press Cuttings
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- ReferenceGB 181 Hardman
- Dates of Creation1925-1980
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description20 boxes; 8 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
David Rennie Hardman (1901-1989) was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1925, a Cambridge Borough and Cambridgeshire County councillor in 1937-46, Labour MP for Darlington and Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, in 1945-51, and for nearly 50 years, 1935-84, Secretary of the Sir Ernest Cassel Educational Trust. (See Who was who, 1981-1990.) He lived in Sussex in later life. As a leisure pursuit, he formed this collection of book reviews and journal articles on a wide range of 19th and 20th- century literary subjects.
Access Information
Items in the collection may be consulted for the purpose of private study and personal research, within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Special Collections Reading Rooms.
Acquisition Information
Presented by D. R. Hardman in 1981.
Note
Prepared by John Farrant, September 2002.
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A handlist is in the first box.
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