REYNARDSON, Lt Col Henry T Birch (1872-1972)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0101 ICS 63 |
Held at | : Institute of Commonwealth Studies Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/resources/library › |
Full title | : REYNARDSON, Lt Col Henry T Birch (1872-1972) |
Date(s) | : 1927-1933 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 4 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : Reynardson | Henry T Birch | 1872-1972 | Lieutenant Colonel |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Henry T Birch Reynardson: born 24 Feb 1872; joined Army 1913, Commissioned in Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry; served in India, 1913-1914; Mesopotamia, 1914-1915; retired on grounds of ill-health as result of wounds 1927, with the rank of Lt Col; Secretary to Governor-General of Union of South Africa, 1927-1933. High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, 1958. Died 1972.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Typescript diaries of Lt-Col Henry T Birch Reynardson, secretary to Governor General of the Union of South Africa, 6 Feb 1927-25 Jul 1933; comprising detailed diaries of service with the Governor General (the Earl of Athlone, 1927-1930 and the Earl of Clarendon, 1931-33), including comments on the South African government and politics, the Governor General's relationship with the Prime Minister, J B M Hertzog, and other senior political figures including J C Smuts.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Chronological
Conditions governing access:
Open although advance notice should be given. Access to individual items may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from, original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.
Finding aids:
None
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The source of acquisition by ICS is not known.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000. National Council on Archives Rules for the Coonstruction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Oct 2001
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