IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0099 KCLMA Williamson
Held at: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London
Title: WILLIAMSON, David G
Date(s): 1991-1996
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 3 boxes, 1 vol, 1 o/s file
Name of creator(s): Williamson | David G | fl 1990-2000 | historian
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
David G Williamson studied at Oxford, Heidelberg and the School of Slavonic Studies, London; he was head of History and Politics at Highgate School; he has written books on modern German and international history and on the first British Army of occupation in Germany, 1918-1930.
Publications:
A Most Diplomatic General: the life of General Lord Robertson of Oakridge, Bt, GCB, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, MC, 1896-1974 (Brassey's, London, 1996)
The British in Germany, 1918-1930 (Berg, Oxford, 1991)
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers, tape recorded interviews and photographs, 1991-1996, compiled by David G Williamson in researching his book, A Most Diplomatic General and research notes relating to his book, The British in Germany, 1918-1930.
Papers relating to A Most Diplomatic General include correspondence on Brian Robertson including personal and colleagues' recollections, 1991-1992 and correspondence containing comments on drafts of the book, 1991-1965; 36 audio cassette tapes of interviews with Brian Robertson's colleagues, 1991-1993 with manuscript notes from interviews; research notes, 1991-1996; press cuttings and obituaries; photocopied research material including the diary of Brian Robertson's ADC [Lt John G Scott], 1947-1948; photographs of the life and career of Brian Robertson, both copies and originals, from a variety of sources including the Robertson family and a published copy of A Most Diplomatic General.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Original order
Conditions governing access:
Open. Visitors are required to provide proof of ID and sign an undertaking form. Some of the photocopied material requires the author's permission before being viewed.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services and Information Management, King's College London.
Finding aids:
Box list available in the Centre's reading room.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Received from Williamson, 2005.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Publication note:
A Most Diplomatic General: the life of General Lord Robertson of Oakridge, Bt, GCB, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, MC, 1896-1974 (Brassey's, London, 1996)
The British in Germany, 1918-1930 (Berg, Oxford, 1991)
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Oct 2008