Items (626 total)
Letter dated 14-15 September 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army camps and the difficulty of describing it to people in England, the desert near Cairo and dust storms. Also mentioning the regret of missing out the early time with his newly born…
Airgraph dated 12 September 1942
Manuscript letter mentioning the difficulties of writing letters during war in the desert.
Letter dated 29 August 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army camps and three South African coins. Also mentioning receiving a cable or cablegram with news of his daughter's birth and wandering how the baby looks like.
Airgraph dated 29 August 1942
Manuscript letter mentioning his daughter.
Letter dated 21 August 1942
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army training camps in the desert, flies, heat, lack of privacy and then life in the local villages, Cairo, a military parade for Wiston Churchill and a sketch.
Airgraph dated 19 August 1942
Manuscript letter depicting life in a transit camp in the desert where the soldiers are learning the desert ways. Also including references to the food rations.
Undated letter
Manuscript letter from a port providing an insight into aspect of his life in the army, censorship and how the British empire was perceived by the local population. Also mentioning the distance and the difficulties of communication by letter with his…
Letter dated 21 July 1942: draft of poems 'Sleeping on Deck', 'Flying Fishes' and 'Yone May'
Manuscript letter including the poems 'Sleeping on Deck', 'Flying Fishes' and 'Yone May' and references to his life in the army and Capetown.
Airgraph dated 20 July 1942
Manuscript letter. The British airgraph service was used during the war for delivering messages between servicemen and civilians.
Letter dated 18 July 1942
Manuscript letter providing an insight into aspects of his life on board of the troopship.
Roborough Library
Photograph of the interior view of the Roborough Library. Typewritten note on reverse of photograph: 'Interior of Library, Exeter University (Red Brick University, 7.30pm, 18.4.58) WEHS'
Roborough Library
Black and white photograph of exterior of the Roborough Library, University of Exeter. The building was completed in 1940.
Great Hall
Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Great Hall, University of Exeter. The Great Hall opened in 1964.
Garden stairs at Reed Hall
Postcard of garden stairs at Reed Hall. Printed text on reverse: 'This series of 24 postcards has been issued to assist the Appeal of the University College, Exeter, for a Building and Endowment Fund. Please help the Appeal by using these cards.…
Study bedroom, Reed Hall
Black and white photograph of two students in a study bedroom at Reed Hall
Reed Hall
Photograph of the exterior of Reed Hall. Originally Streatham Hall, it was built in 1867 and donated to the University in 1922 by former Exeter Mayor W H Reed and renamed in his honour. It became a hall of residence in 1925.
Undated letter: draft of poems 'Embarkation' and 'Island for Sale'
Manuscript letter proving an insight into everyday life on board of the troopship. Also including the poems 'Embarkation' and 'Island for Sale'.
Lopes Hall common room
Photograph of students in Lopes Hall common room
Hope Hall
Hope Hall was originally named Hartwell House, as at the time that this photograph was taken. The photograph shows an exterior view of students playing tennis on the lawn.
General campus view
Photograph of the University of Exeter including the Amory Building, Laver Building and the Harrison Building