ED 459
Reference code
ED 459
Title
Papers of David Colin Humphreys, at Eton 1938 - 1943
Level
Series
Administrative / Biographical history
David Colin Humphreys CMG (1925-1992) went to Lambrook, then came as a King's Scholar to Eton in 1938. Following National Service, he went to King's College Cambridge. He was influential in the Ministry of Defence, holding several key positions.
Date
1930 - 1946
Content description
Letters home, school reports, school memoranda concerning wartime Eton and precautions, photograph album of school photos including prep-school.
Associated material
Records relating to his career are held at the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London
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Number 460 of 539 at this Level
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- D.C. Humphreys: Prep School Reports, ED 459 01, (1930 - 1933)
- D.C. Humphreys: Election as King's Scholar, ED 459 02, (1937 - 1938)
- D.C. Humphreys: Correspondence from Eton, ED 459 03, (1938 - 1943)
- D.C. Humphreys: Eton reports and trials results, ED 459 04, (1938 - 1943)
- D.C. Humphreys: Programmes, ED 459 05, (1938 - 1946)
- D.C. Humphreys: Printed material, ED 459 06, (1938 - 1943)
- D.C. Humphreys: Eton in WW2, ED 459 07, (1938 - 1940)
- D.C. Humphreys: Election to King's College, ED 459 08, (19 December 1942)
- D.C. Humphreys: Infantry notes, ED 459 09, ([1940s])
- D.C. Humphreys: Photograph album, ED 459 10, (1934 - 1960)