Record

RefNoRHB/1/13
LevelSeries
TitleBiographical newsletters and publications of the Hanbury Brown family
CreatorHanbury Brown; Heather Hilda; née Chesterman
Date1962-2003
DescriptionLetters detailing the life and travels of the Hanbury Brown family. Written by Heather Hanbury Brown for friends and family to serve as family updates, referred to by her as 'sagas'.
Comprises the following:
RHB/1/13/1, Letters from Narrabri, 1962-1964
RHB/1/13/2-5, Letters from Sydney, 1964-1990
RHB/1/13/3a, Letter from tour of India, 1974
RHB/1/13/6, Primarily letters from Hampshire, 1990-2003 with some duplication of earlier letters (Hanbury family computer files)

Also includes copies and press cuttings of published articles by Heather Hanbury Brown (RHB/17/1) and unpublished manuscripts with editorial correspondence (RHB/17/2).

Finally RHB/1/8 comprises correspondence between Robert and Heather Hanbury Brown and Heather's father, Sir Clement Clapton Chesterton, during the year of Robert's departure from the UK for Australia.
Extent6 folders comprising 1,332 digital files (89GB)
FormatDigital
PhysicalDescriptionDigital copies of typescript letters (tiff files), word processor files
AccessStatusOpen
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