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Additional Papers of Sir George Reginald Barnes

Catalogue reference: GBR/0272/Misc. 72

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This record is about the Additional Papers of Sir George Reginald Barnes dating from 1927-1988.

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Reference
GBR/0272/Misc. 72
Title
Additional Papers of Sir George Reginald Barnes
Date
1927-1988
Description

The papers are arranged as follows:

Misc. 72/1-4: Albums

Misc. 72/5-57: Correspondence

Misc. 72/58-70: BBC

Misc. 72/71-3: University College of North Staffordshire

Related material

<p>See also Misc. 23 for further papers of George Barnes.</p>

Held by
Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>Barnes, Sir George Reginald, 1904-1960</persname>
Physical description
3 boxes
Immediate source of acquisition

These papers were given to King's College, Cambridge by Anthony Barnes in 1995.

Administrative / biographical background

Sir George Reginald Barnes (1904 - 1960) was educated at the Royal Naval Colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth, then came up to King's in 1922. He returned to Dartmouth as a Master in 1927, then, after a short spell at Cambridge University Press, joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1935. He was the Controller of the BBC's Third Programme from it's inception in 1946, and in 1950 became Director of Television. He was appointed Principal of the University College of North Staffordshire (later Keele University) in 1956. He married (Dorothy) Anne Bond, daughter of Henry Bond, the Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. They had a son, Anthony Hugh.

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Additional Papers of Sir George Reginald Barnes