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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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- GBR/0272/Misc. 72
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Title (The name of the record)
- Additional Papers of Sir George Reginald Barnes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1927-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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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
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>See also Misc. 23 for further papers of George Barnes.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Barnes, Sir George Reginald, 1904-1960</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 boxes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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These papers were given to King's College, Cambridge by Anthony Barnes in 1995.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3d88af6a-d208-43ba-8c83-eadedcabe3f3/
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Additional Papers of Sir George Reginald Barnes