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A E Steevens Collection
Catalogue reference: D 102
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This record is about the A E Steevens Collection dating from c.1650 to 1969.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D 102
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Title (The name of the record)
- A E Steevens Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1650 to 1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers formerly in the possession of the late Mr. A.E. Steevens of High Wycombe relating to the Steevens family, to Quakerism in Buckinghamshire and generally, and to High Wycombe, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Steevens, A E, d1973, founder member of Rye Protection Society</persname><famname>Steevens family of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7 series
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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AR 72/74
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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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He was one of the founder members of the Rye Protection Society which successfully contested the local council's proposal to build the inner-relief road over a corner of the Rye. He was chairman and one of its vice-presidents and he appeared at a number of local planning inquiries as a witness for the society.
He was also a member of High Wycombe History Society and was running a course on local history at the Wellesbourne Adult Education Centre.
He was also group chairman of the building and environment group of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health.
A building business was started by his family in 1853 and Mr. Steevens ran the business from 1930 until his retirement a few years ago. Since retirement he worked as a building and architectural consultant for a firm of indexing and information specialists. He was a fellow of the Institute of Builders.
A lifelong Methodist, Mr. Steevens was a lay preacher for 46 years and a circuit steward in the High Wycombe Methodist Circuit and preached at every Methodist Church in the area. He was also secretary, trustee and a former Sunday school superintendent at Wesley Methodist Church in Priory Road, High Wycombe; a chairman of the High Wycombe Free Church Federal Council; and secretary of the local British and Foreign Bible Society.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/70bc18b7-0e1c-41c6-8ec9-ad6cc283acdd/
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A E Steevens Collection