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ALFRED WAINWRIGHT

Catalogue reference: WD AW

What’s it about?

This record is about the ALFRED WAINWRIGHT dating from 1950s-1980s.

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Full description and record details

Reference

WD AW

Title

ALFRED WAINWRIGHT

Date

1950s-1980s

Description

Original drawings and papers of Alfred Wainwright for his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells (7 books), Walks in Limestone Country, The Outlying Fells, Walks on the Howgill Fells, A Coast to Coast Walk and The Pennine Way Companion

Held by
Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal
Language

English

Creator(s)
<persname>Wainwright, Alfred, 1907-1991, author and environmentalist</persname>
Physical description

1 Bundle

Immediate source of acquisition

Records deposited on 11 December 1991.

Custodial history

(A 1766)

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/82187f6c-6f2c-4115-8bef-be7e4e4d9495/

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This record is held at Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal

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ALFRED WAINWRIGHT