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Papers of Alderman W.H. Grant

Catalogue reference: PA159

What’s it about?

This record is about the Papers of Alderman W.H. Grant dating from 1882 - 1931.

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Full description and record details

Reference

PA159

Title

Papers of Alderman W.H. Grant

Date

1882 - 1931

Description

Correspondence, draft reports and newspaper cuttings 1914-1931 re stained glass windows and heraldic carvings to decorate the Council House; correspondence, 1922-1931, mainly letters of condolence for the period of Grant's illness and death; lecture notes and bill posters publicising lectures; newspaper cuttings, 1887-1931.

Held by
Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Former department reference

This accession was previously numbered 1950/46

Language

English

Creator(s)
<persname>Grant, W H, d 1931, of Coventry, councillor and alderman</persname>
Physical description

19 bundles

Immediate source of acquisition

Transferred from City Libraries, September 1950, donated by the executors of Alderman Grant's widow under the terms of her will, 1942.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/917bd87d-d5ce-4c50-830b-d7eff1f2a495/

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Papers of Alderman W.H. Grant