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The file contains material relating to the trial of General Nicola Bellomo by the British War Crimes Commission in July 1945, during which Maurice James acted as the official interpreter. The papers include various drafts of the essay 'Portrait of a War Criminal', evidently written later during Maurice James's time at Huddersfield College, [1948x1957], as well as contemporary letters, notes and newspaper cuttings, 1945. The trial was significant for being the first of its kind.

The file comprises a Students' Representative Diary for the 1939-1940 session at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

The file consists of two exercise books containing lesson plans for teaching various subjects.

The series consists of letters written by and to Maurice James, numerous testimonials from teachers and lecturers and various postcards and newspaper cuttings, 1938-1962. The correspondence is mainly with his family, college friends and army friends during the War, and with friends in Huddersfield.

The file contains seventy-nine letters and other items, of which forty-nine are dated, 1939-1962. Included are letters to and from friends, colleagues and family, many of which date from the period of the Second World War. Maurice James writes from the Isle of Man and Bari, Italy, as well as from various places in Wales and England. There are also job applications and blank postcards.

The series contains a variety of poetry and prose works composed at various times during Maurice James's lifetime.

The file contains various drafts of, and notes for, Maurice James's unfinished MA thesis 'Ancients and Modern: The Development of Historical Criticism in the Eighteenth Century', 1939-1940, 1947-1948, together with a few letters relating to this work.

The fonds comprises the personal papers of Maurice James including exercise books and notebooks relating to his academic career, 1931-1947, and his work as a teacher, 1948-1957, as well as documents relating to his military service, 1940-1946. There are also examples of his literary works as well as letters to and from family and friends.

The file contains various personal documents relating to Maurice James's military record, on matters including leave, promotion, tax and deferral of release, November 1941-April 1946.

The file contains documents, 1940-1946, relating to Maurice James's military service, including leave passes, letters and various reports, including one entitled 'Unprovoked Assault by Polish Troops' (October 1946).

The series comprises various papers collected during Maurice James's military service, during and after the Second World War (in Britain and Italy), 1940-1946. These include official military papers and correspondence, answer books for Russian tests and an account of the trial of General Bellomo in which he participated.

The series contains miscellaneous items, including an used cheque book, 1939, a music sheet, two dust jackets, four unused envelopes from Italy, a book inscribed 'P.James Signal & Telegraph Dept. Oswestry, GW 37' containing some writing in ancient Greek with English translations, and a school exercise book entitled 'Francais, M. Maurice Jaques, Classe VI, Detail Study'.