Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c. 1949-1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Papers transferred to the Library by Olwen Hedley's literary executor, Mrs Jane Spurr
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequest: The late Miss Gladys Olwen Hedley, London per her literary executor, Mrs Jane Spurr, London, October 1998.
Mrs Dorothy L. Bath; Portishead; Donation; October 2009
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, c 1949-91, of Gladys Olwen Hedley (1912-98), librarian at Windsor Castle, 1952-64, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and author of a number of works, particularly on Royal topics, including Queen Charlotte (London: John Murray, 1975). The papers include research material, correspondence and a large collection of published material
A further group of papers by and relating to G. Olwen Hedley were received from her sister, October 2009. This group remains uncatalogued.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further papers expected
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access
Conditions governing reproduction
Mrs Jane Spurr named as Olwen Hedley's literary executor
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
A1998/126