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Papers re societies and clubs (13 August 1929-21 Oct 1976). (Manuscript)
1929-08-13 - 1976-10-21
OLI/41/16
Papers re Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's passport, including his passport, expiry date 2 June 1977 (Dec 1961-Dec 1978). (Manuscript)
1961-12-01 - 1978-12-31
OLI/41/15
Envelope containing newspaper cuttings re the 100th birthday of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver and obituaries of him and his wife (22 January 1964-17 November 1965, including undated). (Manuscript)
1964-01-22 - 1965-11-17
OLI/93
Envelope of letters of condolence to Dame Beryl Oliver on the death of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver and her replies; arrangements for his funeral and memorial service in Westminster Abbey (15 Oct-17 November 1965). (Manuscript)
1965-10-15 - 1965-11-17
OLI/92
Envelope of papers re The Caravan Club and Berwick Holiday Park, including receipts and rates paid (1 January-14 November 1979). (Manuscript)
1979-1979-11-14
OLI/41/2
Admiralty letters to Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver re his retirement from service, including a notice of termination of service for the Ministry of National Insurance and a letter re his appointment as a Convoy Commodore (Manuscript)
1948-06-18 - 1961-02-28
OLI/1/17
Passport for Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver (Retired), including a residency permit for Tenerife and a certificate of vaccination against smallpox (8 Feb-6 November 1978). (Manuscript)
1978-02-08 - 1978-11-06
OLI/84
Papers re wine merchants (18 Oct 1963-1972). (Manuscript)
1963-10-18 - 1972-12-31
OLI/41/17
Album of baby photographs and congratulations cards for Rosalind, daughter of Robert D Oliver's second wife, Mrs Marion Joyce Glendinning Van de Velde (8 Aug-31 Dec 1949). (Manuscript)
1949-08-08 - 1949-12-31
OLI/70
Photographs, one of a gate into the Forbidden City of Pekin (1948), one of the end of WAVE CHIEF's fuelling pipe arriving on board HMV BRITANNIA (n.d.) and one of HMS RESOLUTION before alteration to funnel (n.d.). (Manuscript)
1948-1948
OLI/6/5
Folder of papers re BUPA health insurance details (25 August 1959-1 Oct 1980), including 4 photocopies (5 Apr-7 June 1979). (Manuscript)
1959-08-25 - 1980-10-01
OLI/41/9
Folder of letters to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver re his uncle, Sir Henry F Oliver, including a typed list of the Nominal Roll of Greetings received by him on his 100th birthday, a newspaper cutting (dated 1943) and 2 photographs of his coffin. (Manuscript)
1943-1970-11-02
OLI/41/14
51 letters and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his family from HMS MURRAY, one including a 50 centimes notes and a coupon from Ypres (26 Oct 1915-26 Dec 1916). (Manuscript)
1915-10-26 - 1916-12-26
OLI/39
Letters to Robert D Oliver from his father, William J Oliver, Lochside, Kelso (n.d.). (Manuscript)
1900-2000
OLI/18
Letters from William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) to his wife, including letters from Robert D Oliver and Geraldine (21 Mar-21 May 1901). (Manuscript)
1901-03-21 - 1901-05-21
OLI/19
Various framed and oversize drawings, documents and photographs, including 2 re Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle) on his 100th birthday. (Manuscript)
OLI/77/1-12
Letters to Major William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) from his brother Dick, including a leter from Robert D Oliver's school (21 Oct 1906-5 May 1907). (Manuscript)
1906-10-21 - 1907-05-05
OLI/22
Letters from Geraldine and Jim (Robert D Oliver's sister and brother) to their father, Major William J Oliver, including a letter forwarded from Robert D Oliver, Cordwalles, and a list of fixtures for the Cordwalles Cricket Club, 1907 (Manuscript)
1907-05-05 - 1907-05-22
OLI/23
Miscellaneous photographs of the Huddart family (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Please note that two photographs, one of a child and one of a boy are unavailable to order: they form part of the Voyager's Exhibition. (Manuscript)
OLI/57
Envelope of 10 miscellaneous photographs dated post-1950, 1953-58. (Manuscript)
1950-01-01 - 1958-01-01
OLI/75/6
Recollections for Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver, CBE DSC", written by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F Oliver 1 Feb 1946 volume 2. (Manuscript)
1901-02-02 - 1946-02-01
OLI/87/2
Letters to Mrs Oliver from various (2 Feb 1915-31 January 1946). (Manuscript)
1915-02-02 - 1946-01-31
OLI/29
Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his parents and his sister, mostly from HMS TELEMACHUS and HMS MURRAY; 2 from HMS RENOWN and HMS LEANDER (15 January 1917-24 Dec 1918). (Manuscript)
1917-01-15 - 1918-12-24
OLI/10
File of Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's recollections, including details of his life: loose newspaper cuttings; and a letter from the RN Sailing Association rejecting an article on a passage to Melbourne in 1854, including the article (Manuscript)
1895-03-17 - 1978-10-18
OLI/78
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