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Diary for 1 January 1960 - 31 December 1960, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1960-1960
OLI/72/1
Diary for 1 January 1970 - 31 December 1970, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1970-1970
OLI/72/8
Diary for 1 January 1967 - 31 December 1967, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1967-1967
OLI/72/6
Diary for 1 January 1963 - 31 December 1963, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1963-1963
OLI/72/2
Diary for 1 January 1964 - 31 December 1964, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1964-1964
OLI/72/3
Envelope of 51 photographs dated 1930-1940 (Manuscript)
1930-1940
OLI/75/4
Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his parents from HMS RENOWN, San Diego, New Zealand, Sura to Samoa, and Nuremburg (25 March 1920-22 April 1922). (Manuscript)
1920-03-25 - 1922-04-22
OLI/12
Letters from Commander Robert D Oliver and his first wife, Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann (nee Huddart), to his parents from Wellington, New Zealand, during his time at the Navy Office, including a photograph of a weekend at a cottage on Whaikanae River (Manuscript)
1936-11-29 - 1938-02-10
OLI/15
British Official Photograph of the Board of Admiralty meeting by candlelight owing to a power cut, including a list of those present; 1 photograph of Robert D Oliver (Manuscript)
1900-2000
OLI/1/21
Envelope letters from Henry F Oliver to his brother William J Oliver, Robert D Oliver's father and one to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver and photographs of Jupiter as icebreaker in the White Sea. (Manuscript)
1912-02-05 - 1961-01-24
OLI/89
Folder of papers re boat building, the Royal Naval Sailing Association and Royal National Life-boat Institution (4 May 1950-20 Oct 1976), and a leaflet for the Shaw Savill LIne (July 1962). (Manuscript)
1950-05-04 - 1976-10-20
OLI/41/7
Letters to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver from the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood re a Service of the Order of the Bath held in Westminster Abbey on 25 May 1978 (Manuscript)
1978-01-20 - 1978-07-13
OLI/1/19
Appointment of William James Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) as Lieutenant in Land Forces, Royal Artillery (28 April 1879). (Manuscript)
1879-04-28 - 1879-04-28
OLI/1/22
Telegram from Captain Henry Francis Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle), dated 21 September 1907. (Manuscript)
1907-09-21 - 1907-09-21
OLI/1/25
Letter to Captain Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle) from Buckingham Palace re the Order of St Anne, which was conferred upon him by the Emperor of Russia (November 1910). (Manuscript)
1910-11-01 - 1910-11-30
OLI/1/28
Notes re operations from 14 Jul 1917-12 July 1919 sent from HMS TELEMACHUS to Lieutenant Robert D Oliver in 1921. (Manuscript)
1917-07-14 - 1919-07-12
OLI/1/7
Certificates and corresponding copies of The London Gazette in which Robert D Oliver's name was published as mentioned in despatches (16 August 1915-14 September 1947). (Manuscript)
1915-08-16 - 1947-09-14
OLI/1/5
Folder of correspondence between Vice Admiral and Mrs Robert D Oliver and various re the lease and valuation of Lochside, Kelso, and miscellaneous papers (1961-23 July 1980). (Manuscript)
1961-01-01 - 1980-07-23
OLI/41/13
Folder of correspondence and newsletters from King George's Fund for Sailors (28 April 1970-1 January 1977). (Manuscript)
1970-04-28 - 1977-01-01
OLI/41/12
Envelope of papers of family interest including letters to Robert D Oliver from his uncle Sir Henry F Oliver and letters to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's first wife Mrs Torfrida L. A. Swann (Manuscript)
1936-12-24 - 1972-11-24
OLI/90/1-5
Correspondence between James Huddart (Torfrida Huddart's father?) and his uncle re marriage (2 Mar-8 June 1868). (Manuscript)
1868-03-02 - 1868-06-08
OLI/46
Envelope of papers re Berwick Holiday Centre, including invoices and receipts (25 July 1979-28 March 1980). (Manuscript)
1979-07-25 - 1980-03-28
OLI/41/3
Robert D Oliver's service documents (25/11/1912-8/6/1938). (Manuscript)
1912-11-25 - 1938-06-08
OLI/1/3
Envelope containing 21 letters to Robert D Oliver's first wife, Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann (nee Huddart), mostly from Wellington, New Zealand. (Manuscript)
1937-11-10 - 1940-07-25
OLI/4/3
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