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Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his family, written from HMS RENOWN in Australia (24 May-2 Aug 1919). (Manuscript)
1919-05-24 - 1919-08-02
OLI/11
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 Jan 1964-17 Nov 1965, including undated). (Manuscript)
1964-01-22 - 1965-11-17
OLI/93
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 Jan 1917-24 Dec 1918). (Manuscript)
1917-01-15 - 1918-12-24
OLI/10
Letters from Commander Robert D Oliver re his journey from Kenya Colony to Khartoum via the River Nile, including typed extracts (5 Jan-24 Mar 1931). (Manuscript)
1931-01-05 - 1931-03-24
OLI/14
Letters from Robert D Oliver to his father from HMS EXCELLENT, Portsmouth; HMS WARSPITE, Mediterranean fleet; Lake Louise, Alberta; Wellington; and MV WANGANELLA, Huddart Parker LIne (6 Sep 1927-24 Jul 1937). (Manuscript)
1927-09-06 - 1937-07-24
OLI/13
Three folders containing 100th birthday letters for Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver (Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's uncle), including a Nominal Roll of Greetings and replies from his wife Dame Beryl Oliver (Manuscript)
1965-01-22 - 1965-07-09
OLI/91
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 Nov 1965). (Manuscript)
1965-10-15 - 1965-11-17
OLI/92
Correspondence between James Huddart (Torfrida Huddart's father?) and his wife, including 2 coils of hair (22 Jun 1868-1 Sep 1894). (Manuscript)
1868-06-22 - 1894-09-01
OLI/47
Letters from Robert D liver to his family from HMS INFLEXIBLE, Mediterranean fleet, re power trials, a spell in hospital with boils and the funeral of the King of Greece (25 Nov 1912-1 Jun 1914). (Manuscript)
1912-11-25 - 1914-06-01
OLI/8
Telegram to Mrs Oliver reporting that 113 Cheyne Walk had been bombed (27 Jul 1944). (Manuscript)
1944-07-27 - 1944-07-27
OLI/61
Bank statement for the account of Mrs Torfrida L.A. Oliver (Robert D Oliver's first wife) with National Provincial Bank Ltd (27 Nov 1945-30 Dec 1946). (Manuscript)
1945-11-27 - 1946-12-30
OLI/62
Empty envelope addressed to Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver (10 Dec 1946). (Manuscript)
1946-12-10 - 1946-12-10
OLI/60
Articles re Dame Beryl Oliver, wife of Sir Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle), and the form of service for her funeral (1963-20 Jul 1972). (Manuscript)
1963-01-01 - 1972-07-20
OLI/6/4
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)
1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31
OLI/6/5
Letter from Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver asking for the papers to be transferred to the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich on his death (12 Jun 1970). (Manuscript)
1970-06-12 - 1970-06-12
OLI/80
Letters from Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver to his second wife, Mrs Glendinning Van de Velde (4-23 Apr 1965). (Manuscript)
1965-04-04 - 1965-04-23
OLI/81
Passport for Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver (Retired), including a residency permit for Tenerife and a certificate of vaccination against smallpox (8 Feb-6 Nov 1978). (Manuscript)
1978-02-08 - 1978-11-06
OLI/84
Letters to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver from various (21 Aug 1951-6 Jan 1978). (Manuscript)
1951-08-21 - 1978-01-06
OLI/83
Letters from the son of James Huddart to his brother Lindow and his mother from HMS DORIS, including a letter from the ship re his death (26 Sep 1898-11 Dec 1899). (Manuscript)
1898-09-26 - 1899-12-11
OLI/51
Miscellaneous papers (13 Sep 1891-13 Feb 1917). (Manuscript)
1891-09-13 - 1917-02-13
OLI/52
Notes for a speech Robert Oliver made to a girls' school in New Zealand on presenting a flag in reward for their 100% membership of the New Zealand branch of The Navy League (c1937). (Manuscript)
OLI/1/2
Letter from Robert D Oliver to his wife from RMS EDINBURGH CASTLE (n.d.). (Manuscript)
1900-2000
OLI/42
Five letters to Robert D Oliver's first wife Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann (nee Huddart) from various, including an empty envelope (2 May 1918-11 May 1921). (Manuscript)
1918-05-02 - 1921-05-11
OLI/44
Letter from Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver to Eileen, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Wyllie, re her husband's death (14 Jan 1974). (Manuscript)
1974-01-14 - 1974-01-14
OLI/2/2
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