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Photographs, circa 1885-1890. (Manuscript) circa 1885-1890 THU/6
Photographs taken by Thursfield, mainly in the form of circular images mounted on card, processed from roll film used in a Kodak box camera.…
Invitation cards and menus, 1884-1903. (Manuscript) 1884-1903 THU/5/1
Invitation cards and menus from various dinners attended by Thursfield in the period between 1884 and 1903, some with added signatures. They include an invitation to attend a reception for Rear-Admiral William T.…
Papers relating to Thursfield's appointments, 1907-1919. (Manuscript) 1907-1919 THU/115/1
Papers relating to Thursfield’s appointments in the period from 1907 to 1919.…
Letters from family and friends, 1903. (Manuscript) 1903 THU/4/2/4
Letters to James Richard Thursfield and his wife, from family and friends, concerning their son Henry G. Thursfield undergoing treatment for typhoid fever at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, dated between 10 January 1903 and 13 February 1903.
Letters from family and friends, 1898. (Manuscript) 1898 THU/4/2/3
Letters to James Richard Thursfield and his wife, from family and friends, dated between 12 April 1898 and 6 August 1898. They send congratulations following the publishing of the passing out list from HMS BRITANNIA, in which their son Henry G. Thursfield gained first place.
Letters from family and friends, 1896-1897. (Manuscript) 1896-1897 THU/4/2/1
Letters to James Richard Thursfield and his wife, received in December 1896 and January 1897. They send congratulations after their son Henry G. Thursfield had passed examinations for a cadetship so that he could enter HMS BRITANNIA in January 1897. They include letters from Vice-Admiral John A.…
Letters and printed papers, 1904-1911. (Manuscript) 1904-1911 THU/2/3
Admiralty documents including: Naval Necessities Vol III - August 1906; Baddley report on a visit to USA re naval ed - December 1904; Henderson report re the Naval Force of the Commonwealth 1911; Miscellaneous prints, March 1906; War Plans Part I.…
Letters and printed papers, 1902-1903. (Manuscript) 1902-1903 THU/2/1
Admiralty documents 1902-03. Mostly prints on the new education scheme.…
Personal correspondence, 1923-1955. (Manuscript) 1923-1955 THU/116/2
Personal correspondence, mainly letters received by Thursfield, in the period from 1923 to 1955:…
Personal correspondence, 1898-1919. (Manuscript) 1898-1919 THU/116/1
Personal correspondence, mainly letters received by Thursfield from other officers, in the period from 1898 to 1919:…
Letters of recommendation, 1898-1917. (Manuscript) 1898-1917 THU/114/3
Folder of letters (‘flimsies’) from senior officers confirming details of Thursfield’s service and character, relating to his appointments from midshipman through to the rank of commander, in the period from 1898 to 1917.
Letters and printed papers sent by Admiral of the Fleet Lord John A. Fisher, 1885-1914. (Manuscript) 1885-1914 THU/2
Printed circular letters and reports issued by the Admiralty, together with letters to Thursfield from Fisher, see item level records.
Personal correspondence, 1898-1954. (Manuscript) 1898-1954 THU/116
Personal correspondence, mainly letters from other naval officers, see item level records.
Letters to James Richard Thursfield and his wife, from family and friends, 1896-1917. (Manuscript) 1896-1917 THU/4/2
Letters to James Richard Thursfield and his wife, mainly concerning their son Henry G. Thursfield, his academic achievements and the early part of his career as an officer in the Royal Navy. See item level records.
Family correspondence, 1896-1945. (Manuscript) 1896-1933 THU/4
Letters between members of the Thursfield family and from friends, in the period between 1896 and 1945. See item level records.
Papers relating to HMS BRITANNIA, 1896-1922. (Manuscript) 1896-1922 THU/114/1
Papers relating to Thursfield’s training as a cadet on HMS BRITANNIA at Dartmouth between January 1897 and May 1898, including examination papers, certificates, term reports, details of prizes and expense accounts.…
Printed material relating to the visit of the French Fleet, 1905. (Manuscript) 1905 THU/5/3
Printed material relating to the visit of the French Fleet to the Solent, between 7 and 14 August 1905, including invitation cards, programmes, arrangements for representatives of the press (in English and French), plans showing positions of the French and British fleets, and lists of officers.…
Papers relating to Thursfield's appointments, 1930-1932. (Manuscript) 1930-1932 THU/115/3
Papers from the period of Thursfield’s command of the battleship HMS ROYAL OAK (1914), flagship of the First Battle Squadron in the Mediterranean, between 1930 and 1932.…
Papers relating to Thursfield’s appointments, 1922-1925. (Manuscript) 1922-1925 THU/115/2
Papers relating to Thursfield's appointments in the Mediterranean in the period from 1922 to 1925, including his command of HMS CONCORD (1916) and then HMS COMUS (1914), and marriage to Celia E. Taylor at Malta.…