Dilks, David, Professor, Born 1938
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1938
Biography
Born in 1938 in Coventry, David Dilks is a historian, the official biographer of Neville Chamberlain and author of the two-volume 'Curzon in India' and 'The Great Dominion: Winston Churchill in Canada 1900-1954'. He was for many years Professor of International History at the University of Leeds and subsequently Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull between 1991 and 1999.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Dilks Papers
Fonds
Reference code: 418
Scope and Contents
Research papers, correspondence and transcripts of Professor David Dilks relating to his research project on former Special Operations Executive(SOE) operatives during the Second World War. The collection consists of full transcripts of interviews with 15 former members of SOE recorded between 2002 and 2004, along with supporting correspondence, press cuttings, obituaries and reports. Also includes documents relating to conferences organised or attended by David Dilks between 1962 and...
Dates:
1923 - 2010
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives