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Address book, c1920s - 1950s

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/3/1

Scope and Contents

Howard Biggs' address book. Undated.

Dates: c1920s - 1950s

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous items

Notes from the book 'Utopias old and new', [1930s - 1940s]

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/3/2

Scope and Contents

Howard Biggs' notes on the book "Utopias old and new" by Harry Ross. London: Nicholson and Watson, 1938.

Dates: [1930s - 1940s]

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous items

Notes, [1930s - 1940s]

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/3/3

Scope and Contents

Notes by Howard Biggs.

Dates: [1930s - 1940s]

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous items

Receipt, 11 December 1943

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/3/4

Scope and Contents

Receipt for piano, dated 11/12/1943.

Dates: 11 December 1943

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous items

Admiralty Fleet Orders notebook for Petty Officer Wren L. Hussey, 1942 - 1945

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/3/5

Scope and Contents

In the back of the book are a few notes on 'Women's place is in the home'. Lola Hussey married Howard Biggs in 1957.

Dates: 1942 - 1945

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous items

Printout of records held in The National Archives of Admiralty Fleet Orders, 2013

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/3/6

Scope and Contents

Printout of records held in The National Archives of Admiralty Fleet Orders.

Dates: 2013

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous items

Correspondence, 12 August 1943 - 18 March 1948

Series — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/1

Scope and Contents

Letters relating to Howard Biggs' writing career.

Dates: 12 August 1943 - 18 March 1948

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer

Letter from Merchant Navy Comforts Service to Howard Biggs, 12 August 1943

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/1/1

Scope and Contents

Letter from Merchant Navy Comforts Service returning manuscript of story to Biggs.

Dates: 12 August 1943

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer / Correspondence

Letter from Herbert Jenkins Ltd to Howard Biggs, 18 March 1948

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/1/2

Scope and Contents

Letter from Herbert Jenkins Ltd returning manuscript with title 'Lee-Oh'.

Dates: 18 March 1948

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer / Correspondence

Letter from K. E. Marsden to Howard Biggs, 6 January 1945

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/1/3

Scope and Contents

Letter regarding possible markets for writing.

Dates: 6 January 1945

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer / Correspondence

Letter from Clifford Beet to Howard Biggs, 10 January 1945

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/1/4

Scope and Contents

Letter regarding writing for publication.

Dates: 10 January 1945

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer / Correspondence

Letter from Sheila Dickinson to Howard Biggs

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/1/5

Scope and Contents

Undated letter from Sheila Dickinson regarding the possibility of writing for a junior encyclopedia. Mention is made in the letter of Howard Biggs already having a book published.

Dates: 12 August 1943 - 18 March 1948

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer / Correspondence

Published works

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/8/2

Scope and Contents

List of published works by Howard Biggs.

Dates: August 1943 - March 1948

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Work as writer

Notebook and associated papers, c1890 - 1995

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/1

Scope and Contents

Howard Biggs's diary/notes on his life story. Also includes notes enclosed in the diary, plus transcriptions of part of the diary.

Dates: c1890 - 1995

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers

Notebook/diary, c1890 - 1943

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/1/1

Scope and Contents Black notebook, which had been previously used by another person as for a notebook relating to a business (undated, but c1890s-1910s). Contains Howard Biggs' notes from the 1930s on subscriptions to 'Action', and other accounts information (pp3-10); Biggs' notes from the 1930s, including an OUFA membership lists and accounts information, (pp.21-26); text of Howard Biggs' autobiography, started January 1938, covering the first 10 years of his life (pp 27-138); Biggs' notes on his 'Seekers...

Dates: c1890 - 1943

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Notebook and associated papers

Notes by Howard Biggs, 1930s

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/1/2

Scope and Contents

Howard Biggs' notes on his early life.

Dates: 1930s

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Notebook and associated papers

Notes by Howard Biggs, 1930s

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/1/3

Scope and Contents

Howard Biggs' notes on "The legion of the seekers after true life".

Dates: 1930s

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Notebook and associated papers

Partial transcription of diary., early 1990s

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/1/4

Scope and Contents

Transcription by Frank Love of Howard Biggs' diary from pages 27-138 in the notebook. 2 copies, the second retyped with annotations.

Dates: early 1990s

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Notebook and associated papers

Letter to Howard Biggs from J. McEvely, 4 January 1938

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/2/1

Scope and Contents

Letter from J. McEvely sent from Stone House School.

Dates: 4 January 1938

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous correspondence

Letter to Howard Biggs from Norfolk County Council, 17 November 1939

Item — Box: Biggs Box 8

Reference code: 435/9/2/2

Scope and Contents

Letter regarding possible employment as a tractor driver.

Dates: 17 November 1939

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Howard Biggs Papers / Personal papers / Miscellaneous correspondence

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Box Biggs Box 8

Contains 29 Results:

Address book, c1920s - 1950s

Notes from the book 'Utopias old and new', [1930s - 1940s]

Notes, [1930s - 1940s]

Receipt, 11 December 1943

Admiralty Fleet Orders notebook for Petty Officer Wren L. Hussey, 1942 - 1945

Printout of records held in The National Archives of Admiralty Fleet Orders, 2013

Correspondence, 12 August 1943 - 18 March 1948

Letter from Merchant Navy Comforts Service to Howard Biggs, 12 August 1943

Letter from Herbert Jenkins Ltd to Howard Biggs, 18 March 1948

Letter from K. E. Marsden to Howard Biggs, 6 January 1945

Letter from Clifford Beet to Howard Biggs, 10 January 1945

Letter from Sheila Dickinson to Howard Biggs

Published works

Notebook and associated papers, c1890 - 1995

Notebook/diary, c1890 - 1943

Notes by Howard Biggs, 1930s

Notes by Howard Biggs, 1930s

Partial transcription of diary., early 1990s

Letter to Howard Biggs from J. McEvely, 4 January 1938

Letter to Howard Biggs from Norfolk County Council, 17 November 1939