Papers of Dr Wilfred Kent Hughes, 1917

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Component identifier:
Series 25
Content Summary:

Dr Wilfred Kent Hughes was the father of Sir Wilfrid. During World War I, he was appointed as Chief Surgeon to the Anglo-Russian Hospital in Petrograd. This small series comprises the account of his journey to Russia, via Norway and Sweden, in 1917 and his passport.

His correspondence with Sir Wilfrid is in Series 1/ Files 5-6.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection was donated to the National Library, in several instalments between 1973 and 1991, by Lady Kent Hughes and her daughters, Mrs Janet Derham, Mrs Margaret Sasse and Dr Mary Lou Sheil.

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Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2631927).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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