The British Empire Building, New York
MS. Eng. c. 7360/1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
The British Empire Building, New York
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7360/1
Summary
Correspondence and papers relating to the construction and fitting-out of the British Empire Building at the Rockefeller Center, New York. Includes letters from
(fol. 14) Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, 1932
(fols. 43, 45) Geoffrey Dawson, editor of The Times, 1932-3
(fols. 1, 12, 66) John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1931-2, 1935
(fols. 5, 34) John Allsebrook Simon, later 1st Viscount Simon, 1931-2
(fols. 6, 8, 50-3) Clive Wigram, later 1st Baron Wigram, 1932-3
(fol. 44) Freeman Freeman-Thomas, later 1st Marquess of Willingdon, 1932
with
(fols. 25-8) Speech given by Francis Hopwood at the laying of the cornerstone of the British Empire Building, 1932
(fols. 59-65) Draft letter by Francis Hopwood to the editor of The Times, on "British Houses" for trade, 1934
Date
1931-1935
Language
English
Physical extent
69 Leaves
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Collection contents
Archive of Francis John Stephens Hopwood, Baron Southborough
Personal Papers
Private Business and Committee Papers
The British Empire Building, New York
