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Letters from Geraldine and Jim (Robert D Oliver's sister and brother) to their father, Major William J Oliver, including a letter forwarded from Robert D Oliver, Cordwalles, and a list of fixtures for the Cordwalles Cricket Club, 1907 (Manuscript)
1907-05-05 - 1907-05-22
OLI/23
Diary for 1 January 1975 - 31 December 1975, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1975-01-01 - 1975-12-31
OLI/72/9
Diary for 1 January 1968 - 31 December 1968, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1968-01-01 - 1968-12-31
OLI/72/7
Diary for 1 January 1966 - 31 December 1966, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1966-01-01 - 1966-12-31
OLI/72/5
Diary for 1 January 1965 - 31 December 1965, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript)
1965-01-01 - 1965-12-31
OLI/72/4
Miscellaneous photographs of the Huddart family (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Please note that two photographs, one of a child and one of a boy are unavailable to order: they form part of the Voyager's Exhibition. (Manuscript)
OLI/57
Album of baby photographs and congratulations cards for Rosalind, daughter of Robert D Oliver's second wife, Mrs Marion Joyce Glendinning Van de Velde (8 Aug-31 Dec 1949). (Manuscript)
1949-08-08 - 1949-12-31
OLI/70
Admiralty letter to Commander Robert D Oliver forwarding a letter of appreciation from the War Office re Coast Defence Practices (16 Sep-1 Oct 1930). (Manuscript)
1930-09-16 - 1930-10-01
OLI/1/10
Certificate for a medal in commemoration of the Coronation forwarded to Captain Robert D Oliver from Buckingham Palace (12 May 1937). (Manuscript)
1937-05-12 - 1937-05-12
OLI/1/11
Envelope of 10 miscellaneous photographs dated post-1950, 1953-58. (Manuscript)
1950-01-01 - 1958-01-01
OLI/75/6
Newspaper cuttings, including 3 re Robert D Oliver's appointments (Feb 1944-26 Nov 1963, including undated). (Manuscript)
1944-02-01 - 1963-11-26
OLI/67
Papers re wine merchants (18 Oct 1963-1972). (Manuscript)
1963-10-18 - 1972-12-31
OLI/41/17
Envelope of letters of condolence to Dame Beryl Oliver on the death of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver and her replies; arrangements for his funeral and memorial service in Westminster Abbey (15 Oct-17 Nov 1965). (Manuscript)
1965-10-15 - 1965-11-17
OLI/92
Bank statement for the account of Mrs Torfrida L.A. Oliver (Robert D Oliver's first wife) with National Provincial Bank Ltd (27 Nov 1945-30 Dec 1946). (Manuscript)
1945-11-27 - 1946-12-30
OLI/62
Empty envelope addressed to Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver (10 Dec 1946). (Manuscript)
1946-12-10 - 1946-12-10
OLI/60
Photographs, one of a gate into the Forbidden City of Pekin (1948), one of the end of WAVE CHIEF's fuelling pipe arriving on board HMV BRITANNIA (n.d.) and one of HMS RESOLUTION before alteration to funnel (n.d.). (Manuscript)
1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31
OLI/6/5
Passport for Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver (Retired), including a residency permit for Tenerife and a certificate of vaccination against smallpox (8 Feb-6 Nov 1978). (Manuscript)
1978-02-08 - 1978-11-06
OLI/84
Notes for a speech Robert Oliver made to a girls' school in New Zealand on presenting a flag in reward for their 100% membership of the New Zealand branch of The Navy League (c1937). (Manuscript)
OLI/1/2
Letter from Robert D Oliver to his wife from RMS EDINBURGH CASTLE (n.d.). (Manuscript)
1900-2000
OLI/42
Five letters to Robert D Oliver's first wife Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann (nee Huddart) from various, including an empty envelope (2 May 1918-11 May 1921). (Manuscript)
1918-05-02 - 1921-05-11
OLI/44
Recollections for Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver, CBE DSC", written by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F Oliver 1 Feb 1946 volume 2. (Manuscript)
1901-02-02 - 1946-02-01
OLI/87/2
Copy of a letter from Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver to the Historical Records Project at the London School of Economics re family naval papers (21 Oct 1974) - Related Material [OLI/71/3]. (Manuscript)
1974-10-21 - 1974-10-21
OLI/1/1
Letter to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver from his step-daughter, Rosalind? (13 January 1969). (Manuscript)
1969-01-13 - 1969-01-13
OLI/5/2
Envelope containing newspaper cuttings re the 100th birthday of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver and obituaries of him and his wife (22 January 1964-17 Nov 1965, including undated). (Manuscript)
1964-01-22 - 1965-11-17
OLI/93
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