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Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his parents and his sister, mostly from HMS TELEMACHUS and HMS MURRAY; 2 from HMS RENOWN and HMS LEANDER (15 January 1917-24 Dec 1918). (Manuscript)
1917-01-15 - 1918-12-24
OLI/10
Rear Admiral's Commission awarded to Robert D Oliver 2 January 1945 (Manuscript)
1945-01-02 - 1945-01-02
OLI/1/14
Letters from Robert D Oliver's first wife, Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann ("Swannee"), to his father, Colonel William J Oliver (30 Nov 1927-16 January 1928). (Manuscript)
1927-11-30 - 1928-01-16
OLI/26
Letter from Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver to Eileen, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Wyllie, re her husband's death (14 January 1974). (Manuscript)
1974-01-14 - 1974-01-14
OLI/2/2
Letter to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver from his second wife, Mrs Marion Joyce Glendinning Van de Velde (2 January 1969). (Manuscript)
1969-01-02 - 1969-01-02
OLI/5/1
Letters to Mrs Oliver from various (2 Feb 1915-31 January 1946). (Manuscript)
1915-02-02 - 1946-01-31
OLI/29
Certificates for Wounds and Hurts granted to Lieutenant Robert D Oliver (5 Feb 1924-12 January 1928). (Manuscript)
1924-02-05 - 1928-01-12
OLI/1/9
Envelope of correspondence between Mrs M.J. Oliver and Dawsons Ltd, Glasgow, re her late brother Alfred Glendinning's consignment of the ship "Aust Venture" from Australia (22 Feb-11 March 1980). (Manuscript)
1980-02-22 - 1980-03-11
OLI/41/4
File of Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's recollections, including details of his life: loose newspaper cuttings; and a letter from the RN Sailing Association rejecting an article on a passage to Melbourne in 1854, including the article (Manuscript)
1895-03-17 - 1978-10-18
OLI/78
Letters from William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) to his wife from HMS REVENGE, Portland, Gibraltar, off Cartagena and Algiers, including an empty envelope (7 January 1920-27 March 1925). (Manuscript)
1920-01-07 - 1925-03-27
OLI/21
Letter to Captain Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle) appointing him a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order, including a copy of The Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order (11-24 August 1905). (Manuscript)
1905-08-11 - 1905-08-24
OLI/1/26
Letters to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver from various (21 August 1951-6 January 1978). (Manuscript)
1951-08-21 - 1978-01-06
OLI/83
Newspaper cuttings, including an obituary of Robert D Oliver's grandfather and an article re his uncle, Sir Henry F Oliver (14 August 1908-29 April 1988). (Manuscript)
1908-08-14 - 1988-04-29
OLI/32
Envelope of papers re The Caravan Club and Berwick Holiday Park, including receipts and rates paid (1 January-14 Nov 1979). (Manuscript)
1979-01-01 - 1979-11-14
OLI/41/2
Folder of letters to Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver re his uncle, Sir Henry F Oliver, including a typed list of the Nominal Roll of Greetings received by him on his 100th birthday, a newspaper cutting (dated 1943) and 2 photographs of his coffin. (Manuscript)
1943-01-01 - 1970-11-02
OLI/41/14
Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his family, written from HMS RENOWN in Australia (24 May-2 August 1919). (Manuscript)
1919-05-24 - 1919-08-02
OLI/11
Letters to Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver re the Order of the Bath, including the certificate (1 January-11 Feb 1948). (Manuscript)
1948-01-01 - 1948-02-11
OLI/1/16
Letters, telegrams and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his family from HMS INFLEXIBLE, Malta, Mediterranean and Falkland Islands. (Manuscript)
1914-01-11 - 1914-12-10
OLI/37
Appointment of William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) as Captain in Militia Forces, The Haddington Artillery (Southern Division, Royal Artillery), 15 August 1891. (Manuscript)
1891-08-15 - 1891-08-15
OLI/1/23
Letters from Commander Robert D Oliver re his journey from Kenya Colony to Khartoum via the River Nile, including typed extracts (5 January-24 March 1931). (Manuscript)
1931-01-05 - 1931-03-24
OLI/14
Letter to Captain Robert D Oliver from the First Lord of the Admiralty re his mention in a Despatch on 25 August 1942. (Manuscript)
1942-08-25 - 1942-08-25
OLI/1/13
Papers re societies and clubs (13 August 1929-21 Oct 1976). (Manuscript)
1929-08-13 - 1976-10-21
OLI/41/16
Letter to Captain Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle) from the Swedish Minister re his appointment as a Commander of His Royal Order of the Sword (2 April 1909). (Manuscript)
1909-04-02 - 1909-04-02
OLI/1/27
Miscellaneous letters (20 August 1905-6 Oct 1969, including undated). (Manuscript)
1905-08-20 - 1969-10-06
OLI/30
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