Record

D8541 - Percival family of Derby - 1854-1970

Browse this collection	This entry describes an individual archive record or file. Click here to browse the full catalogue for this collection
Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8541/6
Title	Derby Branch of the International Friendship League
Date	1942 - 1972
Description	Contains: D8541/6/1 Photograph of Harban Singh and Francis Xavier on a placement with Derby Railways from Malaya 1957. D8541/6/2 Photograph of Edmund E Oleka and fellow Nigerians outside the Percival house "The Briars" 6 Quarn Drive, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2NQ before the farewell party 14 July 1955. D8541/6/3 Letter from Government House, Lagos, Nigeria to Mr JE Percival thanking him for his hospitality in housing Nigerian students, 4 February 1956. D8541/6/4 Christmas card from Professor Doctor Naoichi Tsuyama, Director of Orthopaedic Department Facuilty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan and a photograph of the Percival family having a homecooked Japanese meal in Naoichi Tsuyama and Doctor Hokhoh Kichikawa's flat. Includes a note from the depositor about how Jerome Percival came to know Naoichi Tsuyama D8541/6/5 Christmas card and message from Nawal Safurat, an Egyptian aeronoutical engineer on a placement with Rolls Royce, 1964. D8541/6/6 Letter from Mrs Coombes, Durban, Natal, South Africa to Mrs [Margaret] Percival, Derby regarding entertaining her son Jerome Percival while his troop ship called in at Durban 20 December 1942. Also includes a newspaper cutting from Derby Evening Telegraph regarding Jerome Percival entertaining Mr and Mrs Coombes when they visited Derby in July 1960. D8541/6/7 A letter from Charles Hill, Honorary Secretary of The Anglo-Caribbean Club of Derbyshire writing to Mr and Mrs Percival thanking them for helping in organising a party at Meynell Langley for 30 West Indian children and their parents 1 Oct 1958. Charles Hill wrote "Your tireless efforts in helping to break down mythical barriers that divide some people is a great contribution towards making a better world". Also includes newspaper cuttings about the event. D8541/6/8 Correspondence regarding the East and West Friendship Council 1956-1958. D8541/6/9 Minutes of the International Friendship League Derby branch 1956-1958. D8541/6/10 Amity News - Journal of Derby branch of the International Friendship League. Also includes newspaper cuttings, programmes, and correspondence 1955-1972.
Extent	1 bundle
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Percival family of Derby
Format	Document
	Printed
	Photographic
Term	Students
	African peoples
	African-Caribbean peoples
	Asian peoples
	International universities
	International cooperation
	Foreign students

Places

Place (click for further details)	Type
Malaysia
Africa
Egypt	Country
South Africa
Derby

Add to My Items

Harpur Crewe family of Calke

Harpur Crewe family of Calke

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Local Studies Periodicals

Local Studies Periodicals

Harpur Crewe family of Calke

Harpur Crewe family of Calke

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Collection Highlights