De Courcy (Kenneth Hugh) papers, 1934-1991

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Title:
Kenneth Hugh De Courcy papers
Dates:
1934-1991
Creators:
De Courcy, Kenneth, 1909-1999
Abstract:
Microfilm of correspondence, memoranda, depositions and other legal documents, minutes, and writings, relating to world politics, British foreign policy, espionage in Great Britain, the Imperial Policy Group, political views of the Duke of Windsor, and business affairs of and legal proceedings against British financier and publisher K. H. De Courcy.
Extent:
8 microfilm reels, 1 folder (1.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kenneth Hugh De Courcy papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

Microfilm of correspondence, memoranda, depositions and other legal documents, minutes, and writings, relating to world politics, British foreign policy, espionage in Great Britain, the Imperial Policy Group, political views of the Duke of Windsor, and business affairs of and legal proceedings against British financier and publisher K. H. De Courcy.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1909 November 6
Born, Oldham, Lancashire, Great Britain
(?)
Educated, Kings College School, London
1933
Honary Secretary, unoffical committee on Conservative Party policy, chairman Sir Reginald Banks
1934-1942 (?)
Honorary Secretary, Imperial Policy Group
1938-1976
Editor, proprietor of Intelligence Digest
(?)
Chairman Ridgeway Courcy and Company
1950
Married Rosemary Catherine Baker
1951-1976
Editor, proprietor of Weekly Review
1953-1964
Member of the committee of the Exangelical Alliance which organized "crusades" by Billy Graham in Great Britain
196?
Chairman, Overseas Land Purchasing Trust
1963-1964
Trial and convication for forgery and other offences
1968
Released from prison
1969-1972
Editor, Banker's Digest
1973
Marriage dissolved
1973-
Editor, Special Office Brief
1977
Chancellor, Order of the Three Orders
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1979
Arrangement:

Arranged into six series: Imperial Policy Group, 1934-1942, Correspondence, 1936-1983, Correspondence with F. Roy Cattell, 1953-1957, Subject File, circa 1936-1984, Trial and appeals, 1946-1984, and Speeches and Writings, 1983-1984.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Alistair Tough
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-30 16:44:56.199148

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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kenneth Hugh De Courcy papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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