Guide to the Papers of Chester Wilmot
MS 8436
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Class 1. Original consignment received 1992, 1872 - 1990
This consignment comprises: Family papers and family history research material, 1872-1990; Correspondence, newscuttings and working notes relating to Wilmot's career as a broadcaster and war correspondent, 1937-54; Diaries and notebooks, 1938-53; Corrected scripts of broadcasts, 1940-54; Correspondence/research files relating to Wilmot's work as an author/war historian, 1943-53; Drafts of books "Tobruk, 1941" (1943) and "The Struggle for Europe" (1952); Reviews, reactions and correspondence regarding "The Struggle for Europe", 1952-54; Biographical research material and drafts assembled by Alan and Mary Wood, 1954-?.
Series 3. BBC war correspondent in Europe, April 1944-1946
This series consists mostly of scripts of despatches and broadcasts from the western front and the Nuremberg war crimes trials. The series also includes Wilmot's letters to his family and some diary entries from this period, in addition to newscuttings and other papers associated with his work as a BBC war correspondent.
