Description
Object description
Microfilm copy of 18 ms/ts letters (total 34pp) written to him between August 1911 and September 1930, the correspondents including Admiral the Marquess of Milford Haven, Commodore C F Lambert (April 1916), Field Marshal Lord Plumer (December 1926, March 1927), Admiral Sir Richard Phillimore (April 1930), Princess Louisa of Sweden (July 1930), Winston Churchill (July 1930), and an ms testimonial from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes (July 1930); together with two ms memoirs written by Samson entitled 'Night Flights in Flanders' (3pp) covering December 1914 - February 1915), and 'Night Flights in the Dardanelles' (5pp) covering June - September 1915, plus a large collection of certificates and letters of appointment (1899 - 1922). The microfilm is accompanied by an extensive collection of original documents which include his Midshipman's log books (January 1899 - December 1900 and January 1901 - May 1902), Pilot's flying log books (1911 - 1927), RNAS reports and orders (1914 - 1926), papers concerning the Official History of the War in the Air and various miscellaneous records of his early flying career.
Content description
Microfilm copy of 18 ms/ts letters (total 34pp) written to him between August 1911 and September 1930, the correspondents including Admiral the Marquess of Milford Haven, Commodore C F Lambert (April 1916), Field Marshal Lord Plumer (December 1926, March 1927), Admiral Sir Richard Phillimore (April 1930), Princess Louisa of Sweden (July 1930), Winston Churchill (July 1930), and an ms testimonial from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes (July 1930); together with two ms memoirs written by Samson entitled 'Night Flights in Flanders' (3pp) covering December 1914 - February 1915), and 'Night Flights in the Dardanelles' (5pp) covering June - September 1915, plus a large collection of certificates and letters of appointment (1899 - 1922). The microfilm is accompanied by an extensive collection of original documents which include his Midshipman's log books (January 1899 - December 1900 and January 1901 - May 1902), Pilot's flying log books (1911 - 1927), RNAS reports and orders (1914 - 1926), papers concerning the Official History of the War in the Air and various miscellaneous records of his early flying career.
History note
Cataloguer JSK
History note
Catalogue date 2002-05-09