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TitleBBC German Service photographs

Held atUniversity of London, Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Reference codeRLU/3/1/50

Date1942-1960

Scope and Content16 photographs (of which 7 are duplicates) of members of staff and invited speakers and others working for and with the BBC German Service. The earliest known image has no caption but is from c.1942 and shows four men and a woman (l-r Ralph Poston, ?Lindley Fraser, unknown, Robert Lucas, unknown) around a table in a BBC office. Other prints which have captions include 1) one of a farewell dinner for H[ugh] Carleton Greene on his relinquishing the post of BBC German Service Director in September 1946; 2) multiple prints of RL at his desk in 1948; 3) one of RL talking to Dr Hans Baumgarten of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung at an event at Bush House on 9 June 1950; 4) RL with West German journalists and broadcasters invited by the BBC, such as those from Bavarian Radio Munich who worked with the BBC on a series of joint broadcasts called 'Albumblätter' in September 1958; 5) RL at a BBC microphone on 11 July 1960; RL with the Indonesian ambassador, Dr Sunario and his family sitting in front of a BBC microphone on 2 September 1960; and RL with a group of five unidentified men at a special event (undated). Previously in RLU/Box11/File10 and RLU/Box 11/File8.

Conditions governing accessOpen. At least 48 hours' notice is required for research visits.

Extent1 folder (13 photographic prints)

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