Fonds F1077 - William Cuthbert Brian Tunstall fonds

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William Cuthbert Brian Tunstall fonds

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  • [ca. 1819]-1970 (Creation)
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    Tunstall, William Cuthbert Brian

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6.9 m of textual records, ca. 100 photographs

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(1900-1970)

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William Cuthbert Brain Tunstall (known as Brian Tunstall), military historian and educator, was born in 1900. He graduated from Haileybury College and St. John's College, Cambridge with an M.A. in 1921. He taught at Oundle Boys School, Weymouth College and then as Naval History Lecturer, Royal Naval College Greenwich, 1925-1937. Tunstall was early involved in broadcasting, having presented a weekly series of talks for school children entitled "Tracing History Backwards" for the B.B.C. in 1931. During World War II, from 1941-1945, Tunstall worked at B.B.C. as naval correspondent. He also monitored German news broadcasts on naval affairs in order to respond. Tunstall wrote for various publications of the Ministry of Information and was the author of many books on naval and defence projects. After World War II, Tunstall was Senior Lecturer in International Economics at the London School of Economics from 1945-1954. On his retirement Tunstall Came to canada to teach history at the Royal Military College, 1965-1966. Mr. Tunstall died in 1970.

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The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and material relating to his work during the Second World War as Naval correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation, research notes, BBC news scripts, and news clippings.The fonds also includes family material and material on Tunstall's travels after his retirement.

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Donated by Mr. Julian Tunstall - 1982

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  • English

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3736.2
3621.8

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  • Shelf: 3736.2
  • Shelf: 3621.8
  • Map cabinet: (302) Map 158