Norman Hancock correspondence

Identifier
WL1886
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 89278
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 1938
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Hancock, Norman

Biographical History

Norman Hancock was an electrical engineer working at Metropolitan Vickers at Trafford Park, Manchester in the late 1930s. He was involved in the production of heavy engineering equipment, much of which was vital for the UK war effort. Consequently he was not enlisted in the forces but was a member of the Home Guard, patrolling Trafford Park.

Originally from Portsmouth, Norman was a keen scouter and was Scout Master of the Flixton Troupe, near Manchester. It is apparent from the correspondence in this collection that he had written an article which was published in an Austrian scouting journal. This article would have given his address so fellow Austrian scouts, whose lives were becoming increasingly difficult due to the Nazi persecution, could write to him asking for assistance to get them out of the country. Norman learned German at school and some of the transcripts are translations of the letters.

Acquisition

Donated 2.3.2015

Donor: Hancock, Susan

Scope and Content

/1-19 Letters received mostly from fellow scouts in Austria asking for assistance to get out of the country. Other correspondents include the Lord Baldwin Fund for Refugees, the Catholic Committee for Refugees from Germany, the Council for german Jewry and The Times newspaper

Note(s)

  • Envelopes digitised as WL14749 and WL14755

  • 1886/16 digitised as WL14757

  • Portrait photo enclosed with letter 1886/16 digitised as WL14756

Subjects

Places

  • Austria
  • Manchester
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