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Description: | Personal, business and political papers of John Edward Bernard Hill (1912 - 2007).
John Hill was educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxford. The collection covers his political activities in agriculture, education and local politics in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was Conservative member for South Norfolk, and held posts as Assistant Chief Whip, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, and Opposition Spokesman on Education and Science.
Mr Hill made extensive journeys abroad mainly as a member of United Kingdom parliamentary delegations, and of agricultural and Commonwealth committees. Significant trips include a "gap year" visit to India in 1937, China in 1956, Southeast Asia in 1957, the United States in 1958, and West Germany and Berlin in 1959. An extensive slide and photographic collection of his travels is included.
John Hill was an Air Observation Pilot in WWII and went with the R.A.F. to Tunisia. He was wounded in action and invalided out in 1945. Included are his war diaries. Mr Hill began farming near Blyford, Suffolk in 1944, he lived there until his death in 2007. Manuscripts, photographs and slides document the development and management of the Estate until 1999, as well as Mr Hill's involvement with the surrounding communities. He was particularly concerned with river drainage, sea defences, and the environment. | Format: | 60 linear metres | Subjects: | Travel Agriculture Education Politics Environmental management Second World War (1939-1945) Farming Politicians | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44(0)1603 591010 | Telephone: | +44(0)1603 592421 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7481 | Format: | 60 linear metres | Go to resource |
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