Telegram from Leslie Jackson, BBC Televsion Centre to James McBey (Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force)
RecipientReceived by
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
AssociatedAssociated with
General Edmund Allenby
(Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire, England, 1861 - 1936)
AssociatedAssociated with
Lowell Thomas
(Woodington, Ohio, USA, 1892 - 1981)
Date1959
Object NameTelegram
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions16.1 × 20.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009100.5
Keywords
"Please airmail Thomas anecdotes and other material remebered to Leslie Jackson BBC Television Centre, London W12."
The telegram was found inserted within A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force book (see ABDAG009100.1).
This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this telegram.
1914-1918
