Papers of Charles Howard "Dick" Ellis, 1914-1989 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 4505449
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Ellis, Charles Howard, 1895-1975
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1914-1989]
- 0.66 m. (2 boxes) + 2 packets + 1 small fol. box.
- Summary:
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The MS Acc08.093 collection comprises letters to Ann Salwey on the history of the Ellis family and her father; letters to Charles Howard Ellis; news clippings on Ellis; copy of typescript "My early life (The Ellis family)" by Dick Ellis; family photographs and postcards (1 packet).
The Acc13.036 instalment comprises papers documenting the life of Ellis as intelligence officer and writer. They include: notes; a manuscript (for a British Security Coordination (BSC) book); news cuttings; articles; correspondence, including letters of condolence after Ellis died; family history papers; and Ellis' published works. One file relates to Chapman Pincher's book, Their trade is treachery, in which the author claimed that Ellis worked for Soviet Intelligence whilst with the BSC. It includes a letter from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Ellis' daughter, Ann Salwey, in reply to her request to publicly exonerate Ellis of the accusation (2 boxes, 1 small fol. box).
The MS Acc14.037 instalment contains an incomplete autobiography of Ellis' early life; photographs of Ellis; a certificate of appointment (signed by Roosevelt) for Ellis as British Consul New York; the citation for Ellis' Legion of Merit; various writings by Ellis; and the Sir Percy Sykes Memorial medal awarded to Ellis in 1970 (1 packet).
- Biography/History:
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Soldier and intelligence officer. Charles Howard "Dick" Ellis was born in Annandale, Sydney in 1895. In 1914 he left for England, intending to study there, and the following year he enlisted in the British Army. He rose to the rank of Captain before joining the British Special (Secret) Intelligence Service (M.I.6.) in the 1920s. Later he worked for the S.I.S. under cover as a journalist. During World War II Ellis worked in the British Security Coordination office, established by the S.I.S. in the United States, and was also in the Middle East where he worked with R.G. (Baron) Casey. He was appointed to the U.S. Legion of Merit and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1946.
Ellis was posted to the S.I.S.'s Singapore office as field-officer in charge of Southeast Asia and the Far East in 1946 and retained this post until his retirement in 1953 when he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). During the 1950s Ellis spent time in Australia where he was involved in establishing the Australian Secret (Intelligence) Service. As an author Ellis published Transcaspian episode, 1918-1919 (1963), and contributed to the Journal of the Royal Central Asia Society. Ellis died in 1975 in England.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc08.093, MS Acc13.036, MS Acc14.037.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1914-1989
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of C.H. Ellis' copyright material is permitted for research purposes, except for letters from C.H. Ellis to his son Peter Ellis and daughter Ann Salwey in Box 2 (for which permission is required during the life of Ann Salwey).
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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