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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelFile
Reference Number DE BEER/1/48
TitleLetters Regarding the Broadcast of "In the Path of Hannibal"
DateSep 1959-Feb 1960
DescriptionLetters to De Beer from Leonard Cottrell, regarding the TV programme "In the Path of Hannibal", which covered Cottrell's attempt to retrace the path through the Alps taken by Hannibal, according to De Beer's book Alps and Elephants. De Beer pre-recorded statements for the show regarding his theories and evidence.
Letters to De Beer from Major E Gibbs, seeking advice on recreating Hannibal's journey.
Letter to De Beer from Geoffrey Bles Ltd, regarding a French edition of Alps and Elephants [published as Route Annibal].
Carbon copies of De Beer's outgoing letters are interspersed throughout.
Extent17 letters plus enclosures
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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