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Copies of recordings made by Raymond Priestley in the 1960s and 1970s and later copied to digital format, consisting of a copy of a BBC Midland Home Service interview with him in 1963, a recording of a lecture about his experiences of Antarctic exploration with Shackleton, and Scott, and recordings of Priestley singing some of the sailing and sledging songs he and his companions sang during their time in the Antarctic. The copies were made before deposit with Special Collections, probably from original recordings on earlier or obsolete formats

Contains issues from 2 October 1958 to 20 June 1962. Issue 519 is missing from 1957, and issue 584 is missing from 1961

Digital copies of cine film footage taken by John Jewell over a period of 50 years. Subjects include the Punjab Athletic Championships, 1940s [during which time Jewell was working for Attock Oil Refinery in Pakistan]; Commonwealth, Olympics and European Championships meetings; and numerous events held in the United Kingdom including cross-country championships, London to Brighton races, Polytechnic Marathon and numerous other road and track races.

The Road Runners Club made these digital copies of the cine films in 2010, including a set in John Jewell's papers and thus allowing the footage to be accessed by researchers. The original cine films are not available for consultation.