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Title
Envelope of letters of reference for Wilf Higgins
Reference
YA2009.27/13
Production date
1933 - 1946
Scope and Content
The envelope contains letters from employers, including: O'Brien & Hulme, Wholesale Electrical and Wireless Suppliers; H Sykes, Engineers, Queen Street Stretford; Lt-Col K W Adams MBE; Manchester Corporation Electricity Department.
Extent
5 letters
Level of description
FILE
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisations

Higgins, Ernest Wilfred Biography Biography
Ernest Wilfred Higgins, also known as 'Wilf Higgins', was a Mancunian cyclist who competed at the international level in the 1930s. He cycled with the Manchester Wheelers Club. Higgins won a gold medal at the British Empire Games held in Fallowfield in 1934 for his performance in the 1000 yard sprint. He also won London's cycling Grand Prix and, together with D.S. Horn, the Tandem National Championship in 1935.

Subject
Sport
Cycling
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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