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02 December 2016

FOR Ph.D. research on the life of the Very Revd Alan Richardson (1905-75), Dean of York and theologian, Terry Root seeks to contact people who knew him, worked with him, or studied under or with him. He can be contacted at terryroot05@btinternet.com.

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