Background
Pearl, Valerie Louise was born on December 31, 1926 in Newport, Gwent, England. Daughter of Cyril and Florence (Bowler) Bence.
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Pearl, Valerie Louise was born on December 31, 1926 in Newport, Gwent, England. Daughter of Cyril and Florence (Bowler) Bence.
1 child, Sara Jane. Bachelor of Arts with honors in modern history St. Anne's College, Oxford University, 1949. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1949, Doctor of Philosophy, 1955.
Research fellow, lecturer Somerville College, Oxford, 1965-1968. Reader, history of London, University College London, 1968-1976, professor, 1976-1981. President New Hall, Cambridge University, 1981-1995.
Special Ford lecturer Oxford University, 1980. Foundation convenor, editor-in-chief London Journal, 1973-1977. McBride visiting professor Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1974.
Woodward lecturer Yale University, New Haven, 1974. Literature director Royal History Society, 1975-1977. Lecturer Indian Council for Social Science, Calcutta, 1977.
Governor Museum London, 1978. Advisory council British Library, 1979-1985. Syndic Cambridge University Library, 1983, Cambridge University Press, 1984.
Commissioner Royal Commission on History Manuscripts, 1984.
(. with dw, ex college lib stamps etc, fep torn)
Fellow Royal History Society, Society Antiquaries London.
Walking, gardening, swimming.
Married Morris Leonard Pearl, August 27, 1949. 1 child, Sara Jane.