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- Created 1907-1913 (Creation)
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Born, 1853; educated at Eton, Trinity College, Cambridge; member of Commission on Labour; Private Secretary to A J Balfour, 1885-1886; MP for Central Leeds, 1885-1906; Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1895-1900; President of Board of Trade, 1900-1905; President of Local Government Board, 1905-1906; member of the Governing Body, Imperial College, 1907-1914; Chairman, Commission on Lighthouse Administration, 1908; Chairman of Cambridge Committee, Commission on Oxford and Cambridge Universities; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; died, 1945.
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Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
GB 0098 B/BALFOUR Created 1907-1913 Collection (fonds) 1 file Balfour , Gerald William , 1853-1945 , 2nd Earl of Balfour
Born, 1853; educated at Eton, Trinity College, Cambridge; member of Commission on Labour; Private Secretary to A J Balfour, 1885-1886; MP for Central Leeds, 1885-1906; Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1895-1900; President of Board of Trade, 1900-1905; President of Local Government Board, 1905-1906; member of the Governing Body, Imperial College, 1907-1914; Chairman, Commission on Lighthouse Administration, 1908; Chairman of Cambridge Committee, Commission on Oxford and Cambridge Universities; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; died, 1945.
Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
Papers of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, comprising correspondence with Imperial College, 1907-1913.
1 file
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
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A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
Semi-official papers, 1895-1906, held at the Public Record Office (reference: PRO 30/60); correspondence and papers, 1887-1944, held at the National Archives of Scotland (reference: GD433/2); correspondence with Herbert Asquith, 1904-1905, held at the Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts (reference: MSS Asquith); letters to Oscar Browning, 1872-1909, held at King's College Archive Centre, Cambridge University (reference: OB); correspondence with 5th Earl Cadogan, 1895-1900, held at the House of Lords Record Office (reference: Cadogan papers); correspondence with Joseph Chamberlain, 1900-1902, held at Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department (reference: JC/11/6/1-6); correspondence with Sir Oliver Lodge, 1908-1938, held at the Incorporated Society for Psychical Research; correspondence with Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, 1888-1915, held at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge University, (reference: CASR).
Sources: Who Was Who (A & C Black, 1958, volume IV); National Register of Archives. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. December 2000 Balfour , Gerald William , 1853-1945 , 2nd Earl of Balfour , politician x Balfour , 2nd Earl Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Papers of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, comprising correspondence with Imperial College, 1907-1913.
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1 file
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Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
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- English
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- Latin
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A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
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Semi-official papers, 1895-1906, held at the Public Record Office (reference: PRO 30/60); correspondence and papers, 1887-1944, held at the National Archives of Scotland (reference: GD433/2); correspondence with Herbert Asquith, 1904-1905, held at the Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts (reference: MSS Asquith); letters to Oscar Browning, 1872-1909, held at King's College Archive Centre, Cambridge University (reference: OB); correspondence with 5th Earl Cadogan, 1895-1900, held at the House of Lords Record Office (reference: Cadogan papers); correspondence with Joseph Chamberlain, 1900-1902, held at Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department (reference: JC/11/6/1-6); correspondence with Sir Oliver Lodge, 1908-1938, held at the Incorporated Society for Psychical Research; correspondence with Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, 1888-1915, held at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge University, (reference: CASR).
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English