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- Created 1923-1934 (Creation)
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Born, 1861; educated at Christ Church, Oxford; called to Bar, Inner Temple, 1884; Liberal MP for Cambridge, 1906-1910, Keighley, Yorkshire, 1911-1914; Counsel to the University of Oxford, 1911-1913; knighted, 1913; member of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster; Solicitor-General, 1913; Director of the Press Bureau, 1914-1915; created 1st Baron Cheddington, 1915; Lord Chancellor, 1915-1916; member of the Interallied Conference in Finance and Supplies; Chairman, Governing Body of Imperial College, 1923-1934; Chairman, Political Honours Review Commitee, 1924, 1929; created 1st Viscount Buckmaster, 1933; died, 1934.
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Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
GB 0098 B/BUCKMASTER Created 1923-1934 Collection (fonds) 1 file Buckmaster , Stanley Owen , 1861-1934 , 1st Viscount Buckmaster , Lord Chancellor
Born, 1861; educated at Christ Church, Oxford; called to Bar, Inner Temple, 1884; Liberal MP for Cambridge, 1906-1910, Keighley, Yorkshire, 1911-1914; Counsel to the University of Oxford, 1911-1913; knighted, 1913; member of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster; Solicitor-General, 1913; Director of the Press Bureau, 1914-1915; created 1st Baron Cheddington, 1915; Lord Chancellor, 1915-1916; member of the Interallied Conference in Finance and Supplies; Chairman, Governing Body of Imperial College, 1923-1934; Chairman, Political Honours Review Commitee, 1924, 1929; created 1st Viscount Buckmaster, 1933; died, 1934.
Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
Papers of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, comprising correspondence with Imperial College administration department, 1923-1934, as Chaiman of the Governing Body.
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.
English
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
Records of the Governing Body (GB), held at Imperial College.
Correspondence with Herbert Asquith (reference: MSS Asquith), correspondence with Lewis Harcourt, 1918-1922 (reference: MSS Harcourt), correspondence relating to Society for Protection of Science, and Learning, 1933-1934 (reference: SPSL), held at the Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts; letters to Lord Reading, 1915-1933, held at the British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (reference: MSS Eur E 238, F 118); letters to John Redmond, 1915-1916, held at the National Library of Ireland (reference: MS 15175).
An Orator of Justice. A speech biography of Viscount Buckmaster edited by James Johnston (I Nicholson & Watson, London, 1932)
Sources: Who Was Who (A & C Black, 1947, volume III); National Register of Archives; British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. 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 Buckmaster , Stanley Owen , 1861-1934 , 1st Viscount Buckmaster , Lord Chancellor x Buckmaster , 1st Viscount Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Papers of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, comprising correspondence with Imperial College administration department, 1923-1934, as Chaiman of the Governing Body.
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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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English
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Records of the Governing Body (GB), held at Imperial College.
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A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
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Correspondence with Herbert Asquith (reference: MSS Asquith), correspondence with Lewis Harcourt, 1918-1922 (reference: MSS Harcourt), correspondence relating to Society for Protection of Science, and Learning, 1933-1934 (reference: SPSL), held at the Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts; letters to Lord Reading, 1915-1933, held at the British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (reference: MSS Eur E 238, F 118); letters to John Redmond, 1915-1916, held at the National Library of Ireland (reference: MS 15175).
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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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