GB 0098 B/BUCKMASTER - BUCKMASTER, Stanley Owen, 1st Viscount Buckmaster (1861-1934)

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GB 0098 B/BUCKMASTER

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BUCKMASTER, Stanley Owen, 1st Viscount Buckmaster (1861-1934)

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  • Created 1923-1934 (Creation)

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1 file

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Biographical history

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.

Archival history

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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1 file

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Conditions governing access

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.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • 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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Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine

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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

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