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Title
Date(s)
- Created 1923-1934 (Creation)
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1 file
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Name of creator
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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Scope and content
Papers of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, comprising correspondence with Imperial College administration department, 1923-1934, as Chaiman of the Governing Body.
System of arrangement
1 file
Conditions of access and use area
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
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Records of the Governing Body (GB), held at Imperial College.
Finding aids
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
Allied materials area
Related units of description
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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Rules and/or conventions used
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.
Language(s)
- English