GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP128 Child - CHILD, Edwin (b 1846)

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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP128 Child

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CHILD, Edwin (b 1846)

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  • 1866-1871 (Creación)

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1 box or 0.01 cubic metres.

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Born in London, 1846; worked in the family business, Nottinghamshire, as a seed merchant; trapped in the city during the siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, and volunteered for the Garde Nationale de la Seine, Nov 1870-Feb 1871; returned to England after the lifting of the siege in 1871.

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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP128 Child 1866-1871 Collection (fonds) 1 box or 0.01 cubic metres. Child , Edwin , b 1846 , seed merchant

Born in London, 1846; worked in the family business, Nottinghamshire, as a seed merchant; trapped in the city during the siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, and volunteered for the Garde Nationale de la Seine, Nov 1870-Feb 1871; returned to England after the lifting of the siege in 1871.

The papers were presented to King's College by Miss Edwina Child, the daughter of Edwin Child, in 1964 via Professor Sir Michael Howard.

Papers of Edwin Child, 1866-1871, notably relating to his experiences during the Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, Sep 1870-Jan 1871, comprising diaries, 1866-1871, containing daily entries recording events and often weather, part of which is written on copies of Lettre-Journal de Paris: Gazette des Absents, 1870; letters (as balloon post) to his family and 'Mary-Ann', describing conditions under the siege, 1870-1871; papers relating to his service in the Garde Nationale de la Seine, 1870-1871, including record of service, testimonial, passes for safe-conduct, identity papers and bread ration coupons; photographs of Child and of scenes of the Franco-Prussian War; printed journals and books comprising French publications largely relating to the siege, 1870-1871.

The papers are arranged as follows: manuscripts, letters, miscellaneous papers and documents, photographs, printed journals and books.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English and French

Collection level description available in hard copy in the reading room of King's College London Archives.

Sources: King's College London, Manuscripts and Private Papers, A Select Guide. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with 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. January 2001 Child , Edwin , b 1846 , seed merchant Diaries Documents Europe European history France French history Garde Nationale de la Seine History Information sources International conflicts Literary forms and genres Literature National history Newspapers Nonfiction Paris Periodicals Photographs Primary documents Prose Publications Visual materials War diaries Western Europe Communications media Information sciences

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

The papers were presented to King's College by Miss Edwina Child, the daughter of Edwin Child, in 1964 via Professor Sir Michael Howard.

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Papers of Edwin Child, 1866-1871, notably relating to his experiences during the Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, Sep 1870-Jan 1871, comprising diaries, 1866-1871, containing daily entries recording events and often weather, part of which is written on copies of Lettre-Journal de Paris: Gazette des Absents, 1870; letters (as balloon post) to his family and 'Mary-Ann', describing conditions under the siege, 1870-1871; papers relating to his service in the Garde Nationale de la Seine, 1870-1871, including record of service, testimonial, passes for safe-conduct, identity papers and bread ration coupons; photographs of Child and of scenes of the Franco-Prussian War; printed journals and books comprising French publications largely relating to the siege, 1870-1871.

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Sistema de arreglo

The papers are arranged as follows: manuscripts, letters, miscellaneous papers and documents, photographs, printed journals and books.

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Condiciones

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

English and French

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Collection level description available in hard copy in the reading room of King's College London Archives.

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King's College London College Archives

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Compiled in compliance with 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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  • inglés

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