GB 0102 PP MS 37 - Mackay, Donald James, 11th Baron Reay

5 boxes

Formerly MS 254560.
GB 0102 PP MS 37 Created 1881-1891 Collection (fonds) 5 boxes Mackay , Donald James , 1839-1921 , 11th Baron Reay , Governor of Bombay

Donald James Mackay was born in the Hague on 22 December 1839. He was naturalised in 1877 and succeeded to the title of 11th Baron Reay in 1881. From 1884-1886 he was Rector of St. Andrew's University. From 1885-1890 he was Governor of Bombay. From 1892-1918 he was Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire. He served as Under-Secretary for India from 1894-1895, and from 1897-1904 as Chairman of the London School Board. He was President of the Royal Asiatic Society and University College London, and the first President of the British Academy from 1901-1907. He died on 1 August 1921.

Formerly MS 254560.

Donated to the library c1926.

Papers, 1881-1891, of Donald James Mackay, 11th Baron Reay, as Governor of Bombay, comprising correspondence, memoranda, petitions and other papers, 1884-1889 and undated, on A'bkari administration (a system of licences for the distillation and sale of spirits in Bombay); correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports and other papers, 1881-1891 and undated, relating to military and naval subjects; correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports, 1885-1890 and undated, on education; correspondence and other papers, 1881-1891 and undated, on agriculture; correspondence and other papers, 1884-1889 and undated, on sanitation and water works; correspondence and papers, 1884-1891 and undated, on various other subjects including administration, hospitals, irrigation, railways and finance; addresses of welcome to Lord Reay, 1886-1890 and undated; a drawing of Bombay harbour and accompanying manuscript plan, undated; manuscript map of Karachi Harbour Board, 1887.

The papers have been arranged into sections according to subject as indicated in Scope and content.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist and database.

The British Library, Manuscript Collections, holds letters to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1886-1907 (Ref: Add MSS 41232-42); letters to T H S Escott, 1879-1884 (Ref: Add MS 58785); letters to Herbert Gladstone, 1880-1906 (Ref: Add MS 46017); letters to Mary Gladstone, 1880-1893 (Ref: Add MS 46242); letters to W E Gladstone, 1880-1893 (Ref: Add MSS 44463-789); letters to Sir Edward Walter Hamilton, 1882-1907 (Ref: Add MS 48617). The British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections, holds correspondence with Lord Cross, 1886-1890 (Ref: MSS Eur E 243); letters to Arthur Godley, 1884-1891 (Ref: MSS Eur F 1092); letters to Lord Kimberley, 1884-1894 (Ref: MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97); letters to 1st Viscount Morley, 1909 (Ref: MSS Eur D 573). The National Archives of Scotland holds speeches at the 2nd International Peace Conference, 1907 (Ref: GD84/238). The National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division, holds correspondence with Lord Rosebery, 1880-1920 (Ref: MSS 10043-44), and miscellaneous correspondence, 1881-1903, including Lord Rosebery and Sir Patrick Geddes (Ref: MSS 10036-10158, 10248-10290, 10511, 10534 passim). The Public Record Office holds correspondence with Sir Ernest Satow, 1895-1921 (Ref: PRO30/33/11/11-18). Cambridge University, Kings College Modern Archive Centre, holds letters to Oscar Browning, 1883-1904 (Ref: OB). Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre, holds correspondence with Lord Randolph Churchill, 1885-1886 (Ref: RCHL). Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, holds correspondence with Lord Hardinge, 1910-1913 (Ref: Hardinge). Algemeen Rijksarchief te 'sGravenhage, the Netherlands, holds correspondence and papers, 1841-1921.

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Donated to the library c1926.

Papers, 1881-1891, of Donald James Mackay, 11th Baron Reay, as Governor of Bombay, comprising correspondence, memoranda, petitions and other papers, 1884-1889 and undated, on A'bkari administration (a system of licences for the distillation and sale of spirits in Bombay); correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports and other papers, 1881-1891 and undated, relating to military and naval subjects; correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports, 1885-1890 and undated, on education; correspondence and other papers, 1881-1891 and undated, on agriculture; correspondence and other papers, 1884-1889 and undated, on sanitation and water works; correspondence and papers, 1884-1891 and undated, on various other subjects including administration, hospitals, irrigation, railways and finance; addresses of welcome to Lord Reay, 1886-1890 and undated; a drawing of Bombay harbour and accompanying manuscript plan, undated; manuscript map of Karachi Harbour Board, 1887.

The papers have been arranged into sections according to subject as indicated in Scope and content.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English

Unpublished handlist and database.

The British Library, Manuscript Collections, holds letters to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1886-1907 (Ref: Add MSS 41232-42); letters to T H S Escott, 1879-1884 (Ref: Add MS 58785); letters to Herbert Gladstone, 1880-1906 (Ref: Add MS 46017); letters to Mary Gladstone, 1880-1893 (Ref: Add MS 46242); letters to W E Gladstone, 1880-1893 (Ref: Add MSS 44463-789); letters to Sir Edward Walter Hamilton, 1882-1907 (Ref: Add MS 48617). The British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections, holds correspondence with Lord Cross, 1886-1890 (Ref: MSS Eur E 243); letters to Arthur Godley, 1884-1891 (Ref: MSS Eur F 1092); letters to Lord Kimberley, 1884-1894 (Ref: MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97); letters to 1st Viscount Morley, 1909 (Ref: MSS Eur D 573). The National Archives of Scotland holds speeches at the 2nd International Peace Conference, 1907 (Ref: GD84/238). The National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division, holds correspondence with Lord Rosebery, 1880-1920 (Ref: MSS 10043-44), and miscellaneous correspondence, 1881-1903, including Lord Rosebery and Sir Patrick Geddes (Ref: MSS 10036-10158, 10248-10290, 10511, 10534 passim). The Public Record Office holds correspondence with Sir Ernest Satow, 1895-1921 (Ref: PRO30/33/11/11-18). Cambridge University, Kings College Modern Archive Centre, holds letters to Oscar Browning, 1883-1904 (Ref: OB). Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre, holds correspondence with Lord Randolph Churchill, 1885-1886 (Ref: RCHL). Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, holds correspondence with Lord Hardinge, 1910-1913 (Ref: Hardinge). Algemeen Rijksarchief te 'sGravenhage, the Netherlands, holds correspondence and papers, 1841-1921.

• English