Fonds GB 0096 MS1132 - Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1845-1937)

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Reference code

GB 0096 MS1132

Title

Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1845-1937)

Date(s)

  • 4019 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

1 letter

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Sir Herbert Maxwell was Conservative member of Parliament for Wigtownshire from 1880-1906; during the latter years of his parliamentary career he was a supporter of Joseph Chamberlain's campign for tariff reform; Maxwell was a prolific author: his numerous books included a biography of the Duke of Wellington, written in 1899. He was the President of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 1900-1913.

Archival history

Transferred from Senate House Library.
GB 0096 MS1132 1911 January Fonds 1 letter Maxwell , Sir , Herbert Eustace , 1845-1937 , 7th baronet , politician and author

Sir Herbert Maxwell was Conservative member of Parliament for Wigtownshire from 1880-1906; during the latter years of his parliamentary career he was a supporter of Joseph Chamberlain's campign for tariff reform; Maxwell was a prolific author: his numerous books included a biography of the Duke of Wellington, written in 1899. He was the President of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 1900-1913.

Transferred from Senate House Library.

Senate House Library

Letter to Lord Carlisle, 1911, regarding work on the Lanercost Chronicle, a medieval chronicle on the history of Scotland.

1 item only

Open for research

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English

Fonds level description

The following repositories also hold archives of Sir Herbert Maxwell: National Library of Scotland (correspondence 1863-1937); Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (letters to Lady Londonderry, 1924-1937); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (correspondence, 1924-1927).

Entry compiled by Richard Temple. 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. 2007-01-03, Richard Temple Chronicles Documents Information sources Manuscripts Maxwell , Sir , Herbert Eustace , 1845-1937 , 7th baronet , politician and author

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Senate House Library

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Scope and content

Letter to Lord Carlisle, 1911, regarding work on the Lanercost Chronicle, a medieval chronicle on the history of Scotland.

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1 item only

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Open for research

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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The following repositories also hold archives of Sir Herbert Maxwell: National Library of Scotland (correspondence 1863-1937); Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (letters to Lady Londonderry, 1924-1937); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (correspondence, 1924-1927).

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Senate House Library, University of London

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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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Language(s)

  • English

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