Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1878-1930] (Creation)
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10 items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
No information was available at the time of compilation.
Repository
Archival history
Collected and preserved by Dr Mead.
GB 0096 AL330 [1878-1930] fonds 10 items Mead , Geoffrey John Cusance de , fl 1939-1979 , historian
No information was available at the time of compilation.
Collected and preserved by Dr Mead.
Gift from Dr Mead, 1963.
Collection of letters formerly in the possession of Dr Geoffrey John Cusance de Mead, [1878-1930]. Correspondents include: Sir Squire Bancroft; John Arbuthnot Fisher, Lord Fisher; Sir Henry Irving; John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl Jellicoe; Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner; Charles Stanley Monck, Viscount Monck; John W Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough; [? Evelyn Strutt], Lady Rayleigh; Godfrey Tearle (later Sir Godfrey); and Florence Waller.
All items are autograph, with signatures.
See hard copy catalogue.
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
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.
July 2008 Irving , Sir , Henry , 1838-1905 , Knight , actor Fisher , John Arbuthnot , 1841-1920 , 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone , Admiral of the Fleet x Fisher of Kilverstone , 1st Baron Churchill , John Winston Spencer , 1822-1883 , 7th Duke of Marlborough and politician x Marlborough , 7th Duke of Communication process Communication skills Writing Letter writing Jellicoe , John Rushworth , 1859-1935 , 1st Earl Jellicoe , Admiral of the Fleet x Jellicoe , 1st Earl Mead , Geoffrey John Cusance de , fl 1939-1979 , historian
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift from Dr Mead, 1963.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of letters formerly in the possession of Dr Geoffrey John Cusance de Mead, [1878-1930]. Correspondents include: Sir Squire Bancroft; John Arbuthnot Fisher, Lord Fisher; Sir Henry Irving; John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl Jellicoe; Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner; Charles Stanley Monck, Viscount Monck; John W Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough; [? Evelyn Strutt], Lady Rayleigh; Godfrey Tearle (later Sir Godfrey); and Florence Waller.
All items are autograph, with signatures.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
See hard copy catalogue.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
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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