Colección GB 0064 MEL - Melville family papers

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 0064 MEL

Título

Melville family papers

Fecha(s)

  • [1760-1830] (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Colección

Volumen y soporte

8 boxes

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

Historia biográfica

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Institución archivística

Historia archivística

GB 0064 MEL [1760-1830] Collection 8 boxes Dundas , Henry , 1742-1811 , 1st Viscount Melville

Dundas , Robert Saunders , 1771-1851 , 2nd Viscount Melville

See sub-fonds level descriptions for individual biographies.

See sub-fonds level descriptions.

Papers of Henry Dundas, consisting of miscellaneous letters and documents relating to Dundas's official career as a naval administrator, 1760 to 1811. A further section was purchased from Madame Elisabeth La Serre in 1976. It consists of letters received between 1794 and 1806, from, among others, Admirals Cornwallis, Duncan, Orde, Keith, and Hallowell, as well as a number of ship lists.

Papers of Robert Saunders Dundas, consisting of a small collection of letters for the period during which Dundas was First Lord. In addition, there are some papers concerning Lord Cochrane's secret plan of 1812. A further section consists of letters received, 1812 to 1830, from naval officers, including Admirals Sir Charles Rowley, Sir David Milne, Sir Graham Moore (1764-1843) and Captain Sir George Grey.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

The main Dundas collections are held in the Scottish Record Office and the National Library of Scotland.

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

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.

2011-05-13 Elphinstone , George Keith , 1746-1823 , 1st Viscount Keith , Admiral Dundas , Henry , 1742-1811 , 1st Viscount Melville , Scots statesman x Melville , 1st Viscount Cornwallis , Sir , William , 1744-1819 , Knight , Admiral Carew , Sir , Benjamin Hallowell , 1760-1834 , Knight , Admiral Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Military science Social sciences Military affairs Naval affairs Orde , Sir , John , 1751-1824 , Knight , Admiral , Governor of Dominica Dundas , Robert Saunders , 1771-1851 , 2nd Viscount Melville (First Lord Of The Admiralty) Royal Navy Wars (events)

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

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Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

Papers of Henry Dundas, consisting of miscellaneous letters and documents relating to Dundas's official career as a naval administrator, 1760 to 1811. A further section was purchased from Madame Elisabeth La Serre in 1976. It consists of letters received between 1794 and 1806, from, among others, Admirals Cornwallis, Duncan, Orde, Keith, and Hallowell, as well as a number of ship lists.

Papers of Robert Saunders Dundas, consisting of a small collection of letters for the period during which Dundas was First Lord. In addition, there are some papers concerning Lord Cochrane's secret plan of 1812. A further section consists of letters received, 1812 to 1830, from naval officers, including Admirals Sir Charles Rowley, Sir David Milne, Sir Graham Moore (1764-1843) and Captain Sir George Grey.

Valorización, destrucción y programación

Acumulaciones

Sistema de arreglo

Área de condiciones de acceso y uso

Condiciones de acceso

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Condiciones

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Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

English

Características físicas y requisitos técnicos

Instrumentos de descripción

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Área de materiales relacionados

Existencia y localización de originales

Existencia y localización de copias

Unidades de descripción relacionadas

The main Dundas collections are held in the Scottish Record Office and the National Library of Scotland.

Descripciones relacionadas

Área de notas

Identificador/es alternativo(os)

Puntos de acceso

Puntos de acceso por materia

Puntos de acceso por lugar

Puntos de acceso por autoridad

Tipo de puntos de acceso

Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

Identificador de la institución

National Maritime Museum

Reglas y/o convenciones usadas

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.

Estado de elaboración

Nivel de detalle

Fechas de creación revisión eliminación

Idioma(s)

  • inglés

Escritura(s)

    Fuentes

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