GB 1249 Thring - THRING, Henry, 1st Baron Thring (1818-1907)

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Reference code

GB 1249 Thring

Title

THRING, Henry, 1st Baron Thring (1818-1907)

Date(s)

  • 1877-1951 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

3 boxes

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The lawyer Lord Thring (1818-1907), renowned for his work as a parliamentary draftsman and innovator in the framing of legislation, served on the Council of the Royal College of Music.

Archival history

GB 1249 Thring 1877-1951 Collection (fonds) 3 boxes Thring , Henry , 1818-1907 , 1st Baron Thring, lawyer and jurist
The lawyer Lord Thring (1818-1907), renowned for his work as a parliamentary draftsman and innovator in the framing of legislation, served on the Council of the Royal College of Music.

Donated by Mrs E Thring Bolton via the British Records Association (BRA 810) in 1951.

Papers of Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring, relating to the establishment and constitution of the Royal College of Music (RCM), 1877-1883, mostly comprising correspondence of Thring (mainly his office copies) and members of the Committee of Management of the National Training School for Music, Prince Christian's Executive Committee of the Royal and National College of Music and the Council of the RCM, particularly in regard to the drafting and granting of the royal charter to the RCM, with manuscript and printed drafts of the charter of the RCM and regulations of the RCM. The papers also include a small quantity of material relating to Thring's RCM Building's Sub Committee to report on the heating, ventilation and drainage of the new RCM building, 1889; the minute of condolence of the Council of the RCM on the death of Lord Thring, 14 Mar 1907; correspondence relating to the donation of the Thring papers to the RCM, 1951.

A small portion of correspondence has been placed in chronological order; the majority of the papers are unsorted.

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.
English

The RCM also holds records of the National Training School for Music, 1873-1882 (Ref: NTSM).

Papers of Lord Thring are also held by the British Library, the Bishopsgate Institute, Lambeth Palace Library and the National Archives of Canada. See the National Register of Archives for further details.

Compiled by Robert Baxter 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. May 2001 Academic buildings Cultural education Educational administrative structure Educational buildings Educational foundations Educational governing boards Educational legislation Educational organizations Educational supervision England Europe Kensington Law Legislation London Music education National Training School for Music Royal College of Music Thring , Henry , 1818-1907 , 1st Baron Thring , lawyer and jurist x Thring , 1st Baron UK Western Europe Kensington and Chelsea

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by Mrs E Thring Bolton via the British Records Association (BRA 810) in 1951.

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Scope and content

Papers of Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring, relating to the establishment and constitution of the Royal College of Music (RCM), 1877-1883, mostly comprising correspondence of Thring (mainly his office copies) and members of the Committee of Management of the National Training School for Music, Prince Christian's Executive Committee of the Royal and National College of Music and the Council of the RCM, particularly in regard to the drafting and granting of the royal charter to the RCM, with manuscript and printed drafts of the charter of the RCM and regulations of the RCM. The papers also include a small quantity of material relating to Thring's RCM Building's Sub Committee to report on the heating, ventilation and drainage of the new RCM building, 1889; the minute of condolence of the Council of the RCM on the death of Lord Thring, 14 Mar 1907; correspondence relating to the donation of the Thring papers to the RCM, 1951.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A small portion of correspondence has been placed in chronological order; the majority of the papers are unsorted.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The RCM also holds records of the National Training School for Music, 1873-1882 (Ref: NTSM).

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Related units of description

Papers of Lord Thring are also held by the British Library, the Bishopsgate Institute, Lambeth Palace Library and the National Archives of Canada. See the National Register of Archives for further details.

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Institution identifier

Royal College of Music

Rules and/or conventions used

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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