GB 0120 MSS.6236-6240 - Urquhart, David (1805-1877) and Urquhart, Harriet Angelina (1825-1889)

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GB 0120 MSS.6236-6240

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Urquhart, David (1805-1877) and Urquhart, Harriet Angelina (1825-1889)

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  • 1821-1892 (Creación)

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97 items

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David Urquhart (1805-1877) was a diplomat and a pioneer of the Turkish Bath in the United Kingdom, helping to establish one in Jermyn Street, London. His wife Harriet Angelina Urquhart (née Fortesque) was a literary figure under the pen-name 'Caritas'.

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GB 0120 MSS.6236-6240 1821-1892 Collection (fonds) 97 items Urquhart , David , 1805-1877 , MP and diplomat

Urquhart , Harriet Angelina , 1825-1889 , writer on international affairs x Caritas

David Urquhart (1805-1877) was a diplomat and a pioneer of the Turkish Bath in the United Kingdom, helping to establish one in Jermyn Street, London. His wife Harriet Angelina Urquhart (née Fortesque) was a literary figure under the pen-name 'Caritas'.

Purchased at Stevens, 5 April 1921, lot 6.

Correspondence and papers of David Urquhart, 1821-1892, with associated family letters. Urquhart's correspondence gives details of the Turkish Bath in Jermyn Street, which he helped to establish (1860-1861), and his involvement with other similar institutions. Correspondence of Harriet Angelina Urquhart, largely on literary and religious topics.

Arranged in sections as follows: 1) Correspondence of David and Harriet Urquhart with various persons, mainly about Turkish baths and their medical applications; 2) Notes and press cuttings on Turkish baths, with related papers; 3) Correspondence of Harriet Angelina Urquhart, largely on literary and religious topics; 4) Letters to David Urquhart junior from various correspondents and 5) Miscellaneous fragments, including poems.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

English, some French

Described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jan 2009 Literature Religion Therapy Recreational facilities Public baths Balneology Therapeutics Baths Urquhart , David , 1805-1877 , MP and diplomat Urquhart , Harriet Angelina , 1825-1889 , writer on international affairs x Caritas Medical sciences

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Purchased at Stevens, 5 April 1921, lot 6.

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Correspondence and papers of David Urquhart, 1821-1892, with associated family letters. Urquhart's correspondence gives details of the Turkish Bath in Jermyn Street, which he helped to establish (1860-1861), and his involvement with other similar institutions. Correspondence of Harriet Angelina Urquhart, largely on literary and religious topics.

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Arranged in sections as follows: 1) Correspondence of David and Harriet Urquhart with various persons, mainly about Turkish baths and their medical applications; 2) Notes and press cuttings on Turkish baths, with related papers; 3) Correspondence of Harriet Angelina Urquhart, largely on literary and religious topics; 4) Letters to David Urquhart junior from various correspondents and 5) Miscellaneous fragments, including poems.

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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

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English, some French

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Described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

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Wellcome Library

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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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