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1. Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8

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Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8
Title:
BLENHEIM PAPERS
Scope & Content:
The archive, formerly housed at Blenheim Palace, co. Oxon, consists chiefly of the correspondence and papers of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, his wife Sarah, née Jenyns, and their son-in-law Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, whose descendants by his second wife, Anne Churchill,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Catalan, Cipher, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
610 items

2. Add MS 61481-61490

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Add MS 61481-61490
Title:
C. EARLY SPENCER PAPERS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1600-1799]
Extent:
10 items

3. Add MS 61691-61710 B

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Title:
H. POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS, CATALOGUES, ETC.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1453-1999]
Extent:
20 items

4. Add MS 61681-61688

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Add MS 61681-61688
Title:
F. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE TREVOR FAMILY
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1600-1752]
Extent:
8 items

5. Add MS 61689-61690

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Add MS 61689-61690
Title:
G. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SIR JOHN WILDMAN 61689, 61690. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. DLXXXIX, DXC. Correspondence and papers of Maj.-Gen. Sir John Wildman, M.P. ,(b. [ 1621 ?], d. 1693) revolutionary, Postmaster General, 12 Apr. 1689-circ. 28 Feb. 1691, Alderman of the City of London; 1685-1692, n.d. Two volumes. Maurice Ashley conjectures that Wildman's papers were acquired by Marlborough who suspected him of plotting against the government and interfering with the mails; 'His concern ov...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1685-1692
Extent:
2 items

6. Add MS 61666-61680

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Add MS 61666-61680
Title:
E. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF LATER DUKES OF MARLBOROUGH 61666-61680. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. DLXVI-DLXXX. Correspondence and papers of later Dukes of Marlborough, their families and agents; [1722?]-1919, n.d. Extensively used in A. L. Rowse, The Later Churchills, 1958. Fifteen volumes. Classified as follows: — I. The 3rd Duke of Marlborough, his Wife and Brothers (61666- 61669). II. The 4th Duke of Marlborough and his Wife (61670-61676). III. Later Dukes of Marlborough (61677). IV. Accoun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1722?]-1919
Extent:
15 items

7. Add MS 61414-61480

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Add MS 61414-61480
Title:
B. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH 61414-61480. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCXIV-CCCLXXX. Correspondence and papers of, and relating to, Sarah née Jenyns (b. 1660, d. 1744), wife (1677-78) of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough; Groom of the Stole, Mistress of the Robes and Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Anne, 1702-1711; 1639-1787. Extensively used in D. Green, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, 1967. Sixty-seven volumes. Classified as follows: — I. Correspondenc...
Scope & Content:
Sarah Churchill, wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence and papers: 1639-1787.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1639-1787
Extent:
67 items

8. Add MS 61491-61665

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Add MS 61491-61665
Title:
D. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE 3RD EARL OF SUNDERLAND 61491-61665. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCXCI-DLXV. Correspondence and papers of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (b. circ 1674, d. 1722), Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1706-1710, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1714-1715, Lord Privy Seal 1715-1716, Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1717-1718, First Lord of the Treasury 1718-1721; 1690s-1819, n.d. One hundred and seventy-five volumes. Classified as follo...
Scope & Content:
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence and papers of and rel. to: circ. 1690-1819, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Catalan, Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
1690s-1819
Extent:
175 items

9. Add MS 61101-61413

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Add MS 61101-61413
Title:
A. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE 1ST DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH 61101-61413. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. I-CCCXIII. Correspondence and papers of, and relating to, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (b. 1650, d. 1722), Captain-General of the British forces, Commander-in- Chief of the Allied army in the Low Countries, Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces and Envoy to various European courts during the War of the Spanish Succession; [1673?]-18th cent., but chiefly of the period 1...
Scope & Content:
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Correspondence and papers: [1673?]-18th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Catalan, Cipher, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
[1673?]-18th century
Extent:
313 items

10. Add MS 61681-61683

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Add MS 61681-61683
Title:
F. Section I. PAPERS OF THE BOTELER FAMILY
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
[1600-1668]
Extent:
3 items