Papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
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Correspondence and papers of Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-1891), politician, who served as Foreign Secretary under Gladstone. He was one of four children of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (1773-1846) and Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville (née Lady...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Russian
Date Range:
c 1825-1899
Extent:
607 files, some sub-divided (349 bound volumes + 258 files of unbound papers)
Correspondence and memoranda of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville regarding Sardinia and Spain
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Sardinia: Part of a letter from the Marquis d'Azeglio from Turin to Lord Palmerston, sent by the latter to the F.O., with notes by Lord Granville and Lord John Russell. December 1851, ff. 1-6v. Sardinia: Part of a letter from Mary, wife of Sir Ralph Abercromby, to her sister Frances, wife of Lord...
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
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Verses copied from an album. 5 April 1846, ff. 1-1v. Letter to Sir Erskine Perry from Col. W. Sutherland. 1 March 1847, ff. 2-5v. Notes for a speech on the position of Jews in Britain, probably made on Lionel de Rothschild's election to Parliament. [1847], ff. 6-9. Extracts from the minutes of th...
Foreign affairs correspondence of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville: Italy
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Letters to Lord Granville from the British Embassy in Italy, the Italian Embassy in London, and miscellaneous other correspondents on Italy. With drafts and notes.
International Yearbook of Oral History and Life Stories: Editorial
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Correspondence relating to Paul Thompson's editorial work for the International Yearbook of Oral History and Life Stories, Volumes 1-4; planning and notes on submissions; and a call for papers (‘Identity and Migration', 1993). Some correspondence is in Spanish and French. The editorial correspo...
Editorial correspondence (including letters/documents in French and Italian) and some administrative correspondence with Review Design Services, regarding printing of the journal. Also includes articles, with related correspondence between editor and author, by Charles More and Raphael Samuel.