Search

032-003955486 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [40] File

1. Add MS 89471/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/4
Title:
Gordon family correspondence
Scope & Content:
Undated and unaddressed letters relating to the Gordon Family. This file consists of: - a letter addressed to O’Callaghan from Wolseley of the War Office, dated 22 Apr 1887, requesting information on a military action - an incomplete letter from Sir John Cowell, controller of the Queen’s hous...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1887
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

2. Add MS 89471/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/1
Title:
Letters from Charles George Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters from Charles George Gordon regarding the situation in Sudan following the defeat of William Hicks’ expedition. This file consists of: -a letter to Sir Samuel White Baker (Explorer and Major-General of the Ottoman Empire), dated 4 January 1884, discussing the need for an intervention in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages and an envelope)

3. Add MS 89471/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/3
Title:
Letters to William Staveley Gordon and his wife
Scope & Content:
Letters to William Gordon and his wife, Anne Isabella Gordon (née Stafford), regarding his military service. This file consists of: - a letter to W S Gordon from Evelyn Baring (Earl Cromer), dated 3 Apr 1896, making arrangements for a journey - a letter to W S Gordon from Evelyn Baring (Earl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1896-27 Jun 1906
Extent:
1 folder (7 pages)

4. Add MS 89471/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/2/3
Title:
Correspondence of Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of Augusta Gordon regarding the legacy of her brother C G Gordon. This file consists of: - a letter from Sir William F Butler, dated 17 Mar 1889, thanking Augusta for her praise of his biography of C G Gordon - a letter from Colonel Mahmoud Talaat Bey, dated 20 Apr 1889, reque...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1889-26 Nov 1890
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

5. Add MS 89471/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/2/1
Title:
Letters to Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters to Augusta Gordon regarding the death and legacy of her brother Charles George Gordon. This file consists of: - a letter from Comtesse de Noailles (Anna Maria Helena née Baring), dated 31 Mar 1884, reporting her offer of £20,000 to the Gordon Highlanders and the Irish Fusiliers regimen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1884-17 Aug 1885
Extent:
1 folder (8 pages and 1 envelope)

6. Add MS 89471/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/2/2
Title:
Letters to Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters to Augusta Gordon regarding the legacy of her brother Charles George Gordon. This file consists of: - a letter from Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown, dated 16 Mar 1886, giving his opinion on the Government’s decision to send C G Gordon to Sudan - a letter from Kashin Elmo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
16 Mar 1886-9 Dec 1888
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

7. Add MS 89471/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/5/1
Title:
Photographs of Charles George Gordon
Scope & Content:
A series of photographs and postcards depicting Charles George Gordon and memorials erected in his honour. This file consists of: - a photograph, taken by G. Lekegian & Company of Cairo, depicting C G Gordon in dress uniform - a hand-coloured photograph, created by Adams & Stilliard o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1888
Extent:
1 folder (5 photographs and 3 postcards)

8. Add MS 89471/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/5/3
Title:
Gordon family wax seals
Scope & Content:
Several examples of wax seals marked with the Gordon family crest, which consists of a gauntlet holding a spear above the motto “Semper Fidelis” This file also includes: - the name "Gordon" written in Mandarin Chinese characters - two seals showing the personal crest and initials of Colonel L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880s-1900s
Extent:
1 folder

9. Add MS 89471/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/5/2
Title:
Press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon
Scope & Content:
Articles cut from newspapers concerning C G Gordon and his demise. This file consists of: - an article from the Standard, dated 18 Sep 1884, entitled Telegrams from General Gordon - Important Demands, publishing copies of telegrams sent by C G Gordon from Khartoum requesting reinforcements -...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1900
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

10. Add MS 89471/5/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89471/5/4
Title:
Copy of Dream of Gerontius
Scope & Content:
A pocket-sized copy of the book Dream of Gerontius, written by Cardinal John Henry Newman, with an accompanying black fabric case embroidered with initials in golden thread. This volume is marked with annotations in facsimile of those present on a copy of the book given by Charles George Gordo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888
Extent:
1 folder [1 volume and fabric cover]