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2. Add MS 89471/5
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- Title:
- Photographs and press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon
- Scope & Content:
- Various materials belonging to the Gordon family, mostly relating to C G Gordon and his legacy. This series includes: - photographs depicting C G Gordon and memorials to his death - press cuttings regarding C G Gordon's legacy - wax seals of the Gordon family crest - a copy of the Dream of Gerontius
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1880s-1900s
- Extent:
- 5 folders
3. Add MS 89471/4
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- 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 household, ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1887
- Extent:
- 1 folder (5 pages)
4. Add MS 89471/5/3
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- 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 A Gord...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1880s-1900s
- Extent:
- 1 folder
5. Add MS 89471/1
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- 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 Sudan...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1884
- Extent:
- 1 folder (5 pages and an envelope)
6. Add MS 89471
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- Title:
- Gordon family papers
- Scope & Content:
- Personal papers of the Gordon family, mostly relating to the death of Charles George Gordon (1833-1885) in Sudan. The collection mostly consists of correspondence, largely letters to Mary Augusta Gordon (fl 1833-1890) regarding her younger brother's demise and legacy, but also includes photographs o...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1884-1906
- Extent:
- 1 box (10 folders)
7. Add MS 89471/3
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- 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 Cromer)...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 Apr 1896-27 Jun 1906
- Extent:
- 1 folder (7 pages)
8. Add MS 89471/2/2
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- 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 Elmour Pash...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Turkish, Ottoman
- Date Range:
- 16 Mar 1886-9 Dec 1888
- Extent:
- 1 folder (5 pages)
9. Add MS 89471/2/3
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- 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, requesting fi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 Mar 1889-26 Nov 1890
- Extent:
- 1 folder (5 pages)
10. Add MS 89471/5/1
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- 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 of Southampton, ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1884-1888
- Extent:
- 1 folder (5 photographs and 3 postcards)