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Add MS 89471
- Record Id:
- 032-003955486
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003955486
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100132598889.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89471
- 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 of Major-General Gordon and items belonging to family members.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003955486", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 89471: Gordon family papers" },{ "id" : "040-003955490", "parent" : "032-003955486", "text" : "Add MS 89471/1: Letters from Charles George Gordon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003955491", "parent" : "032-003955486", "text" : "Add MS 89471/2: Correspondence of Mary Augusta Gordon" },{ "id" : "040-003955492", "parent" : "036-003955491", "text" : "Add MS 89471/2/1: Letters to Mary Augusta Gordon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955521", "parent" : "036-003955491", "text" : "Add MS 89471/2/2: Letters to Mary Augusta Gordon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955531", "parent" : "036-003955491", "text" : "Add MS 89471/2/3: Correspondence of Mary Augusta Gordon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955644", "parent" : "032-003955486", "text" : "Add MS 89471/3: Letters to William Staveley Gordon and his wife" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955648", "parent" : "032-003955486", "text" : "Add MS 89471/4: Gordon family correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003955650", "parent" : "032-003955486", "text" : "Add MS 89471/5: Photographs and press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon" },{ "id" : "040-003955649", "parent" : "036-003955650", "text" : "Add MS 89471/5/1: Photographs of Charles George Gordon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955651", "parent" : "036-003955650", "text" : "Add MS 89471/5/2: Press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955710", "parent" : "036-003955650", "text" : "Add MS 89471/5/3: Gordon family wax seals" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003955719", "parent" : "036-003955650", "text" : "Add MS 89471/5/4: Copy of Dream of Gerontius" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003955486
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 89471/1 : Letters from Charles George Gordon
Add MS 89471/2 : Correspondence of Mary Augusta Gordon
Add MS 89471/3 : Letters to William Staveley Gordon and his wife
Add MS 89471/4 : Gordon family correspondence
Add MS 89471/5 : Photographs and press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon
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- 032-003955486
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89471
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 box (10 folders)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1906
- Date Range:
- 1884-1906
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Custodial History:
- Offered for sale, as the property of the Spiro family, at Christie's, New York, 26 Feb 2004, lot 38, 39 and 48
- Former Internal References:
- Dep 11373
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchase from Sotheby's, 27 Apr 2021 (lots 50, 51 and 52)
- Arrangement:
- Collection arranged by format and then letters arranged by correspondent (where known) and chronologically
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gordon, Charles George, army officer, 1833-1885
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