Add MS 60983

H. MISCELLANEOUS AND OUTSIZE MATERIAL

60983. CARNARVON PAPERS. Vol. CCXXVII (ff. 173). Outsize and miscellaneous papers of Lord Carnarvon; 1831-[1923?], n.d.:

1. ff. 1-2. A list of the majority and minority, on the passing of the English Reform Bill, in the House of Commons, the 22nd of September 1831.

2. f. 3. Unfinished plan of ceiling(?) of room in an unnamed building, possibly Highclere Castle, sent to the Dowager Countess of Carnarvon, with pencil annotations and sketches; [aft. Dec. 1849].

3. f. 4. Printed admission card to Highclere Park and gardens; 20 April 1850.

4. ff. 5-7. Page proofs of an article: 'Conservative Reaction'; [1861-1862?]. Possibly by Lord Carnarvon, or by R. H. P. [Robert Hogarth Patterson?] whose writing appears on the reverse.

5. ff. 8-13. The Arms of Stanhope as they 'should now be carried by the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon'; [circa 1861]; with other heraldic prints, and the arms, on silk, of the Carnarvon family(?); n.d.

6. ff. 14-37. Copy of the Church and State Review; 1 Jan. 1863.

7. ff. 38-39. Table of 'Previous convictions of prisoners for trial at the Midsummer Quarter Sessions'; 1863.

8. f. 40. Plan de la salle de l'assemblée Nationale; [1871?]. Printed.

9. ff. 41-42. Article relating to Lord Carnarvon, published in the Bournemouth and Christchurch Chronicle; 7 Oct. 1876.

10. ff. 43-47. Lord Carnarvon's speech at a Falkland Memorial meeting at Newbury; from the Hampshire Advertiser [12-17] Jan. 1877; with two prints of the Falkland Memorial; circa 1877?

11. ff. 48-49. Two sketches by Lord Carnarvon: a rough ink sketch of a farmyard scene; n.d.; and a watercolour sketch of Porto Fino; Jan. 1889.

12. ff. 50-136. Press cuttings relating to Lord Carnarvon's edition of the Odyssey; 1886-1887.

13. ff. 137-145. Papers relating to the Local Government (England and Wales) Bill; 1888, n.d.

14. ff. 146-148. Cuttings from the Birmingham Daily Post, 29 June 1889; Carnarvon's speech of 28 June on the Armenian Question.

15. ff. 149-152. Anonymous review of 'The Peers and People: an Appeal to History' by W. T. Stead; from the Review of Reviews; Jan. [1908?].

16. ff. 153-157. Proof copy of article, 'New Turkey'; later part of Ben Kendim by Aubrey Herbert (published 1924); [bef. 19 June 1923].

17. ff. 158-161. 'The Pentagon': anonymous notes outlining a scheme for government and legal reform; n.d.

18. ff. 162-163. Printed verses on Bude, co. Cornw.; 19th cent.

19. ff. 164-165. '"The Sealed Packet" - containing the Answer'. Envelope containing a code, possibly for a game; 19th cent.

20. f. 166. Printed account of the life of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; 19th cent. Apparently this accompanied a drawing of the Earl.

21. ff. 167-170. Legal notes by Lord Carnarvon concerning a highways dispute; n.d.

22. ff. 171-173. Two coloured plans, with key, of [part of?] the grounds of Thornbury Castle, found with The History of Thornbury Castle, 1839 (see section K); circa 1839.