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Mss Eur D742/31
- Record Id:
- 040-001611400
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001610459
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001442.0x000380
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D742/31
- Title:
- Letters, notes, reviews etc. relating to the biographies and biographers of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, (including biographies by D.C. Boulger, 1897; H. E. Egerton, 1900; C. E. Wurtzburg, 1954; notes and pamphlet entitled The Straits Settlement or How to Govern a Colony (London 1869), by W. H. Read)
- Scope & Content:
- Correspondence concerning various biographies of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles' life. Includes press cutting reviews of Demetrius Charles Boulger's Life of Stamford Raffles (1897), Hugh Edward Egerton's Sir Stamford Raffles; England in the Far East (1900) and Charles Edward Wurtzburg's Raffles of the Eastern Isles (1954). Also includes correspondence between William Henry Macleod Read and the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint and a pamphlet by W. H. Read entitled The Straits Settlement or How to Govern a Colony (1869). The documents include notes By Captain William Raffles Flint on Sir Thomas Stamford's life, correspondence from biographers asking fro information or to see the Raffles papers.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001610459
036-001611283
040-001611400 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur D742 : Raffles Family Collection.
Mss Eur D742/29-36 : Sir Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java 1811-1816, Governor of Benkulen 1818-1824: miscellaneous material.
Mss Eur D742/31 : Letters, notes, reviews etc. relating to the biographies and biographers of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, (including biographies… - Contains:
- Mss Eur D742/31, f 1 : Folder entitled 'Letters, notes reviews etc relating to biographies and biographers of Sir T. S. Raffles, 1895-1954'.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 2 : Slip of paper detailing contents, 'Reviews of D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897)' and…
Mss Eur D742/31, f 3v : Press cutting of a review of D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 4v : Press cutting of a review from the Manchester Cruiser regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London…
Mss Eur D742/31, f 5v : Press cutting of a review of D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 6v : Press cutting of a review from the Leeds Mercury regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 7v : Press cutting of a review from the Daily News regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 8v : Press cutting of a review from the Scotsman regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 9v : Press cutting mentioning D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897) from the Westminster Bud.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 10v : Press cutting mentioning D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897) from the Westminster Gazette.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 11v : Press cutting of a review from the Daily Chronicle regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London…
Mss Eur D742/31, f 12v : Press cutting of a review from the Echo regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 13 : Slip of paper entitled 'Raffles in the Spectator 1898'.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 14v : Press cutting of a review from the Spectator regarding D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 15 : Slip of paper detailing the contents, including letters and press cuttings.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 16v : Card describing the contents.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 17v : Letter from J. Pearse in Kent to Mrs Drake.
Mss Eur D742/31, ff 18-20v : Transcripts of four letters from William H. Read to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint.
Mss Eur D742/31, ff 21-23v : Envelope and letter from W. H. Read in Blackheath to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 24v : Letter from William H. Read in Blackheath to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint.
Mss Eur D742/31, f 25v : Press cutting regarding the upcoming publication of D.C. Boulger's The Life of Sir Stamford Raffles (London 1897).
Mss Eur D742/31, f 26v : Envelope addressed to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint in Cornwall.
Mss Eur D742/31, ff 27-29v : Envelope and letter from William Henry Macleod Read in Lancashire to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint.
Mss Eur D742/31, ff 30-32v : Letter from William Henry Macleod Read in Lancashire to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint.
Mss Eur D742/31, ff 33-34v : Letter from William Henry Macleod Read in Blackheath to the Reverend Stamford Raffles Raffles-Flint.
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- 032-001610459[0007]/036-001611283[0003]/040-001611400
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur D742
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 109 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1954
- Date Range:
- 1869-1954
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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