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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. X (ff. 122). Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1849-1939, n.d. English and Latin.

Contents:

1. ff. 1-88. John Winter Jones, Keeper of Printed Books 1856-1866, Principal Librarian 1866-1878; 1849-1878, n.d. A few of the letters are addressed to Jones' wife and daughter.

2. ff. 89-95. Sir Edward Augustus Bond, Keeper of Manuscripts 1866-1878, Principal Librarian 1878-1888; 1870-1888. Includes one photograph.

3. ff. 96-115. Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, Keeper of Manuscripts 1878-1888, Director and Principal Librarian 1888-1909; 1884-1907. English and Latin.

4. ff. 116-122. Sir Frederic George Kenyon, Director and Principal Librarian 1909-1931; 1911-1939.

includes:

ff. 1-2 Golding Bird, physician: Letter to Mrs J. W. Jones from Golding Bird: 1849.
ff. 1-88 John Winter Jones, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Correspondence of J. W. Jones and family: 1849-1878, n.d: Partly Fr.
ff. 3-4 Robert Graves, line-engraver: Letter to J. W. Jones from Robert Graves: 1855.
f. 5 John Wilson Croker, PC; MP: Letter to J. W. Jones from John Wilson Croker: 1855.
f. 6 John Yonge Akerman, numismatist: Letter to J. W. Jones from John Yonge Akerman: 1856.
f. 8 Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet: Letter to Mrs J. W. Jones from Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke: 1857.
f. 9 Dr Georg Heinrich Pertz, German historian: Letter to J. W. Jones from Dr Georg Heinrich Pertz: 1857.
ff. 10-11 Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co; printsellers: Letter from J. W. Jones to Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co. (printsellers): 1858.
f. 12 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to J. W. Jones from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison: 1859.
ff. 13-14 Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham: Letter to J. W. Jones from Bertram Ashburnham: 1859.
f. 15 John Winter Jones, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Correspondence between Sir H. Ellis and John Winter Jones: 1854-1860, n.d.
ff. 17-18v Comte Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci della Sommaia,; book collector: Letter to J. W. Jones from Comte Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci della Sommaia: 1862: Fr.
f. 19 Charles Hugh Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford: Letter to J. W. Jones from Charles Hugh Clifford: 1863.
ff. 20, 65-66 Sir Edward Henry Sieveking, physician: Correspondence between J. W. Jones and Sir Edward Henry Sieveking: 1863-1876.
ff. 21, 34 Henri Eugène Philippe Louis d' Orléans, Duc d'Aumale: Letters to J. W. Jones from Henri Eugène Philippe Louis d' Orléans: 1863-1868: Partly Fr.
f. 22 Thomas Fortescue Clermont, 1st Baron Clermont: Letter to J. W. Jones from Thomas Fortescue Clermont: 1864.
f. 24 Samuel Birch, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum: Letter to J. W. Jones from Samuel Birch: 1865.
ff. 25-26 John Humffreys Parry, serjeant-at-law: Calling card and letter to Mrs J. W. Jones from John Humffreys Parry: 1865.
ff. 27, 62-63v Spencer Horatio Walpole, PC; MP: Letters to J. W. Jones from Spencer Horatio Walpole: 1864-1873.
f. 28 Sir Edward Cust, general and military historian: Letter to J. W. Jones from Sir Edward Cust: 1866.
f. 29 William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire: Letter to J. W. Jones from William Cavendish: 1866.
f. 30 Gerald Valerian Wellesley, Dean of Windsor: Letter to J. W. Jones from Gerald Valerian Wellesley: 1867.
f. 31 John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer: Letter to J. W. Jones from John Poyntz Spencer: 1867.
f. 32 John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Prime Minister: Letter to J. W. Jones from John Russell: 1868.
f. 33 George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Viscount Goderich; 2nd Earl of Ripon and 3rd Earl De Grey of Wrest; 1st Marquess of Ripon: Signature: n.d.
ff. 35-36v Francis Richard Charteris, 8th Earl of Wemyss; formerly Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas; Lord Elcho: Letter to J. W. Jones from Francis Richard Charteris: 1868.
ff. 37, 67 Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet; historical writer: Letters to J. W. Jones from Sir William Stirling-Maxwell: 1868-1877.
f. 38 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and (1869) of Winchester: Letter to J. W. Jones from Samuel Wilberforce: 1869.
f. 39 John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland; Lord John Manners: George Burrow Gregory, MP: Letter to J. W. Jones from John James Robert Manners concerning an interview with George Burrow Gregory: 1869.
f. 40 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Letter to J. W. Jones from Mark Lemon: 1869.
ff. 41-42v Thomas Henry Foley, 4th Baron Foley: Letter to J. W. Jones from Thomas Henry Foley: 1869.
f. 43 Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby; Lord Stanley: Letter to J. W. Jones from Edward Henry Stanley: 1869.
ff. 44-45 Reverend Samuel Fox, Vicar of Horsley: Letter to Mrs J. W. Jones from Rev. Samuel Fox: 1869.
ff. 46-47v Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan: Letter to J. W. Jones from Henry Charles Cadogan: 1869.
ff. 48-49 Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford: British Museum: Christopher Chattock: Letter to J. W. Jones from Orlando George Charles Bridgeman regarding admittance into British Museum for Christopher Chattock: 1869.
ff. 50, 58 Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby; Lord Stanley: Letters to J. W. Jones from Edward Henry Stanley: 1870-1872.
f. 51 George Robert Waterhouse, Keeper of Geology, British Museum: Letter to J. W. Jones from George Robert Waterhouse: 1870.
f. 53 George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: Letter to J. W. Jones from George Douglas Campbell: 1870.
ff. 54-55 Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns: Letter to J. W. Jones from Hugh McCalmont Cairns: 1871.
f. 56 John Henry Wellington Graham Loftus, 4th Marquess of Ely: Letter to J. W. Jones from John Henry Wellington Graham Loftus: 1872.
f. 57 Colnaghi, wife? of Paul Colnaghi, printseller: Letter from J. W. Jones to — Colnaghi: 1872.
f. 59 Sir William Sterndale Bennett, composer: British Museum: Reverend John Robert Lunn, Vicar of Morton with Grafton; composer: Letter to J. W. Jones from Sir William Sterndale Bennett regarding admittance into British Museum for Rev. John Robert Lunn: 1872.
ff. 60-61v Lieutenant-General Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet MP: Letter to J. W. Jones from Lt.-Gen. Sir William Russell: 1873.
ff. 74-75 Lady Mary Fox, wife of General C R Fox: Letter to Mrs J. W. Jones from Lady Mary Fox: n.d.
ff. 76-78 John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Signature and letters to Mrs Jones (wife of J. W. Jones) from John Edward Gray: n.d.
f. 79 Mary Anne Everett Green, historian: Letter to J. W. Jones from Mary Anne Everett Green: n.d.
f. 81 Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet: Letter to J. W. Jones from Sir George Cornewall Lewis: n.d.
f. 86 Thomas Oliphant, composer and author: Letter to J. W. Jones from Thomas Oliphant: n.d.
f. 88 Philip Henry Stanhope, Viscount Mahon; 5th Earl Stanhope: Letter to J. W. Jones from Philip Henry Stanhope: n.d.
ff. 89-95 Sir Edward Augustus Bond, KCB; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters and photograph: 1870-1888, n.d.
ff. 91, 104-105 Sir Edward Henry Sieveking, physician: Letters from E. A. Bond and E. M. Thompson to Sir Edward Henry Sieveking: 1877-1894.
ff. 92-93 William Sparrow Simpson, DD; Librarian and Minor Canon of St Paul's: Letter from E. A. Bond to William Sparrow Simpson: 1880: Partly printed.
ff. 96-115v Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, GCB; Director of the British Museum: Letters from Sir Edward Maunde Thompson: 1884-1907: Partly Lat.
ff. 96-97, 99 Bernard Quaritch, bookseller: Letters from Sir E. M. Thompson to Bernard Quaritch: 1884-1885.
f. 98 William Chappell, music publisher: Letter from E. M. Thompson to William Chappell: 1884.
ff. 112-113v Henry Yates Thompson, manuscript collector: Letter from Sir E. M. Thompson to Henry Yates Thompson: 1905.
f. 116 Sir Henry Alexander Miers, mineralogist: Letter from F. G. Kenyon to Sir Henry Alexander Miers: 1911.
ff. 116-122 Sir Frederic George Kenyon, GBE; Director, British Museum: Letters from Sir Frederic George Kenyon: 1911-1939.
f. 120 Charles Edward Sayle, Assistant Librarian, Cambridge University: Letter from Sir F. G. Kenyon (to C. E. Sayle?): 1916.

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Add MS 70839-70854 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Correspondence chiefly relating to the history of the British Museum, collected by Mrs. Barbara…
Add MS 70842-70853 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-XV. Correspondence, both official and private, of and concerning British Museum staff;…
Add MS 70842-70848 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-X. Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1783-1939. English, French, German…

Add MS 70848 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. X (ff. 122). Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1849-1939, n.d. English and…

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1849

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1939

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Akerman, John Yonge, numismatist and antiquary, 1806-1873
Ashburnham, Bertram, 4th Earl of Ashburnham, 1797-1878
Bennett, William Sterndale, Knight, composer, 1816-1875
Birch, Samuel, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum, 1813-1885
Bird, Golding, physician
Bond, Edward Augustus, KCB, Principal Librarian British Museum
Bridgeman, Orlando George Charles, 3rd Earl of Bradford
British Museum, 1753-
Cadogan, Henry Charles, 4th Earl Cadogan, diplomat and politician, 1812-1873
Cairns, Hugh McCalmont, 1st Earl Cairns
Campbell, George Douglas, 8th Duke of Argyll, statesman, 1823-1900
Cavendish, William, 7th Duke of Devonshire, landowner and politician, 1808-1891
Chappell, William, music publisher
Charteris, Francis Richard, formerly Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas Lord Elcho, 8th Earl of Wemyss
Chattock, Christopher
Clermont, Thomas Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont
Clifford, Charles Hugh, 8th Baron Clifford
Colnaghi, —, wife? of Paul Colnaghi printseller
Croker, John Wilson, PC, MP, 1780-1857
Cust, Edward, general and military historian
Dilke, Charles Wentworth, 1st Baronet, art patron, horticulturalist and politician, 1810-1869
Foley, Thomas Henry, 4th Baron Foley of Kidderminster, politician, 1808-1869
Fox, Mary, wife of General C R Fox
Fox, Samuel, Reverend Vicar of Horsley
Graves, Robert, line-engraver
Gray, John Edward, zoologist, botanist and curator, 1800-1875
Green, Mary Anne Everett, née Wood, historian and editor, 1818-1895
Gregory, George Burrow, lawyer and politician, 1813-1892
Jones, John Winter, Librarian, 1805-1881
Kenyon, Frederic George, Knight, museum director, 1863-1952,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27137807
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Lewis, George Cornewall, 2nd Baronet
Libri, Guglielmo, scientist, book collector, and thief, 1802-1869
Loftus, John Henry Wellington Graham, 4th Marquess of Ely
Lunn, John Robert, Reverend Vicar of Morton with Grafton, composer
Manners, John James Robert, Lord John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
Miers, Henry Alexander, mineralogist
Murchison, Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871
Oliphant, Thomas, composer and author
Orléans, Henri Eugène Philippe Louis d', Duc d'Aumale
Parry, John Humffreys, serjeant-at-law
Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co, printsellers
Pertz, Georg Heinrich, Dr German historian
Quaritch, Bernard Alexander Christian, bookseller and publisher, 1819-1899
Robinson, George Frederick Samuel, 1st Marquess of Ripon, politician, 1827-1909
Russell, John, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister, 1792-1878
Russell, William, 2nd Baronet, of Charlton Park, army officer, politician, 1822-1892
Sayle, Charles Edward, Assistant Librarian Cambridge University
Sieveking, Edward Henry, physician
Simpson, William Sparrow, DD, Librarian and Minor Canon of St Paul's
Spencer, John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer
Stanhope, Philip Henry, Viscount Mahon, 5th Earl Stanhope
Stanley, Edward Henry, 15th Earl of Derby, politician and statesman, 1826-1893
Stirling-Maxwell, William, 9th Baronet , historical writer
Thompson, Edward Maunde, GCB, Director of the British Museum
Thompson, Henry Yates, manuscript collector, 1838-1928
Walpole, Spencer Horatio, politician, 1806-1898
Waterhouse, George Robert, Keeper of Geology British Museum
Wellesley, Gerald Valerian, Dean of Windsor
Wilberforce, Samuel, Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, fl 1869