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EVAN-THOMAS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 190). Family and general correspondence; 1878-1928. Ff. 108-190 mostly relate to the controversy over his part in the Battle of Jutland. Used by A. J. Marder, From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, iii, Jutland and After, 1966, pp. 51-5. Presented by Mervyn Leigh Bourdillon, Esq., D.L.

Folio.

includes:

ff. 1-7b, 13-25b, 34-39, 44 Cara Evan-Thomas, née Shepherd; mother of Admiral Sir H Evan-Thomas: Letters, etc., to: 1876-[1891?].
f. 3 Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield, KCB: Letter to Mrs C. Evan-Thomas: 1878.
ff. 8, 30-37b, 40-50b Charles Evan-Thomas, father of Admiral Sir H Evan-Thomas: Letters, etc., to: 1878-1893.
f. 21 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Sketch by H. Evan-Thomas of jury rudder: 1881.
f. 26 Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, GCB: Letter to: 1886.
f. 26 Vice-Admiral Richard Duckworth King: Letter to Sir R. V. Hamilton: 1886.
f. 28 John Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith; 7th Duke of Buccleuch: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1887.
ff. 51, 57 Admiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins, GCB: Letters to H. Evan-Thomas: 1893, 1894.
f. 55 Admiral Arthur Henry Christian: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1894.
ff. 59-105b passim Admiral Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron Beresford of Metemmeh and Curraghmore: Letters to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1900-1917: Partly signed.
f. 66 Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 4th Baronet: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1904.
f. 73 Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1905.
f. 76 Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1906.
ff. 77, 92 Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone: Letters to H. Evan-Thomas: 1906, 1910.
f. 79 Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, GCB: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1908.
ff. 80, 90 Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, GCB: Letters to H. Evan-Thomas: 1908, [1910?].
f. 82 Admiral Sir Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore, KCB: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1909.
f. 84 Admiral Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, GCVO: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1909.
f. 86 Maps and Plans: Coloured plan of naval review off Southampton by Edward VII: 1909: Lithogr.
ff. 86b-87 Edward VII of England: Coloured plan of naval review off Southampton: 1909: Lithogr.
f. 88 Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Henry May, GCB: Letter to H. Evan-Thomas: 1909.
f. 94 Reginald McKenna, PC; MP: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1911.
f. 95 Island of Flotta: Survey of football grounds and golf links: 1915.
f. 95 Captain Geoffrey Herbert Freyberg, RN: Survey of football grounds and golf links on Flotta Island by: 1915.
f. 95 Captain P. S. Fitzherbert, RN: Note by: 1915.
f. 95 Maps and Plans: Football grounds and golf links, Flotta Island, Scapa Flow: 1915.
ff. 96, 103-104b, 108, 141, 145, 149 Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe: Letters to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1915-1924.
f. 98 Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1916.
ff. 99-101 Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe: Memoranda by, as Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet: 1916: Printed.
f. 111 Admiral Sir Hugh Dudley Richards Watson, KCB: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923.
ff. 113-115b Captain Henry George Homer Adams, RN: Letters to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923.
ff. 116-119 Admiral Herbert Willes Webley Hope: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923.
ff. 120-123, 125, 127-128 Admiral Sir Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, KCB: Correspondence, etc., with Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923: Partly copies.
ff. 124, 132, 139, 142-144, 153 Admiral Sir Michael Henry Hodges, KCB: Correspondence, etc., with Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923, 1924: Partly imperf.
f. 127 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edward Madden, 1st Baronet: Note by: 1923.
f. 133 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edward Madden, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923.
ff. 138, 140 Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery, PC; statesman: Letters to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1923: Partly signed.
f. 147 George V of England: Telegram on his behalf to Lady Evan-Thomas: 1923.
f. 147 Colonel Sir Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram of Clewer Keeper of the Privy Purse: Telegram, on behalf of George V, to Lady Evan-Thomas: 1923.
f. 152 Alexander Flint, CB; of the Admiralty: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1924: Signed.
f. 154 Sir Charles Walker, KCB; of the Admiralty: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1924: Signed.
f. 156 Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe: Letter to Lady Evan-Thomas: 1924.
f. 158 Commander Oswald Moreton Frewen, RN: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927.
ff. 161-163 Francis Spring Rice, 4th Baron Monteagle of Brandon: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927.
ff. 164, 173 Charles Alexander Colville, 3rd Viscount Colville of Culross: Letters to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927.
f. 165 Sir Herbert William Henry Russell, KBE: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927.
f. 167 Neville Alfred Cyril Flower, of Codicote Mill, Hitchin, county Hertfordshire: Letter to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927.
f. 171 Hector Charles Bywater, writer on naval matters: Telegram to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927.
ff. 174-190 Captain Thomas Goddard Frothingham, US Navy: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Evan-Thomas: 1927-1928: Partly printed.

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Add MS 52504-52506 : EVAN-THOMAS PAPERS. Correspondence and papers of and relating to Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, G.C.B, K.C.M.G. (b. 1862, d.…

Add MS 52504 : EVAN-THOMAS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 190). Family and general correspondence; 1878-1928. Ff. 108-190 mostly relate to the controversy…

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Start Date:

1878

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1928

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1878-1928

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Custodial History:

Mervyn Leigh Bourdillon, DL: Presented, in 1963.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Adams, Henry George Homer, Captain RN
Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, consort of Edward VII of England, 1844-1925
Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett, politician and journalist, 1873-1955
Beatty, David, 1st Earl Beatty, Admiral of the Fleet
Beresford, Charles William de la Poer, Baron Beresford of Metemmeh and Curraghmore, naval officer, 1846-1919
Bourdillon, Mervyn Leigh, DL
Bywater, Hector Charles, writer on naval matters
Campbell, Frederick Archibald Vaughan, 3rd Earl Cawdor, politician and railway administrator, 1847-1911
Christian, Arthur Henry, Admiral
Colville, Charles Alexander, 3rd Viscount Colville of Culross
Culme-Seymour, Michael, 4th Baronet, Vice-Admiral
Curzon-Howe, Assheton Gore, Admiral GCVO
Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841-1910
Evan-Thomas, Cara, née Shepherd mother of Admiral Sir H Evan-Thomas
Evan-Thomas, Charles, father of Adm H Evan-Thomas
Fawkes, Wilmot Hawksworth, Knight, naval officer, 1846-1926
Fisher, John Arbuthnot, 1st Baron Fisher, naval officer, 1841-1920
Fitzherbert, P S, naval officer, fl 1915
Flint, Alexander, naval secretary, 1877-1932
Flower, Neville Alfred Cyril, of Codicote Mill Hitchin Hertfordshire, 1884-1931
Frewen, Oswald Moreton, Commander RN
Freyberg, Geoffrey Herbert, Captain RN
Frothingham, Thomas Goddard, Captain US Navy
George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1865-1936
Haggard, Vernon Harry Stuart, Knight, naval officer, 1874-1960
Hamilton, Richard Vesey, Admiral GCB
Hodges, Michael Henry, Admiral KCB
Hope, Herbert Willes Webley, Admiral
Hoskins, Anthony Hiley, Admiral GCB
Inglefield, Edward Augustus, Admiral KCB
Jellicoe, John Rushworth, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet, 1859-1935,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108827000
King, Richard Duckworth, Vice-Admiral
Madden, Charles Edward, 1st Baronet, Admiral of the Fleet
Marjoribanks, Edward, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Mary, Queen Consort of King George V, 1867-1953
May, William Henry, Admiral of the Fleet GCB
McKenna, Reginald, PC, MP
Moore, Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson, Admiral KCB
Pakenham, William Christopher, Admiral GCB
Rice, Francis Spring, 4th Baron Monteagle of Brandon, 1852-1937
Russell, Herbert William Henry, KBE
Scott, John Charles, 7th Duke of Buccleuch, politician, 1864-1935
Walker, Charles, KCB, of the Admiralty
Watson, Hugh Dudley Richards, Admiral KCB
Wigram, Clive, 1st Baron Wigram of Clewer, Colonel Keeper of the Privy Purse

Places:

Flotta, Orkney Islands