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A. ROYAL CORRESPONDENCE

45985. VISCOUNT GLADSTONE PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 194). Correspondence with Sovereigns and their Private Secretaries and with members of the Royal Family, arranged as follows:-

(1) Letter from Major-General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, K.C.B. (G.C.B. 1887), on behalf of Queen Victoria; 2 Aug. 1880. f. 1.

(2) Correspondence with Edward VII, both as Prince of Wales and as King, and with his secretaries, especially Francis Knollys, 1st Baron and (1911) 1st Viscount Knollys; 1882-1910. ff. 2-11O.

(3) Correspondence with Queen Alexandra and her secretaries; 1907- 1910. ff. 111-127.

(4) Correspondence with George V and his secretaries; 1910-1918. ff. 128-138.

(5) Letter from Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary (Princess Royal 1932), wife (1922) of Henry George Charles Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (6th Earl of Harewood 1929); 31 Jan. 1922. Typewritten. Signed. f. 139.

(6) Correspondence with Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; 1910. ff. 140-158.

(7) Letters from Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, Prince of Connaught, son of the preceding; 1921, 1923. Typewritten. Signed. ff. 159-161.

(8) Letter on behalf of Helen Frederica Augusta, widow of Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany, from Sir Robert Hawthorn Collins, K.C.B., Comptroller of her Household; 5 May 1884. f. 162.

(9) Letters from Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, Earl of Athlone; 1928, 1929. ff. 163-165b.

(10) Correspondence with Princess Helena Augusta Victoria; 1914-1921. Followed (f. 170) by letters from her husband, Prince Christian of Schleswig- Holstein; 1906-1910. ff. 166-174b.

(11) Letter from Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll; 12 June 1919. f. 175.

(12) Correspondence with John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll, 1900, husband of the preceding; 1891-1909. ff. 177-180b.

(13) Letters from George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge; 1894, 1895. ff. 181-190b.

(14) Correspondence with Nicholas I of Montenegro; 1916. French and English. ff. 191-194b.

includes:

  • f. 1 Victoria of England: Letter, on her behalf, to Lord Gladstone: 1880.
  • f. 1 Major-General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, GCB; private Secretary to Qu. Victoria: Letter to Lord Gladstone: 1880.
  • ff. 2-110 Edward VII of England: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1882-1910.
  • ff. 5-118 passim Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1902-1910.
  • ff. 18-106b passim Colonel Sir Arthur Davidson, KCB; equerry to Edward VII: Letters on behalf of Edward VII to Lord Gladstone: 1907-1909.
  • ff.21 (draft), 29 (copy) Horace George Rayner, murderer: Memorandum by the Home Sec. rel. to: 1907.
  • ff. 52, 102, 103 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby private Secretary to Edward VII: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1907-1909.
  • ff. 95, 121, 124 General Sir Dighton Macnaghten Probyn, GCSI: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1909.
  • ff. 111, 120 Hon Elizabeth Charlotte Knollys, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1907, 1909.
  • ff. 111-127 Edward VII of England: Correspondence of Qu. Alexandra with Lord Gladstone: 1907-1910.
  • ff. 128-138 George V of England: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1910-1918.
  • ff. 130-134b, 136 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham private Secretary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1912-1917.
  • ff. 135, 137, 138 Colonel Sir Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram of Clewer Keeper of the Privy Purse: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1915-1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
  • f. 139 Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Princess Royal; wife (1922) of Henry, 6th Earl of Harewood: Letter to Lord Gladstone: 1922.
  • ff. 140-158 Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; 3rd son of Qu. Victoria: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1910.
  • ff. 159, 161 Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, Prince of Connaught; son of Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1921, 1923.: Typewritten. Signed.
  • f. 162 Helene Friederike Auguste Albany, wife of Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany: Letter on her behalf to Lord Gladstone: 1884.
  • f. 162 Sir Robert Hawthorn Collins, KCB: Letter, on behalf of Helen, Duchess of Albany, to Lord Gladstone: 1884.
  • ff. 163, 164 Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, Earl of Athlone; formerly Prince Alexander of Teck: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1928, 1929.
  • ff. 166-169b Frederick Christian Charles Augustus, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg: Correspondence of his wife, Helena Augusta Victoria, with Lord Gladstone: 1914-1921.
  • ff. 170-174b Frederick Christian Charles Augustus, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1906-1910.
  • f.175 Louise Caroline Alberta, Princess; 4th daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of John, Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll: Letter to Lord Gladstone: 1919.
  • ff. 177-180b John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne; 9th Duke of Argyll: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1891-1909.
  • ff. 181-190b George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1894-1895.
  • ff. 191-194b Nicholas I of Montenegro: Correspondence with Lord Gladstone: 1916.: Fr. and Engl.

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Add MS 45985-46118 : THE VISCOUNT GLADSTONE PAPERS. First Series (Vols. I-CXXXIV) A selection from the correspondence, official and private, of…

 

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1929
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Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, consort of Edward VII of England, 1844-1925
Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Governor-General of South Africa; grandson of Queen Victoria, 1883-1938
Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor-General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria, 1850-1942
Bigge, Arthur John, 1st Baron Stamfordham, courtier, 1849-1931
Cambridge, Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George, Earl of Athlone, 1874-1957
Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland, Marquess of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll, Governor-General of Canada, 1845-1914
Christian, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, 1831-1917
Collins, Robert Hawthorn, KCB
Davidson, Arthur, Knight, army officer and courtier, 1856-1922
Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841-1910
George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1865-1936
George William Frederick Charles, Duke of Cambridge, army officer, 1819-1904
Helene Friederike Auguste, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont, wife of Leopold 1st Duke of Albany, 1861-1922
Knollys, Elizabeth Charlotte, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra
Knollys, Francis, 1st Viscount Knollys, courtier, 1837-1924
Louise Caroline Alberta, Princess, 4th daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of John Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll, 1848-1939
Mary, Queen Consort of King George V, 1867-1953
Milena, wife of Nicholas I of Montenegro
Nicholas I, Prince of Montenegro
Ponsonby, Frederick Edward Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel 1st Baron Sysonby, private sec to Edward VII
Ponsonby, Henry Frederick, Knight, army officer and private secretary to Queen Victoria, 1825-1895
Probyn, Dighton Macnaghten, General GCSI
Rayner, Horace George, murderer
Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Princess Royal, wife (1922) of Henry, 6th Earl of Harewood
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121443562
Wigram, Clive, 1st Baron Wigram of Clewer, Colonel Keeper of the Privy Purse