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Asquith, Herbert Henry, (1852-1928), 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, statesman
This page summarises records created by this Person
The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
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| Surname: | Asquith |
| Forenames: | Herbert Henry |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date: | 1852-1928 |
| Title: | 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith |
| History: | MP (Liberal) from 1886-1918 (East Fife) and 1920-1924 (Paisley), and Liberal leader until 1926. Home Secretary 1892-1895, and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1905-1908. Prime Minister 1908-1916. Created Earl in 1925. |
| Biography: | ODNB link for Asquith, Herbert Henry (1852-1928) 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, statesman |
| References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
| Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P274903 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P139624 ) |
| Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Herbert Henry Asquith |
| Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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| 1 |
1890-1968: Treasury: Papers of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross
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The National Archives, Kew
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T 188
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| 2 |
1864-1929: corresp and papers
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Asquith
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NRA 12685
See Hazlehurst, Whitehead & Woodland, Guide to the papers of British cabinet ministers 1900-1964, 1996 |
| 3 |
1864-1927: corresp and misc papers
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS. Eng. c.6714-17, d.3314-15, d.3204, d.3206-8, d.3211-13, c.6666, c.6673, d.3275, c.6685-92, c.6698, d.3314, c.6714-17, d.3317 passim
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NRA 42917
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| 4 |
1915: engagement diary
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MS Eng hist g 24
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| 5 |
1917-27: letters to Lady Aberconway
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 52550
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| 6 |
1899-1924: letters to Lord Aberdeen
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Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
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NRAS55
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NRA 9758
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| 7 |
c1906-36: corresp with Viscount Addison
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MS Addison dep c 208
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NRA 42344
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| 8 |
1892-1913: letters to Lord Alverstone
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MS Eng lett e 159
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| 9 |
1913-25: corresp with AJ Balfour
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD433
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NRA 10026 Balfour
See NRA(S)0012 |
| 10 |
1891-1916: corresp with Arthur James Balfour
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 49692 Passim
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| 11 |
1898-1919: letters to Sir Thomas Barlow
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Wellcome Collection
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PP/BAR
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NRA 41070 Barlow
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| 12 |
1918-35: corresp with Lord Beaverbrook
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Parliamentary Archives
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BBK C/265
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NRA 19284 Aitken
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| 13 |
corresp with JE Burns
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 46282
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| 14 |
1893-1908: corresp with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 41210
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| 15 |
corresp with Edward Carson
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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D1507
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NRA 17985 Carson
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| 16 |
1913-44: corresp with Lord Cecil
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 51073
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| 17 |
1898-99: corresp with Joseph Chamberlain
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University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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JC
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NRA 12604 Chamberlain
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| 18 |
1910-26: letters to Lord D'Abernon
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 48928
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| 19 |
1909: corresp with Lord Derby
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Liverpool Record Office
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920 DER
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NRA 20761
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| 20 |
1891-1916: letters (23) to Lady Desborough
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Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
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D/ERV
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NRA 26768
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| 21 |
1893-1908: letters to Sir Charles Dilke
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 43877
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| 22 |
1892-98: letters (13) to TE Ellis
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National Library of Wales: Department of Collection Services
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TE Ellis
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NRA 26129 Ellis
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| 23 |
1904-14: corresp (9 items) with Sir Ellis Ellis-Griffith
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National Library of Wales: Department of Collection Services
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Ellis-Griffith Papers 188-91, 298-304
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NRA 37534
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| 24 |
1901-26: corresp with Lord Emmott
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Oxford University: Nuffield College Library
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Emmott papers
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NRA 17309 Emmott
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| 25 |
1893-1917: letters (12) to Sir Edward Evans
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Liverpool Record Office
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2662
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NRA 18343 Evans
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| 26 |
1909-19: corresp with Lord Fisher
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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FISR
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NRA 16615 Fisher
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| 27 |
letters to HAL Fisher
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Fisher
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NRA 16446 Fisher
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| 28 |
1892-1926: corresp with Lord Gladstone
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 45989, 46476-78
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| 29 |
1887-94: corresp with WE Gladstone
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 44117-789 passim
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| 30 |
1903-25: letters to Sir Edmund Gosse
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Leeds University Library, Special Collections
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Library Publications no 3
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NRA 9840 Gosse
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| 31 |
corresp with HA Gwynne
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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Gwynne MSS
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See Chris Cook, Sources in British political history 1900-1951 vol 5 1978
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| 32 |
1885-1922: corresp with Lord Haldane
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National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
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MS.5902-6082
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| 33 |
1896-1908: corresp with Sir Edward Walter Hamilton
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 48614
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NRA 20962
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| 34 |
1889-1916: corresp with Sir William Harcourt
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Harcourt
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NRA 3679
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| 35 |
1908-20: corresp with Lord Hardinge
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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Hardinge
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NRA 3853
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| 36 |
1915-19: letters (344) to Sylvia Henley
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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See Bodleian Lib Record, vol 10, no 5
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| 37 |
c1916: corresp with WAS Hewins
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Sheffield University: Special Collections and Archives
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MS 74
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NRA 42721
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| 38 |
1912-26: letters to Lady Kennet
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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Kennet
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NRA 12509 Young
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| 39 |
1893-1901: corresp with Lord Kimberley
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97
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NRA 1274 Wodehouse
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| 40 |
1914-1916: corresp with Lord Kitchener
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The National Archives
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WO 159
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| 41 |
1914-16: corresp with Lord Kitchener
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The National Archives
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PRO 30/57
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| 42 |
1906-18: corresp with Andrew Bonar Law
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Parliamentary Archives
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BL
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NRA 19286
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| 43 |
1890-1919: letters to the Lewis family
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Dep c 831, 839-40, 849
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NRA 40097
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| 44 |
1908-26: corresp with David Lloyd-George
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Parliamentary Archives
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LG
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NRA 15700
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| 45 |
1907-23: corresp with Lord Long
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 62404
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| 46 |
1915-24: letters (2) to DS MacColl
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Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department
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MS MacColl
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See Art History Papers 1850-1950
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| 47 |
1908-11: corresp with Reginald McKenna
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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MCKN
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NRA 12034 McKenna
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| 48 |
1919-25: corresp with Sir Donald Maclean
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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Dep c 465-68
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NRA 17784 Maclean
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| 49 |
1917-27: corresp with Christabel Mclaren
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 52550 Passim
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| 50 |
1895-1918: corresp with Lord Midleton
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The National Archives
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PRO 30/67
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| 51 |
1905-27: corresp with Lord Mottistone
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Oxford University: Nuffield College Library
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MSS MOTTISTONE
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| 52 |
1912-27: corresp with Gilbert Murray
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Gilbert Murray
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NRA 16865
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| 53 |
1906-14: corresp with Lord Ponsonby
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Eng hist a 20, c 561-85, d 363
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NRA 18634
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| 54 |
1893-1916: corresp with John Redmond
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National Library of Ireland
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MS 15165
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| 55 |
1894-1908: corresp with Lord Ripon
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 43518
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| 56 |
1891-1926: corresp with Lord Rosebery
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National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
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MS.10001-10216
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NRA 22490 Primrose
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| 57 |
1892-1902: letters to Lord Rosebery
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Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland
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NRAS2244
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NRA 10461 Primrose
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| 58 |
1891-1927: letters to JH Roskill
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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REND
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NRA 21872
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| 59 |
1902-26: letters to Walter Runciman
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Newcastle University: Special Collections
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WR
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NRA 13873
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| 60 |
corresp with Herbert Samuel
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Parliamentary Archives
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SAM
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NRA 11187
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| 61 |
1895-1925: corresp with Lord Simon
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Simon
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NRA 24981
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| 62 |
1906-16: corresp with Lord Selborne
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Selborne
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NRA 17810
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| 63 |
corresp with JA Spender
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 46388
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| 64 |
1907-24: corresp with John St Loe Strachey
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Parliamentary Archives
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STR
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NRA 19285
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| 65 |
1915-18: corresp with JH Thomas
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Kent History and Library Centre
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U1625
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NRA 15918
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| 66 |
1894-1928: letters to Sir Herbert and Lady Beerbohm Tree
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 62126
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| 67 |
1911-24: letters to Lady Tree
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 62126
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| 68 |
1904-26: letters to Viola Tree
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MSS 59895, 61727
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| 69 |
1901-14: corresp with CP Trevelyan
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Newcastle University: Special Collections
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CPT
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NRA 12238 Trevelyan
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| 70 |
1914-16: letters (14) to Spenser Wilkinson
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National Army Museum Templer Study Centre
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9011-42
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NRA 6700 Wilkinson
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| 71 |
1877-1910: letters
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MS Eng lett e 89
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| 72 |
1897-2006: records rel to his role as parish councillor in Mells
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Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)
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A\DGX
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See Annual Return 2011
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| Record creator | Description of relationship | Dates | Category of relationship | |
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| 1 |
spouse
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Family
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| 2 |
daughter/father
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Family
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