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Forster, William Edward, (1818-1886), statesman

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Alternative name(s):
  • Arnold-Forster (Also known as)
Surname: Forster
Forenames: William Edward
Gender: Male
Date: 1818-1886
Biography: ODNB link for Forster, William Edward (1818-1886) Statesman
References: NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275013 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P139616 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Edward Forster
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1843-86: corresp, speech notes, etc
Trinity College Dublin
MSS 4986, 5107
NRA 30476 Forster
2
1880-82: memoranda on Ireland
National Library of Ireland
MS 8167
3
1837-42: corresp with Sir TF Buxton
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Brit Emp s 444
NRA 24097 Buxton
4
1880-82: corresp with Joseph Chamberlain
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
JC
NRA 12604 Chamberlain
5
1862-85: corresp with WE Gladstone
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 44157-60
6
1869-1874: corresp with Lord Granville
British Library, Manuscript Collections
See Former ref PRO 30/29
7
1872-82: letters to Lord Hartington
Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
vol 16
NRA 20594 Cavendish
8
1852-84: letters (18) to Lord Houghton
Cambridge University: Trinity College Library
See HMC corresp file 19/2/1987
9
1872-81: letters to Lord Kimberley
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97
NRA 1274 Wodehouse
10
1855-66: letters to Sir AH Layard
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 38983, 39101-18 passim
11
1869-80: letters to AJ Mundella
Sheffield University: Special Collections and Archives
MS 6 - 9, MS 22
NRA 6510
12
1864-78: letters (36) to WS Nichols and other Bradford reformers
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford
DB4/C1
NRA 34991 Bradford
13
1855-83: corresp with Lord Ripon
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 43536-37
14
1864: letter outlining W E Forster's stance on aiding the American Union cause, stating that he refrains from interference in the American war notwithstanding his strong views and sympathies for the Northern cause
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford
WYB578