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