Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936

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Charles Harding Firth was born in Sheffield on 16 March 1857. He received his education from Clifton College, New College, Oxford and Balliol College, Oxford where he graduated with a degree in Modern History in 1878. After lecturing for a period at his uncle's foundation, Firth College, he moved to Oxford in 1883. He was a history lecturer at Pembroke College, from 1883 to 1893, Ford's lecturer 1900-1901, in 1902 he became a research fellow at All Souls and he was Regius Professor of Modern History from 1904 to 1925. He was one of a group of historians who established the English Historical Review in 1886. He served as president of the Royal Historical Society from 1913-1917 and twice as president of the Historical Association, 1906-1910, and 1918-1920.

Firth received honorary degrees from the Universities of Aberdeen, Durham, Cambridge, Sheffield, Manchester and Oxford. He was given a knighthood in 1922. Firth's areas of historical interest included the military, travel, colonisation and Oliver Cromwell. Firth's works include, the Life of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle , 1886, Oliver Cromwell 1900 and The House of Lords During the Civil War , 1910.

From the guide to the Firth, Sir Charles Harding, c1886-1910, (Senate House Library, University of London)

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referencedIn Goldwin Smith papers, 1819-1921, 1844-1915 (bulk). Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1911-1944 (inclusive), 1929-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910. Goldwin Smith papers, 1819-1921, 1844-1915 (bulk). Cornell University Library
referencedIn Firth, Henry, 1874-. Historical data records: Firth family. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Firth, Sir Charles Harding, c1886-1910 Senate House Library (University of London)
referencedIn Wendell family papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936. Letter to Frank Sidgwick. Oxford. 1909 Jan. 13. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936. Notes on the Civil War in Derbyshire. University of Sheffield
referencedIn Koelling, Gwen, 1931-,. Oral history interview with Gwen Koelling, [electronic resource] / interviewed by Martha D. Dick and filmed by Liz McCutcheon, 2009. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Manuscripts Collected by Sir Charles Harding Firth, 17th-20th century Bodleian Library, Oxford
referencedIn Autograph collection, 1816-1917, 1816-1917 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Davies, Godfrey, 1892-1957. Papers of Godfrey Davies, 1913-1960. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Firth, Charles Harding, Sir. London during the Civil War / C.H. Firth. National Library of South Africa - Cape Town
creatorOf Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936. Collection of Jacobean political tracts, [ca. 1650]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Scott, W. R. (William Robert), 1868-1940. [Letter to Professor Sir Charles Harding Firth]. University of Sheffield
referencedIn Strachey, Joan Pernel, 1876-. Letter : Cambridge, to A.E. Housman, 1921 Nov. 17. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
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associatedWith Davies, Godfrey, 1892-1957. person
associatedWith Firth, Henry, 1874- person
associatedWith Goldwin, Smith 1823-1910. person
correspondedWith Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960 person
associatedWith Koelling, Gwen, 1931-, person
associatedWith Moore, E. M., collector. person
associatedWith Scott, W. R. (William Robert), 1868-1940. person
associatedWith Sidgwick, Frank, 1879-1939, person
associatedWith Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910. person
associatedWith Strachey, Joan Pernel, 1876- person
correspondedWith Wendell family. family
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