Birch, Samuel, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities British Museum

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referencedIn Vol. CCCLXIV (ff. 318). Jan.-Apr. 1876.includes:f. 1 Reverend William Norris Dampier, of Ramsgate: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1875, 1876.ff. 3, 11 General Robert Cumming Schenck, American diplomatist: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1872-1... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLIX (ff. 356 + 24*). July-Oct. 1874.includes:f. 1 Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1870-1883. f. 3 Lydia Ernestine Becker, suffragist: Letter to W. E. Gladstone: 1874. f. 5 Baron Ernst Christian Louis de Bunsen,... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXV (ff. 289). Sept.-10 Oct. 1877.includes:ff. 1, 15, 31, 59, 79, 116, 132 Sir John Elijah Blunt, Vice-Consul at A drianople: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1864-1886. ff. 3, 152, 193, 248, 264, 272 b, 280 Colonel Wilbraham Oates Lennox, KCB 1... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCII (ff. 363). Sept., Oct. 1878.includes:ff. 1, 357 Rustem, Pasha: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1877-1883.: Fr. and Engl. ff. 4,53,174,273 Hormuzd Rassam, Assyriologist: Correspondence with Sir A -H. Layard: 1846-1894. ff. 11, 91, 1... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLVIII (ff. 320). 21 Feb.-June 1874.includes:f. 1 Colonel Edward William Pelham-Clinton, 2nd son of Henry, 5th Duke of Newcastle: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1864-1894.f. 3 Robert Needham Philips, MP: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: ... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; 9th-20th cent. Paper and (article K) vellum; ff. 147. Folio. A. Two letters of Charles Augustin de Sainte-Beuve to his cousin, Mme Aglaë Demont (b. 1812, d. 1890); 6 Mar. 1867, 16 Sept. 1868. French. Printed, with on..., 0800-1960 British Library
referencedIn Vol. X. (ff. 566). 1865-July, 1866.Prosper Mérimée: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1850-1870.includes:ff. 1, 54, 485 Sir Charles Thomas Newton, KCB; archaeologist: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1854-1872. ff. 3, 9, 47, 48, 50, 61, 169, 235, 295, 456 John Evelyn De..., 1865-1866 British Library
referencedIn Vol. L (ff. 312). Jan. 1851-Mar. 1852.Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1849-1852.Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB; diplomatist and archaeologist: Correspondence with Sir H. Ellis: 1849-1852.... British Library
creatorOf SUPPLEMENTARY LAYARD PAPERS Vol. II (ff. 174). , 1833-1896 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCIII (ff. 309). Nov.-5 Dec. 1878.includes:ff. 1, 308 Major Henry Trotter, Consul al Erzerum; KCMG 1906: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1878-1880. f. 5 Augustus Charles Hobart -Hampden, called 'Hobart Pasha', Vice-Admiral 1885: Letters... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCIX (ff. 334). Oct., Nov. 1879.includes:f. 1 Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, 4th Baronet; KCB; diplomatist: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1878-1881. ff. 3, 102, 206, 334 Noel Temple Moore, Consul for Palestine: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXVII (ff. 462). Oct. 1869-May, 1870.includes:ff. 1, 138, 208, 244, 296, 381, 391, 399, 439 Sir Henry Cola, KCB: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1864-1875. ff. 3, 33, 216 Hormuzd Rassam, Assyriologist: Correspondence with Sir A -H. Layard: 1846-... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IX. (ff. 382). 1849-1854.includes:f. 1 Henry Johnson, of Shrewsbury: Letter to Sir F. Madden: 1849.ff. 8, 70, 74 Edward Foss, FSA, author of the ' Judges of England ': Letters to Sir F. Madden: 1846-1850.ff. 12, 135, 289, 293, 319, 334, 375..., 1849-1854 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXII (ff. 343). Apr., May, 1877.includes:f. 2 Felix Vejarano y Bulnes, Conde de Nava de Tajo; Spanish politician: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1873, 1877. f. 4 General Caleb Cushing, USA Minister to Spain: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1875-18... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXXII (ff. 322). June-Sept.1878.includes:f. 1 Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert, PC; MP: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1871-1892.ff. 3, 4, 5 John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne; 9th Duke of Argyll: Correspondence with W. ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV. (ff. 664). 1854-1856.includes:ff. 1, 24, 59, 118, 224, 237, 239, 241, 269, 271, 472, 510, 529, 562, 625, 640, 642 Right Hon William Ewart Gladstone: Letters to A. Panizzi: 1843-1875. ff. 2, 50, 65, 91, 127, 129, 159, 182, 203, 250 Luigi Set..., 1854-1856 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCVIII (ff. 283). Aug., Sept. 1879.includes:ff. 1, 3, 25, 35 Hugues Marie Henri Fournier, French diplomatist: Letters to, Sir A. H. Layard: 1878-1880.: Fr. ff. 7, 74, 116, 155, 201, 203, 266 Thomas Michell, CB, attaché at St. Petersburg, afterw... British Library
referencedIn Vol. C (ff. 346). Dec. 1879 15 Jan. 1880.includes:f. 1 Samuel Birch, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum: Correspondence with Sir. A. H. Layard: 1848, 1885. f. 3 Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet: Letter to Sir A. H. Layard: 1879. ff. 5, 54 S... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXIV (ff. 343). 21 July-Aug. 1877.includes:ff. 1, 20, 71 Commander Edmund Charles Drummond, Admiral 1903: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1877. ff. 3, 47, 122, 212, 254 Vice-Admiral Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby, Admiral 1879; GCB 1885: Letters ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXVIII (ff. 344). 20 Jan.-11 Mar. 1878.includes:ff. 1, 3, 41 Kalergi, of the Greek Legation, Constantinople: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1877, 1878.: Fr. ff. 8, 101, 215, 217, 251, 334 Sir William Kirby Mackenzie Green, KCMG: Letters to Sir ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCIV (ff. 325). 6 Dec. 1878-25 Jan. 1879 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I, ff. 346, A-G.includes:f. 1 Joseph Adams, MD; biographer of John Hunter: Letter to W. Clift: 1817. f. 3 William Davenport Adams, author: Letter to C. D. Sherborn: 1891. f. 4 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Le... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CVIII (ff. 224). Dec. 1884-June, 1885.includes:ff. 1-203 passim Sir Frederic William Burton, Director, National Gallery: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1884-1886. f. 3 Captain Sir Douglas Strutt Galton, RE; KCB: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1871,... British Library
creatorOf Vol. I (ff. 217). 1871-1885.Walter de Gray Birch, of the British Museum: Letters to,: 1871-1917, n.d.includes:f. 1 James Craigie Robertson, Canon of Canterbury: Letter to W. de G. Birch: 1871.ff. 2-5b, 10-19b Albert Way, FSA: Letters to W. de G. ..., 1871-1885 British Library
referencedIn ANTIQUARIAN COLLECTIONS, correspondence, and notes by Albert Way, F.S.A.; 1841-1870, n.d. The principal contents are a series of letters to Way from Dr Ferdinand Keller, President of the Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich, 12 July 1858-21 Aug. 1870..., 1841-1870 British Library
referencedIn LAYARD PAPERS. CXLVII (ff. 161). Miscellaneous papers and accompts relating to A. H. Layard's excavations for the Trustees of the British Museum, circ. 1846-1851. Among them are: 1. Minutes of meeting of the Trustees, etc., signed by Rev. Josiah Fors..., approximately 1846-approximately 1851 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXI (ff. 408). June-Dec. 1872.includes:ff. 1-407 passim General Sir William Fenwick Williams, Baronet 1856 GCB 1871: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1845-1878. ff. 5, 80, 110 George Thorne Ricketts, of the Consular service: Correspondence with S... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXVI (ff. 390). 11 Oct. Nov. 1877 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CII (ff. 319). 1 Mar. -15 Apr. 1880.includes:ff. 1, 28, 110, 114 George Jackson Eldridge, CMG, Consul-General in Syria: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1864-1883. ff. 7, 128 Philip Henry Wodehouse Currie, Baron Currie; diplomatist: Letters to Sir ... British Library
creatorOf Miscellaneous Letters and Papers.Paper; ff. 62. British Library arrangement., 1668-1962 British Library
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XIV (ff. 122). Correspondence of staff of the Antiquities Departments and the Department of Coins and Medals; 1811-1930, n.d. Includes one portrait. Contents: 1. ff. 1-89. Antiquities Departments; 1811-1930, n.d. 2. ff. 90-..., 1811-1930 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXV (ff. 389). Feb.-May, 1874.includes:f. 1 Captain James Felix Jones, of the E India Co. service: Letters, etc., to Sir A. H. Layard: 1850-1878. ff. 3-381 passim Horace Young, British consul in Bilbao: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1873-1877.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XLVIII (ff. 372). Jan. 1848-June, 1849.Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1845-1891.includes:ff. 1, 36, 82, 141, 313 Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe: Correspondence with Sir A. H.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXIII (ff. 334). June-20 July, 1877.includes:ff. 1, 39, 103, 135, 170, 174, 234, 286, 333 Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, 2nd Baron Lyons; Viscount Lyons 1887: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1866-1887. ff. 3, 70, 158, 302 Charles Albert. Broph... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCVII (ff. 296). 21 June-July, 1879.includes:ff. 1, 180 William George Abbott, Consul at Tabriz: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1877-1882. ff. 3, 171 Hugo Marinich, dragoman to the British Embassy, Constantinople: Correspondence with Sir A. H. L... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CVI (ff. 324). 1882-Sept. 1883.includes:ff. 1, 38 Sir Arthur Micolson, 11th Baronet 1899: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1880-1892. ff. 5-287 passim Hormuzd Rassam, Assyriologist: Correspondence with Sir A -H. Layard: 1846-1894. f. 7 Ferdinando... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XC (ff. 407). May, June, 1878.includes:ff. 1, 44, 99, 174, 318, 379 Sir George Hugh Wyndham, KCMG; diplomatist: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1877, 1878. ff. 3, 130, 248 General Sir Collingwood Dickson, GCB: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1848-188... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXIII (ff. 393). Apr.-Oct. 1873.includes:ff. 1-386 passim General Sir William Fenwick Williams, Baronet 1856 GCB 1871: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1845-1878. ff. 3-311 passim Emilio Castelar y Ripoll, Spanish statesman: Letters to Sir A. H. ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. II (ff. 328). (1) General correspondence of John Lee, including, at ff. 82-112b, 114-117, papers and correspondence, partly printed, relating to James Orchard Halliwell's defence against the charge of appropriating manuscripts from the library o..., 19th century British Library
creatorOf British Records Association Collection. Vol. IX (ff. 276). General correspondence; 1730-1918, n.d.includes:ff. 1-4 John Francis Arundell, 12th Baron Arundell of Wardour: Letters of: 1881.f. 5 Bulkeley Bandinel, Bodley's Librarian: Letter of: bef...., 1730-1918 British Library
creatorOf PETTIGREW LETTERS. Vol. I (ff. 261). A -K.; 1803-1861.includes:f. 1 Henry Hervey Baber, philologist; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letter to T. J. Pettigrew: 1827.f. 2 Robert Ball, naturalist; Director of Trinity College Museum, Dubli..., 1803-1861 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXIII (ff. 358). Sept.-Dec. 1875.includes:f. 1 T-Baudry Jeancourt, of 'Galignani's Messenger', Paris: Letters to J. Murray: 1875.ff. 3, 43 Alfred Rimmer, formerly Danish Consul for the Canadas: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1875.ff. 5, 71... British Library
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. V (ff. 170+74*). Letters numbered 1594-1678, with additions 1782-1786; 1806-1877, n.d. Contemporary index. Probably vol. X from the original series, see Add. 70844 below. Disbound, with several pages missing. Contemporary f..., 1806-1877 British Library
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE of James Yates, of Highgate, with Konstantine Simonides, Sir F. Madden, Dr. S. Birch, and others, relative to Papyri in the collection of Joseph Mayer, of Liverpool; 1849, 1863-1864. The names of the writers are given in the Index. See..., 1849-1864 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXVIII (ff. 468). June-Dec. 1870.includes:ff. 1, 38, 62, 80, 87, 172, 175, 210 Richard Airey, Baron Airey: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1870. ff. 5, 127, 337 Sir Arthur John Otway, 3rd Baronet: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1855-1894. ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCI (ff. 340). July, Aug. 1878.includes:f. 1 Emily Anne Smythe, wife of Percy, 8th Viscount Strangford: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1877-1880. f. 3 Major-General Sir Arnold Burrowes Kemball, KCSI: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1849-188... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXXX (ff. ii+ 399). May-Aug. 1868.includes:f. 1 Richard William Hiley, Vicar of Wighill: Letters to, from W. E. Gladstone: 1868.: Copies.ff. 3, 72 James Anthony Lawson, Irish judge: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1868-1880.ff. 5, 7 George F... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXX (ff. 428). May-Dec. 1876.includes:ff. 1-410 passim Thomas Fellowes Reade, of the Consular service: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 1870-1881. ff.4-384passim Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay, GCMG; diplomatist: Correspondence with Sir A. H.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXVII (ff. 399). Dec. 1877 -19 Jan. 1878.includes:ff. 1, 36, 132, 255, 304, 360 Sir William Kirby Mackenzie Green, KCMG: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1877-1880. ff. 3, 47, 202, 349 Hormuzd Rassam, Assyriologist: Correspondence with Sir A -H... British Library
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Woolley Park, West Riding of Yorkshire
Seaforth, Lancashire
Asia Minor, Asia
Assyria, Asia
Italy, Europe
Cyprus, Asia Minor
Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
Cyprus, Asia Minor
Bingen, Germany
London, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Greece, Europe
Nineveh, Assyria
Beirut, the Lebanon
St Marylebone, Middlesex
Norwich, Norfolk
Southwark, Surrey
Shikefti Salman, Persia
Egypt, Africa
Greece, Europe
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