Collection of William Ewart Gladstone, 1833-1915.

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Collection of William Ewart Gladstone, 1833-1915.

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The collection consists of a small number of manuscripts by and about Gladstone, as well as photographs, engravings, prints and ephemera. The bulk of the collection is made up of letters by Gladstone, which deal mainly with British politics and business; there is also a small amount of personal letters by various other members of the Gladstone family. Other correspondents represented in the collection include: A.J.B Beresford Hope, Patrick William Campbell, Sir John Cowan, John Nielson Gladstone, Abraham Hayward, Henry and Catherine Holiday, Stafford Henry Northcote (Earl of Iddesleigh), George Cornewall Lewis, Henry William Primrose, Archibald Philip Primrose (Earl of Rosebery), and Robert Lowe (Viscount Sherbrooke).

913 pieces.16 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898

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William Ewart Gladstone, prime minister and author, was born in Liverpool, on Dec. 29, 1809; the fifth child and youngest son of Sir John Gladstone and Anne Mackenzie Gladstone. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, in preparation for a future in the British political world. He married Catherine Glynne, whom he met in Rome, in 1839, and together they had eight children. Gladstone was first elected to Parliament in January 1833, and over the next sixty years was involved i...

Iddesleigh, Stafford Henry Northcote, earl of, 1818-1887

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British politician who served successively as a private secretary to William Gladstone, a Member of Parliament,a finance advisor to Benjamin Disraeli, secretary of state to India, chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Foreign Secretary. He was created Earl of Iddesleigh in 1885. From the description of Stafford Henry Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh papers, 1831-1887. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64060425 British politician ...

Gladstone, John Neilson, 1807-1863.

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Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount, 1811-1892

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Holiday, Henry, 1839-1927

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English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hampstead, to Prof. Knight, 1889 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468498 ...

Beresford Hope, A. J. B. (Alexander James Beresford), 1820-1887

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Hayward, A. (Abraham), 1801-1884

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Abraham Hayward, English Victorian-era essayist and translator. From the description of Abraham Hayward manuscript material : 12 items, 1834?-1871 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 321079387 Abraham Hayward, English essayist and translator. His many friendships in the literary and political spheres of Victorian-era London resulted in his accumulation of correspondence from some of the most influential figures of the time. From the description of Abra...

Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929

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Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), supporter of Liberal Party and of social reform. Served as foreign secretary, succeeded Gladstone as Prime Minister 1894-1895. Author of Pitt The Younger and owner of racehorses. From the description of Letter to Arthur Lawrence, 1920 April 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 59006762 Prime Minister. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rosebery, Gorebridge, Midlothian, to S.C. Co...

Peel, Robert, 1788-1850

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Sir Robert Peel, second baronet, British Prime Minister from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and also from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846. From the guide to the Robert Peel manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1822-1835?, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) British statesman, of Tamsworth, Staffordshire, Eng. From the description of Correspondence, 1816-1864 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record i...

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Holiday, Catherine Raven, d.1924.

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Lewis, George Cornewall, Sir, 1806-1863

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English statesman and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to "Madam" [Blaze de Bury], 1854 Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270846758 Sir George Cornewall Lewis, second baronet, British politician and author. From the guide to the George Cornewall Lewis manuscript material : 17 items, 1847-1863, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: Secretary of ...

Primrose, Henry William, Sir, 1846-1923.

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Cowan, John Sir, 1814-1900.

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Campbell, Patrick William.

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