Papers relating to various honours proposed to Disraeli, 1847-1879

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Papers relating to various honours proposed to Disraeli, 1847-1874, including:

(fols. 1-7) election as Knight of the Garter, 1878-1879, mainly (fols. 1-5) letters and bill from Sir Albert Woods, ['(see also the Museum)' in the 1961 catalogue]

(fols. 8-195) Rectorship of Glasgow University, 1854-1874, including letters from:

(fols. 12-191 passim) E.S. Gordon, 1871-1873, with a number of letters (some incomplete) from others to Gordon, and (fols. 71-72) a letter from his wife, 1872, enclosing a carte-de-visite photograph of him
(fols. 20-21, 33-35, 47-48, 79-80, 85-86, 89-90) Thomas Barclay, 1871-1872, and (fols. 24-25, 28-29) G.R. Badenoch, 1871
(fols. 26-27, 54-55, 65-66) Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 1871-1872
(fols. 102-104) H.G. Bell to E.S. Gordon, 1872
(fols.121-122, 166-167, 184-185) John Caird, 1873-1874
(fols. 179-180) J.D. Hooker, 1873, with (fol. 149v) note of reply by Disraeli, 1873
(fols. 175-176) corrected proof of speech honouring Disraeli, 1873,
(fol. 193) printed address from Glasgow Conservative Association, 1873

(fols. 196-205) honorary Presidency of Edinburgh University, 1853, with (fols. 196-197) letter from W.E. Aytoun, 1853

(fols. 206-221) Rectorship of Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1847-1860, with (fols. 210-211) holograph copy of reply by Disraeli to four students, [1847], and (fols. 214-215) letter from Lord Robertson, 1848

(fols. 222-231) Freedom of the City of Aberdeen, with (fol. 231) note by Disraeli of his acceptance, 1874

(fols. 232-235) Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Southern Cross, Brazil, 1873

(fols. 236-240) senior fellowship at Yale, including (fol. 237) pencil draft of Disraeli's reply, and (fols. 238-239) Disraeli's reply, with its envelope stamped 'Sent back to England without a reason for its non-delivery', 1860