Correspondence of Francis W. Hirst, 1884, 1891, 1894-1945, bulk: 1894-1945
Correspondents include: W. [Cheathley?], Herbert Hoover (with his notes), [Hovell?], Godfrey, American National Bank, H. [Bradburn?], Graveson, Gerald R. Gaunt, Admirality War Office and Press Committee, Carole Carrissime, Lord Bryce, Sir John Tomlinson Brunner, Sir Edwin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Lee Higginson and Co., Daniel M.G., J. Gill, Sir James Matthew Barrie, [Hutchbuy?], Lesley, L (Cobden Club), Liberal Publication Department, Lawrence, Kennedy, Sir Arthur Nicolson, Wallace Molteno, Betty Molteno (1884), Frank Molteno, James A. [Shrow?], Rheinallt, J. [Rudhommeaux?], Patricia, Shelburne, Torgny Karl Segerstedt, R.L. Stevenson, A. [Stimson?], Simon Whitchell, Wills, and J. Wiley, among others.
Also includes: photographs, poem titled 'Morgan's', Cambridge Union Society list of speakers, open letter to the Right Hon H.H. Asquith MP, list of members of the Anglo-American committee for international discussion, pamphlet on the president 14 Dec 1929, pamphlet titled 'the war; its cost and its consequences' with commentary, 'Why people left the land', extracts of The Economist, memorandum on the treatment of conscientious objectors, The Companies Acts 1908 and 1913, copies of The Morning Post and The Daily Mail with 'British and German war loans', Central Organisation for a Durable Peace manifesto, commentary on 'the editor in modern journalism', 'How to guarantee international treaties of peace', Japan Weekly Chronicle, 1915, Holland News, Bankers Institute Magazine, and The Times, 20 Feb 1903. There are also literary papers, including 'the connection between corruption and controls', Lady Lansdowne, Aggregate sea commerce, an apology for peace and a confession of fault, a list of lectures given by Hirst, speech notes on money, list of attendees to a dinner Jul 1921, Political Economy Club menu and notes, commentary on the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jul 1918, conscription of wealth, 'A year of war', 'some arguments' and its distribution, and a memorandum on chances of peace.
Dates
- Creation: Creation: 1884, 1891, 1894-1945
- Creation: Creation: Majority of material found within 1894-1945
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
- German
Conditions Governing Access
Closed.
Shelfmark
MS. 21806/30
Creator
- From the Collection: Hirst | Francis Wrigley | 1873-1953 | journalist and writer (Person)
Repository Details
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