The collection comprises five guardbooks of the papers of Lord Robert Grosvenor, including an incomplete manuscript of Grosvenor's journal of a tour in the Mediterranean area, April-December 1829, and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-1891
Extent
5 boxes (0.66 linear metres)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. c. 439, fol. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. lett. c. 439-441; Eng. misc. c. 667-668
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12987
Abstract
Papers of Lord Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
Biographical / Historical
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury (1801-1893) was a politician. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bought from Mrs M.E. Dorling in 1977.
- Title
- Papers of Lord Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant. EAD version 2022 by Simon Mackley.
- Date
- EAD version 2022.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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