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Additional papers of the Earls of Clarendon (2nd creation) and the Villiers family

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Mainly comprises correspondence and papers of Victorian statesman George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, with some additional Villiers and Hyde family papers, including eighteenth-century correspondence between Lord Cornbury and Thomas Villiers (later the 1st Earl of Clarendon, 2nd creation) and genealogical notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1600-1962, n.d.

Extent

14.18 Linear metres (39 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Spanish; Castilian
  • French
  • German
  • Thai
  • Italian

Conditions Governing Access

Some material is closed.

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 11555/1].
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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. 11555/1-38, MS. 11555 photogr. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 11555

Additional Description

Abstract

Additional papers of the Earls of Clarendon, chiefly of statesman George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800-1870).

Biographical / Historical

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800-1870), diplomatist and liberal statesman, was ambassador at Madrid, 1833-1839, Lord Privy Seal, 1839-1841, President of the Board of Trade, 1846, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1847-1852, Foreign Secretary, 1853-1858, 1865-1866, 1868-1870 and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1864. In 1839 he married Lady Katharine Barham, the widow of politician John Foster Barham, the daughter of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. For full details see the Dictionary of National Biography.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by series, with the original order of papers retained except for the general correspondence of the 4th Earl of Clarendon which was very disordered and has been re-organised chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2012 and 2019.

Related Materials

There are numerous collections of Clarendon (Villiers) family papers in the Bodleian Library. The main collections are:

Papers of George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, with papers of related families [MSS. Clar. dep. b. 33-38; c. 1-104, c. 125-149, c. 178-226, c. 246-278, c. 327-347, c. 357-426, c. 428-432, c. 441-510, c. 520-562; MSS. Clar. dep. Irish boxes 1-82, Clar. dep. Irish vols. 1-28; MS. Film 34]

Papers of the Earls of Clarendon (2nd creation) [MSS. 16644/1-350; MSS. 16644 photogr. 1-14; JL 1012, JL 1024-1025, JL 1044-1046]

Additional papers of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, with papers of Sir Thomas Villiers Lister [MSS. Eng. hist. c. 1034, d. 483; Eng. lett. c. 538, d. 514-19]

Archive of Katharine Villiers, Countess of Clarendon, with letters of Lord Clarendon, and miscellaneous family papers [MSS. Eng. c. 2082-2181, d. 2048-2054, e. 2074-2132]

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Catalogue of additional papers of the Earls of Clarendon (2nd creation) and the Villiers family
Status
Published
Author
Charlotte McKillop-Mash
Date
2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
First edition.

Repository Details

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