Letters patent under the great seal of Queen Victoria granting the title of Baronet to Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, together with a letter from Lord Salisbury (1830-1903) offering Acland the Baronetcy, 1890.
Dates
- Creation: 1890
Extent
2 boxes (0.30 linear metres)
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. Dep. a. 36(R)/1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
Dep. a. 36(R)/1-2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12756
Abstract
Papers regarding the Baronetcy of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland
Biographical / Historical
Sir Henry Wentworth Acland (1815-1900) was a physician. In 1834 Acland matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, he graduated B.A. in 1840, M.A. in 1842, M.B. in 1846, and M.D. in 1848. In 1840 he was elected fellow of All Souls' College and, in the same year, commenced the study of medicine, entering himself at St. George's Hospital, London.
It was for his services to medicine and medical education that Acland was accorded his Baronetcy in 1890. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further details.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Sir William Acland in 1968.
Topical
Subject
- Acland | Sir | Henry Wentworth | 1815-1900 | 1st Baronet | physician (subject, Person)
- Cecil | Robert Arthur Talbot | Gascoyne | 1830-1903 | 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | statesman (subject, Person)
- Acland | family | 1800-2000 | Baronets | Oxford (subject, Family)
- Title
- Papers regarding the Baronetcy of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Susan Thomas; EAD version 2022 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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