Contents include:
- Commonplace books and appointment diaries of Lord and Lady Gore-Booth
- Correspondence between members and friends of the Gore-Booth family
- Correspondence and papers relating to Lord Gore-Booth's diplomatic career
- General correspondence and papers
- Correspondence and papers relating to Lord Gore-Booth's interests including the Sherlock Holmes Society of London and the Save the Children Fund
- Correspondence and papers relating to publications including Lord Gore-Booth's memoir With Great Truth and Respect
- Printed material, photographs and newspaper cuttings
- Correspondence of Lady Gore-Booth
- Family correspondence
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1984, n.d.
Extent
11.78 Linear metres (232 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- German
- French
- Japanese
- Burmese
Conditions Governing Access
Some material closed.
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gore-Booth 1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Gore-Booth 1-73, 74/1-3, 75/1-2, 76-78, 79/1-2, 80/1-2, 81, 82/1-2, 83-92, 93/1-2, 94-147, 148/1-2, 149-176, 176*, 177-223.
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12144
Abstract
Correspondence and papers of Baron Paul Gore-Booth (diplomat), and his family
Biographical / Historical
Lord Gore-Booth entered the Diplomatic Service in 1933. His appointments included Director of British Information Services in the United States, 1949-1953; Ambassador to Burma, 1953-1956; Deputy Under Secretary of Economic Affairs in the Foreign Office, 1956-1960; British High Commissioner to India, 1960-1965; Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1965-1969; and Head of the Diplomatic Service, 1968-1969. Many of the papers relating to Lord Gore-Booth's early career were destroyed by a fire in the family home in the 1950s.
After he retired from official life, Lord Gore-Booth took an active role in several organizations. He was a Director of Grindlay's Bank, 1969-1979; Chairman of the Save the Children Fund, 1970-1976; Windsor Music Festival, 1971-1973; and SOAS, University of London, 1975-1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Bodleian Library by Lord Gore-Booth in 1984.
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Paul Gore-Booth
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original catalogue by Helen Langley; EAD version 2024 by Miranda Scarlata
- Date
- EAD version 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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