19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3870 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Papers of Sir Edmund F. Du Cane relating to the Du Cane (Du Quesne) family
Papers of Sir Edmund F. Du Cane relating to the Du Cane (Du Quesne) family
Extents: 0.40 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Dates:
17th-20th cent.
Collection
Papers of Sir Edward Brandis Denham
Diaries covering Mauritius (1921-1923), Kenya (1923-1928), Gambia (1928-1930), British Guiana (1930-1934) and Jamaica (1934-1938). 30 volumes. Also, papers relating to Ceylon (1911-1917), Gambia (1816-1929) and British Guiana (1806-1932), including some 19th century papers dated before Denham's time. 2 boxes.
Extents: 30 volumes and 2 boxes
Dates:
1806-1938
Collection
Papers of Sir Edward Charles Frederick Garraway
Correspondence, diaries and papers of Sir Edward Charles Frederick Garraway (1865-1932) a surgeon and colonial official in Southern Africa, 1888-1932.
Extents: 3.0 Linear metres (7 boxes, 12 volumes)
Dates:
1888-1932
Collection
Papers of Sir Ernest Birch
Personal diaries of Mrs. Margaret Birch, 1896-1904 with a loose programme of amateur theatricals at the Tanglin Club, 1885; personal diaries of Ernest Birch, 1907-1909; personal diaries of Lady Birch, 1929-1931, 1934; papers relating mostly to Ernest Birch's career, c1876-1911; personal and family correspondence, etc., 1882-1926; newspaper cuttings, 1877-1930; photographs of Ernest Birch and family, 1866-c1960; miscellaneous items, 1842-1940.
Extents: 12 boxes
Dates:
1842-c1960
Collection
Papers of Sir George Farrar and family
Photographs, correspondence, newspaper cuttings relating to mining activities in South Africa, 1871-1929
Telegrams, newspaper cuttings, photographs, etc. concerning the Jameson Raid, 1896
Maps, correspondence, etc. relating to the South African War, [1899-1906]
Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, cartoons, etc. relating to political career, 1903-1915
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Extents: 21 boxes
Dates:
c1864-1982
Single Item
Papers of Sir George Forrest (1845-1926), mainly transcripts of documents concerning India
Papers of Sir George Forrest (1845-1926), mainly transcripts of documents concerning India
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 619
Extents: 250 Leaves
Dates:
In the 19th century
Collection
Papers of Sir Gerald H. Portal
Letterbooks, diaries, correspondence etc. relating to service in Cairo, Zanzibar and Uganda.
Extents: 12 Volumes
Dates:
1881-1895
Collection
Papers of Sir Godfrey Yeatman Lagden
Diaries; notebooks; a letter-book containing Lagden's private letters to J.A. Spender; biographical material; correspondence; printed material (including obituary notices and tributes); papers relating to Lagden's awards, commissions and record of service; and papers relating to Lagden's book The Basutos (1909) and other publications. Also, papers (correspondence, reports, despatches and notes) relating to the South African War, Basutoland, and South African…
Extents: 67 volumes, 6 boxes
Dates:
1877-1934
Collection
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), philosopher and historian of ideas, with correspondence and papers of his parents, Mendel Borisovich Berlin (1884-1953), timber and bristle trader, and (Mussa) Marie Berlin (1880-1974).
Extents: 61.38 Linear metres (826 boxes)
Dates:
1897-1998
Collection
Papers of Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915), editor of the Oxford English Dictionary
The papers of Sir James Murray (1837-1915), editor of The Oxford English Dictionary, with some family papers.
Extents: 9.0 Linear metres (60 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1834-1992, n.d.
Collection
Papers of Sir John Pope-Hennessy
Papers relating to Ireland and Parliament (1743-1875); subject files relating to Pope-Hennessy's career (1855-1938); correspondence (1866-1890); personal letters to Pope-Hennessy (1867-1890); papers relating to his colonial governorships in Labuan, West Africa, the Bahamas, Barbados, Hong Kong and Mauritius (1844-1908). The collection also contains papers (notes, correspondence, etc.) connected with the writing of Verandah: some episodes in the crown colonies,…
Extents: 11 boxes
Dates:
1743-1964
Collection
Papers of Sir Michael Ernest Sadler
Notebooks and correspondence, 1897, of Sir Michael Ernest Sadler (1861-1943), educational pioneer, with a memorandum ascribed to him, c.1938.
Extents: 0.3 Linear metres (3 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1897, c.1938
Collection
Papers of Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon (1)
"Barotseland: Notes by the Resident on the Natives and the Physical Aspects of the Country", 1897. Photocopied typescript.
Extents: 3 ff.
Dates:
1897
Single Item
Papers of Sir Roland Clive Wallace Burn
Papers of Sir Roland Clive Wallace Burn relating to his time at Oxford University and his military service during World War I.
Shelfmark: MS. 11636
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1890-1918
Collection
Papers of Sir Selwyn Macgregor Grier
The collection mainly covers the years Grier was in Nigeria, and mostly consists of family letters from Grier to his mother and to his sister "Dorothy" (Mary Lynda Dorothea Grier) who was Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, from 1921-1945. There is also a file of papers relating to Nigera and an album of photographs (mostly dated 1911).
Extents: 4 boxes
Dates:
1884-1957 (bulk 1905-1925)
Collection
Papers of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet (1)
Letters to Hannah Buxton nee Gurney, 1804-1840
Family correspondence, 1812-1847
Miscellaneous correspondence and copies of letters from Joseph John Gurney, 1818-1847
New Year and birthday reflections and obituaries, 1813-1845
Scriptural notes, prayers and meditations, 1828-1838
Notebooks, 1812-[c1814]
Notes and…
Extents: 46 Volumes
Dates:
1804-1847
Single Item
Papers of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet (2)
22 ff., 1 volume Letters and papers of or relating to Buxton, including one letter from Thomas Clarkson and two (one a contemporary copy) from William Wilberforce, 1805-1903; also including an account of Mrs. Fry's visit to Glasgow Prison in 1818, written in 1834 by Anna Gurney.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 559
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1805-1903
Single Item
Papers of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet
Press cuttings, reproductions of earlier printed newspapers and other papers, and duplicates of papers in MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 445
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1872-1898
Single Item
Papers of Sir Thomas Pengelly
Papers of Sir Thomas Pengelly
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. lett. c. 17
Extents: 134 Leaves
Dates:
1710-1879
Collection
Papers of Sir Thomas Phillipps and family
Papers of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872) and family, 17th-19th cent.
Extents: 0.3 Linear metres (4 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
17th-19th cent.