IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0097 WISE
Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Title: WISE, Sir Fredric, 1871-1928, politician and economist
Date(s): 1914-1935
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 12 boxes
Name of creator(s): Wise, Sir Fredric (1871-1928) Knight MP Economist
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Sir Frederic Wise, 1871-1928, was educated at Marlborough College and abroad. He entered banking in 1903 and later founded the stockbroking company of Wise, Speke and Co of Newcastle-on-Tyne. During World War One, he was Chairman of Volunteers and Military Representative for his county, and he also gave his services to National Service, the Food Ministry and the Treasury. In 1919, he was sent to Berlin to report of the financial position of Germany. He was also a financial advisor to Lord Byng's Committee of United Service Fund, a director of the Daily Express and a director of the Sudan Plantation Syndicate Ltd. He was Unionist MP for Ilford from 1920 and knighted in 1924.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
This collection contains speeches by Wise; financial reports on the economic condition of Germany; correspondence regarding the publication of his German diary; pamphlets and reports on reparation payments; studies, notes and papers on government policy; notes regarding economic policy; and notes and correspondence regarding his political life.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
This collection is box-listed.
Conditions governing access:
OPEN
Conditions governing reproduction:
COPYRIGHT IS HELD BY THE FAMILY
Physical characteristics:
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Boxlist available.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 29, 2002
Date(s) of descriptions: May 29, 2002