IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL14
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Brougham, Henry Peter: letters, 1836-1853
Date(s): 1836- 1853
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 4 items (7 leaves)
Name of creator(s): Brougham | Henry Peter | 1778-1868 | 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux | statesman x Brougham and Vaux | 1st Baron
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Henry Peter Brougham was born and educated in Edinburgh and practised as a lawyer in Scotland and England. He served as Whig MP for Camelford (1810-1812), Winchelsea (1815-1830), Knaresborough (1830) and Yorkshire (1830) before receiving a peerage. He was Lord Chancellor from 1830-1834.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
4 letters from Henry Peter Brougham to Augustus De Morgan, 1836-1853. Chiefly relating to [Count Guglielmo] Libri the book thief and [Francois] Arago. Autographs, with signature.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
See hard copy catalogue.
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library at the central building of the University of London (1921). A copy is available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
See archivist.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought from Tregaskis in 1912, about 2 months after Ludlow's books were sold at Hodgson's.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of copies:
On negative microfilm - reference: MIC 242/2.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.
Date(s) of descriptions: July 2008