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Montagu-Douglas-Scott , Walter Francis (Duke of Buccleuch): letter


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL416

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Montagu-Douglas-Scott , Walter Francis (Duke of Buccleuch): letter

Date(s): 1857

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 2 leaves

Name of creator(s): Scott | Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas- | 1806-1884 | 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry | magnate and politician x Montagu-Douglas-Scott | Walter Francis x Buccleuch | 5th Duke of x Queensberry | 7th Duke of

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott was born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland in 1806. He was educated at Eton and at St John's College, Cambridge. He succeeded to the dukedom aged 13, on his father's death. Buccleuch became a member of the Privy Council in 1842 and served as its president in 1846. He was also president of the Society of Antiquaries, during 1862-1873, and of the British Association in 1867. He was a strong supporter of the Conservative party and, as a leading estate-owner, exerted a strong influence over his tenants' political activities.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott to Messrs Chubb, 25 May 1857. Asking the firm to make 6 locks for miniature frames, exactly similar to those they made for him previously, and to send them to Mr Scott of Messrs Colnaghi. Autograph, with signature.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue

Conditions governing access:

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled 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.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Purchased from E Hall, 1966.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Locks | Waterways | Transport infrastructure
Locksmiths | Craft workers | Skilled workers | Workers | Personnel | People by occupation | People

Personal names
Scott | Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas- | 1806-1884 | 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry | magnate and politician x Montagu-Douglas-Scott | Walter Francis x Buccleuch | 5th Duke of x Queensberry | 7th Duke of

Corporate names
Chubb | locksmiths

Places