AMHERST, Margaret Susan, Tyssen-, 1835-1919, Baroness Amherst and the Primrose League
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 COLL MISC 0569 |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : AMHERST, Margaret Susan, Tyssen-, 1835-1919, Baroness Amherst and the Primrose League |
Date(s) | : 1885-1887 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : Two folders |
Name of creator(s) | : Amherst | Margaret Susan | Tyssen- | 1835-1919 | nee Mitford wife of 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney Primrose League |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Margaret Tyssen-Amherst (1835-1919) was the only child of Admiral Robert Mitford (d 1870). She married William Tyssen Amherst in 1856, who was created 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney in 1892. They had six daughters. Her book A Sketch of Egyptian History was published in 1904. She was also a member of the Ladies' Grand Council of the Primrose League. The League was founded in 1883 to commemorate the work of Benjamin Disraeli. Its aim was the maintenance of religion, the monarchy, the constitution, the unity of the commonwealth and the improvement of the condition of the people.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Published circulars, accounts membership lists, and correspondence of the Primrose League.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Two folders
Conditions governing access:
OPEN
Conditions governing reproduction:
APPLY TO ARCHIVIST
Finding aids:
No further list required
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002
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Date(s) of descriptions:
8 May 2002
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