Murray Collection
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0369 MUR |
Held at | : School of Slavonic and East European Studies Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/archives/ › |
Full title | : Murray Collection |
Date(s) | : 1912 |
Level of description | : Collection (Fonds) |
Extent | : 1 album |
Name of creator(s) | : Murray | Sir | James Wolfe | 1853-1919 | Lieutenant General |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Lieutenant-General Sir James Wolfe Murray (1853-1919) took a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1872. He was the author of two handbooks on the Russian Army. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1909. In 1912 he was an army representative on a British delegation to Russia set up by Parliament. He served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1914-1915.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Album of memorabilia from Sir James Wolfe Murray's participation in the visit of the British Parliamentary delegation to Russia, 22 January-6 February 1912, includes invitation cards, menus, programmes and an account of the visit by Murray published in the "Morning Post", 8 February 1912.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English and Russian
System of arrangement:
One album
Conditions governing access:
Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Finding aids:
Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Date(s) of descriptions:
Revised Jan 2003
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