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WELBY, Reginald Earle, 1832-1915, 1st Baron Welby, civil servant


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 WELBY

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: WELBY, Reginald Earle, 1832-1915, 1st Baron Welby, civil servant

Date(s): 1827-1913

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 10 volumes

Name of creator(s): Welby, Reginald Earle, 1832-1915, 1st Baron Welby, civil servant

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Reginald Earle Welby, 1832-1915, was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered the Treasury in 1856, becoming Assistant Financial Secretary of the Treasury in 1880, Auditor of the Civil List in 1881, and Permanent Secretary of the Treasury, 1885-1894. He was also a commissioner of the 1851 Exhibition, and Chairman of London County Council in 1900.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of George Arbuthnot concerning currency, as edited by V D[elves?] B[roughton?]; Papers of Lord Welby concerning the organisation of Government departments, gold coinage, Indian currency, bimetallism, coinage, and the Bank of England; Lord Welby's correspondence; and a compendium of information on British administration in the mid 19th century.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The collection is arranged in 10 volumes:
1. Papers of Mr Arbuthnot on currency, 1827-1878.
2. Papers of Lord Welby on the organisation of Government departments, 1852-1860.
3. Papers of Lord Welby on gold coinage etc, 1844-1907.
4-6. Papers and letters of Lord Welby on Indian Currency, bimetallism etc, 1878-1898.
7-8. Papers and letters of Lord Welby on coinage and the Bank of England, 1844-1895.
9. Miscellaneous letters and papers, 1844-1913.
10. A compendium of information, including letters, minutes and official print on British administration in the mid 19th century, divided into: Miscellaneous Foreign Office, Printing, Scotland, Civil Service, Public Buildings, New Law Courts, Law Public, Bill Drafting and Political, c1850-c1870. All letters are addressed to Lord Welby unless it is otherwise stated.

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OPEN

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Printed handlist available.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

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Archivist's note: Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on July 15, 2002

Date(s) of descriptions: July 15, 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Coinage | Antiquities | Works of art | Arts
Currencies | Finance
Gold | Precious metals | Metals | Inorganic chemicals | Chemicals
Public administration | Government
Chemical elements
Movable cultural property

Personal names
Arbuthnot | George | 1802-1865 | Treasury official
Welby | Reginald Earle | 1832-1915 | 1st Baron Welby | civil servant x Welby | 1st Baron

Corporate names
Bank of England

Places
India | South Asia