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

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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