Papers of Henry Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 Dep. b. 242, c. 714-17
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1915-19
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 5 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

The collection consists of Duke's correspondence and papers as Chief Secretary for Ireland.

Administrative / Biographical History

Henry Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale (1855-1939) was Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1916-18. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).

Acquisition Information

The papers were deposited in the Library in 1986.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.