A scrapbook of c. 123 pages, with cuttings and other material pasted in. The album includes a 'Vanity Fair' cartoon of 6th Earl of Albemarle (1883); a 'Vanity Fair' cartoon of Viscount Bury (1837); a promissory note signed by William Lyon Mackenzie (1837); an invitation to the inaugural Colonial Society meeting on 15 March 1869; an invitation to and the order of service for the funeral of Prince Albert on 23 December 1861; electoral posters of Viscount Bury; and various cuttings, including reviews of Viscount Bury's 'The exodus of the Western nations' and reports of speeches.
Albemarle family scrapbook
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 34
- Dates of Creation
- 1837-1883
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .01 cubic metre(s) 1 volume paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The member of the family to feature most prominently in the collection is William Coutts Keppel (1832-1894), Viscount Bury, first President of the Royal Colonial Institute and later 7th Earl of Albemarle.
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Received on indefinite loan from Lord Albemarle.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 11c99 V
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 38.
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Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS.
Albemarle family