The collection holds original manuscripts of election expenses, parliamentary and local for Hull, Leeds, Manchester and Salford for 1873 to 1874. This is believed to be from his father's (Frederick Brent Grotrian) time as a member of parliament for Kingston upon Hull East between 1886 and 1892. The Grotrian papers was presented to the Library by Mrs (Lady) Mary Lillian Grotrian, widow of Sir Herbert Brent Grotrian, in October 1958.
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