Comprises 11 letters from Viscount Halifax mostly concerning the English Church Union; 2 obituary notices; 1 printed portrait; 1 pencil portrait and 1 newspaper photograph attached to a letter from Lord Irwin (afterwards 1st Earl of Halifax)
Correspondence of Charles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 1655
- Dates of Creation
- 1895-1932
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 folder, containing manuscript, printed, and photograph
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Charles Lindley Wood, son of the 1st Viscount Halifax, succeeded to the peerage in 1885. In 1886 he became an ecclesiastical commissioner and was president of the English Church Union, a High Church organisation, from 1867 to 1919. His son, Edward, was created Baron Irwin in 1925 and served as Viceroy of India, 1926-1931; as Foreign Secretary 1938-1940; and as ambassador to the United States from 1941-1946
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from Morphet & Morphet, booksellers; January 1978
Note
In English
Additional Information
In English