Papers of Lord MacDonnell of Swinford

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. hist. a. 11-12, a. 13(R)-15(R), b. 206, c. 350-73, c. 388-95, c.415, d. 235-8, d. 248-55, d. 510, e. 215-18, e. 220
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1859-1955
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 57 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Lord MacDonnell's papers consist of:

  • General Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1859-1929, including letters to MacDonnell and his wife, newspaper cuttings, miscellaneous papers, speeches, personal papers, and photographs
  • Papers about India, 1864-1930, including correspondence, printed official papers, papers about famine relief, miscellaneous papers, photographs, newspaper cuttings, and papers about the Indian Civil Service
  • Papers about Ireland, 1893-1930, including papers about the foundation of Dublin University, papers about Irish Constitutional Reform, papers relating to the Irish Convention, miscellaneous Irish papers, and letters to Lady MacDonnell
  • Additional papers, 1885-1955, including correspondence; papers relating to MacDonnell's last illness and death; and miscellaneous papers

Administrative / Biographical History

Antony Patrick MacDonnell, 1st Baron Macdonnell of Swinford (1844-1925) was a statesman. 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 given to the Library in 1953, 1960 and 1967.

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.

Corporate Names

Dublin University