Papers of the Drummond-Hay Family

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. hist. b. 239, c. 1072-91, d. 488-509, e. 345-71, f. 31-2
Dates of Creation
- 1771-1951
Language of Material
- English.
Physical Description
- 62 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

The collection consists of:

Papers of Sir Robert William Hay, 1805-52, including journals, correspondence, papers and drawings
Papers of Edward William Auriol Drummond-Hay, 1829-45, including journals, correspondence, and notebooks
Papers of Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay, 1838-1901, including journals, diaries and correspondence
Papers of Sir Robert Hay Drummond-Hay, 1856-1924, including journals and correspondence
Papers of Alice Emily Drummond-Hay, 1866-1938, including correspondence, a history of the Drummond-Hay family and translations of a novel
Papers of Cicely Eleanor Meade-Waldo, 1856-1925, including journals, correspondence and notebooks
Miscellaneous papers of the Drummond-Hay family, 1771-1951

Administrative / Biographical History

The Drummond-Hay family consists of Sir Robert William Hay (1786-1861), Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; Edward William Auriol Drummond-Hay (1785-1845), Consul General in Tangier; Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay (1816-93), diplomat, Consul General and subsequently minister plenipotentiary in Morocco; Sir Robert Hay Drummond-Hay (1846-1936), diplomat at Tangier, Stockholm, Tunis and Beirut; Alice Emily Drummond-Hay (d 1940), daughter of Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay; and Cicely Eleanor Meade-Waldo (d 1935), niece of Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay. Details of Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay are given in the Dictionary of National Biography. Details of Sir Robert Hay Drummond-Hay are given in Who Was Who.

Access Information

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