Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Disraeli (Benjamin) Letters
mssHM 52621-52662
View entire collection guide
Search this collection
Table of contents
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Benjamin Disraeli letters
Creator:
Disraeli, Benjamin,
1804-1881
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 52621-52662
Physical Description:
2.75 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1834-1882
Abstract: A collection of letters and ephemera of
the British statesman and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Benjamin Disraeli letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
The collection was assembled in the mid-20th century by John A. Penton, uncle of Elizabeth
Wade.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Mrs. Elizabeth Wade, December 1987.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) was a British statesman and author. His career stretched over
six decades of 19th century English politics and society. In the 1830s he was much concerned
with novels and publishing, and with London society; after his election to Parliament in
1837, politics increasingly dominated his career. He married Mary Anne (Evans) Lewis in
1839. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer three times in the 1850s and 1860s; was Prime
Minister in 1868 and again 1874-1880; and was created 1st Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876.
The collection of 42 items is chiefly letters from Disraeli to his sister and confidante,
Sarah Disraeli. The letters deal with the full range of Disraeli's political, literary,
personal, and social affairs, including reactions to newspaper attacks on him or on his
books, London society gossip, Parliamentary actions, political parties and politicians, etc.
Also included is printed ephemera related to Disraeli, including photographs of Hughenden,
Buckinghamshire, newspapers clippings, engravings, pamphlets (some critical of his career),
and articles.
Processed by Mary Robertson, September 1988. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding
aid derived from legacy in-house summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, English -- 19th century
Politicians -- Great Britain --
Correspondence
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
-- Sources
London (England) -- Social life and
customs -- 19th century
Ephemera -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Disraeli, Sarah,
1802-1859