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Title: Hamilton-Greville collection
Dates: 1769-1801
Collection Number: mssHM 34441-34527
Creator OR Collector:
Hamilton, William, Sir,
1730-1803
Extent:
87 items in 1 box and 2 cases
Repository: The Huntington Library,
Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts
Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The collection consists of
correspondence between British diplomat and archaeologist Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) and his nephew Charles Francis
Greville (1749-1809).
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
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The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with
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[Identification of item], Hamilton-Greville collection, The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California.
In Library, 1947.
Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), diplomat and archaeologist, served as British
ambassador to the court of Naples from 1764-1800. During this period he studied
volcanoes and earthquakes and collected Greek and Roman artifacts. In 1769 he began
a regular correspondence with his nephew, Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), with
whom he shared numerous interests and tastes.
The collection is arranged by author and then chronologically. It is housed in one
box and two cases.
The collection consists of correspondence between Sir William Hamilton and Charles
Francis Greville. Their letters contain gossip about various persons in English and
Neapolitan ruling and cultural circles of the day; political observations and
opinions; diplomacy; volcanism and earthquakes; and the collecting of Greek and
Roman artifacts.
Greville, Charles
Francis, 1749-1809
Hamilton, William, Sir,
1730-1803
Classical antiquities -- Collectors and
collecting
Diplomats -- Great Britain --
Correspondence
Seismology -- Early works to
1800
Volcanism -- Early works to
1800
Great Britain -- Social
life and customs -- 18th century
Naples (Italy) -- Social
life and customs
Letters (correspondence) -- England --
18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Italy --
18th century