Stowe papers addenda: John Land material, 1871-1929

Summary

Creators:

Land, John, 1852-1928

Abstract:

Correspondence, documents, gamekeeper’s notebook, photographs and ephemera relating to the Stowe estate, John Land and Louis-Philippe-Albert d’ Orléans, comte de Paris.

Extent:

53 items in three boxes

Language:

The records are in English .

Background

Scope and content:

Box 1: Correspondence, documents, gamekeeper’s notebook, and ephemera; arranged chronologically (1871-1929), HM 82950-82968.

Box 2: Photographs of John Land, various estates and workers; arranged by subject and then chronologically (1890-1928), HM 82969-82978.

Box 3: Oversize photographs of the comte de Paris, various family members, and Stowe House; arranged chronologically (1890-1900), HM 82979-82986.

Biographical / historical:

The estate of Stowe in Buckinghamshire was purchased in 1590 by Peter Temple, and remained in possession of the Temple family and, subsequently, the Grenville family until 1921 when the estate, house and its contents were sold by Lady Mary Morgan Grenville, Baroness Kinloss of Stowe. In 1886 the house and estate were rented to Louis-Philippe-Albert d’ Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-1894), who wasa claimant to the French throne from 1848 until his death at Stowe House in 1894. John Land (1852-1928) was employed by the comte as the gamekeeper on the Stowe estate. Land was born in Rushford (Norfolk), the son and grandson of gamekeepers; he and his wife Hannah had at least three sons, one of whom was Harry Frederick Land. John Land worked on various great estates including Stowe and Wrest Park, Bedfordshire; he died at Silsoe, Bedfordshire in 1928.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Marlborough Rare Books Ltd., Catalogue 203, item 22, February 24, 2005.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:

Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Administration of estates –- Great Britain –- History –- 19th century
Administration of estates –- Great Britain –- History –- 20th century
Country life –- Great Britain –- History –- 19th century
Country life –- Great Britain –- History –- 20th century
Gamekeepers
Household employees –- Great Britain –- History –- 19th century
Household employees –- Great Britain –- History –- 20th century
Hunting –- England –- History –- 19th century
Manors –- England –- Buckingham
Documents -– Great Britain -– 19th century
Documents –- Great Britain –- 20th century
Ephemera –- Great Britain –- 19th century
Ephemera –- Great Britain -– 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -– Great Britain –- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) –- Great Britain -– 20th century
Notebooks –- Great Britain –- 19th century
Photographs –- Great Britain –- 19th century
Photographs –- Great Britain -– 20th century

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2191

reference@huntington.org

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