Zachary Macaulay papers, 1793-1888

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Zachary Macaulay papers

Summary

Creators:
Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838
Abstract:
The Zachary Macaulay papers consist of letters, manuscripts, and documents relating to the affairs of Zachary Macaulay and his family from 1793-1888.
Extent:
31 Linear Feet (24 boxes and 3 volumes) and 1,014 Items
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Zachary Macaulay papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters, manuscripts, and documents relating to the affairs of Zachary Macaulay and his family; Hannah More, Clapham Sect, especially Henry Thornton and his family; the antislavery movement, including the affairs of the Sierra Leone Colony, Anti-Slavery society, and activities of William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and other abolitionists. Of particular importance is Macaulay's journal kept while governor of the Sierra Leone colony. Social life in Calcutta in 1863 as represented in the papers of Macaulay's son-in-law, Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, governor of Madras (1859-1860) and finance minister of India (1862-1865), his wife, Hannah More Macaulay Trevelyan, and their children.

Biographical / historical:

Zachary Macaulay (1768-1838), was an English philanthropist and abolitionist, and member of the Clapham Sect; governor of the Freedom Province, a colony established in Sierra Leone for the freed slaves (1793-1799); secretary of the Sierra Leone Company (1799-1808); editor of the Christian observer (1802-1823); and one of the founders of the Anti-Slavery society.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Maggs Bros. of London, 1952.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, 1955. In 2019, Gina C Giang created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Materials arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Zachary Macaulay papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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