Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Charles Phillip Yorke family correspondence
Date (inclusive): 1803-1831
Collection Number: MS 270
Creator:
Yorke, Charles Philip, 1764-1834
Creator:
Yorke, Joseph Sydney, Sir, 1768-1831
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection consists of correspondence from 19th century British politician Charles Philip Yorke to various family members
and fellow politicians. The collection also contains letters from Yorke's brother, Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, to Charles. Most
of the correspondence concerns British political events of the early 1800s, most notably the ministries of Henry Addington
and William Pitt the Younger.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Charles Philip Yorke family correspondence (MS 270). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Charles Philip Yorke family correspondence was completed by undergraduate students from the University of
California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
Charles Philip Yorke was the son of the Hon. Charles Yorke, and the grandson of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke. He served
as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire from 1790-1810, then for Liskeard from 1812-1818. He was appointed Secretary
at War in 1801, and served as Home Secretary from 1803-1804. He also served as the First Lord of the Admiralty from 1810-1812.
Sir Joseph Sidney Yorke was Charles Philip Yorke's younger brother. He joined the navy at the age of 11, and served during
the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars. He was knighted in 1805 by King George III, and was
promoted to Admiral of the Blue in 1830.
Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, was the eldest son of Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, and served in the Navy from 1815-1870,
rising to the rank of Admiral.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence from 19th century British politician Charles Philip Yorke to various family members
and fellow politicians. Materials in the collection also include letters from Yorke's brother, Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, and
a naval report from his nephew, Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke.
Most of the correspondence concerns British political events of the early 1800s, most notably the ministries of Henry Addington
and William Pitt the Younger. Also included is a letter from conservative activist John Reeves to Yorke, as well as two letters
from George IV.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Addington, Henry, Viscount Sidmouth, 1757-1844
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Yorke, Charles Philip, Earl of Hardwicke, 1799-1873
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Politicians -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence