Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Eustace James Anthony Balfour letters
- Dates:
- 1854-1937
- Creators:
- Balfour, Eustace James Anthony, 1854-1912, recipient
- Abstract:
- The collection consists mostly of letters written to Eustace Balfour and his wife, Frances, from prominent British citizens.
- Extent:
- 83 items
- Language:
- The records are in English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Eustace James Anthony Balfour letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains letters addressed to Eustace Balfour and his wife, Frances, among others. Many of the letter's authors were prominent British artists, politicians and scientists of the period. Issues discussed within the collection include the personal lives of Eustace and Frances Balfour as well as 19th and 20th century British art, politics and science. Correspondents include Arthur James Balfour, Georges-Ernest-Jean-Marie Boulanger, Ford Madox Brown, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, William Benjamin Carpenter, Joseph Chamberlain, Walter Crane, Sir John Gilbert, William Holman Hunt, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, the Marquess of Lansdowne, Princess Louise, James Russell Lowell, John Morley, Richard Owen, and Robert Cecil, marquess of Salisbury.
- Biographical / historical:
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Eustace James Anthony Balfour (1854-1912) was the son of James M. Balfour and Lady Blanche Balfour, sister of Robert Cecil, the marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903), and the brother of statesman Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) and naturalist Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882). He became a painter and architect, and designed the rebuilding of the Crown Court church. Balfour's wife, Lady Frances Balfour (1858-1931), was the daughter of George Douglas Campbell, the eighth Duke of Argyll (1823-1900). Her brother, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the ninth Duke of Argyll (1845-1914), was married to Princess Louise (1848-1939), the daughter of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Lady Balfour was active as a churchwoman, suffragist and author.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of I. Kerrison Preston, 1971.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged alphabetically by author. It is housed in one box.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Art -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Art -- Great Britain -- 20th century
Artists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Politicians -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Letters (correspondence) -- England -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- England -- 20th century
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine readable finding aid encoded by Brooke M. Black in April 2015
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please go to following web site.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], Eustace James Anthony Balfour letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191