Eustace James Anthony Balfour letters, 1854-1937

Summary

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 .

Background

Scope and content:

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:

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:

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

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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