Henry Austin Bruce, Baron Aberdare, correspondence, 1843-1923

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Summary

Creators:
Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, Baron, 1815-1895
Abstract:
A collection of letters related to the British barrister and politician, Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare.
Extent:
9.6 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Henry Austin Bruce, Baron Aberdare, correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of letters addressed to Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare. The letters include a wide variety of subjects, including women in medicine, Scottish commercial fishing, capital punishment, education, patronage in church and state, electioneering, English and Irish politics, the Royal Horticulture Society, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Sanitary Law Commission.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, (1815-1895) was a barrister and politician. He was a Liberal member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydvil (1852 to 1868) and for Renfrewshire (1869 to 1873); Undersecretary (1862 to 1864) and Secretary of State for Home Affairs (1869 to 1873); admitted to the Privy Council in 1864 as Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education; a charity commissioner for England and Wales (1864); peer (1873) appointed by William Ewart Gladstone Lord President of the Council; the first president (1883 to 1895) and first chancellor (1895) of University College of South Wales; Fellow of the Royal Society (1876); member of the Royal Geographical Society (1876), and governor of the Royal Niger Company (1886).

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Alta California Bookstore, 1970.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff in approximately 1975; in November 2023, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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]. Henry Austin Bruce, Baron Aberdare, correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
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Contact:
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