Hamilton-Greville Collection, 1769-1801

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Title:: Hamilton-Greville collection
Dates:: 1769-1801
Creators:: Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803
Abstract:: The collection consists of correspondence between British diplomat and archaeologist Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803) and his nephew Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809).
Extent:: 87 items in 1 box and 2 cases
Language:: The records are in English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Hamilton-Greville collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Scope and content:: The collection consists of correspondence between Sir William Hamilton and Charles Francis Greville. Their letters contain gossip about various persons in English and Neapolitan ruling and cultural circles of the day; political observations and opinions; diplomacy; volcanism and earthquakes; and the collecting of Greek and Roman artifacts.
Biographical / historical:: Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), diplomat and archaeologist, served as British ambassador to the court of Naples from 1764-1800. During this period he studied volcanoes and earthquakes and collected Greek and Roman artifacts. In 1769 he began a regular correspondence with his nephew, Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), with whom he shared numerous interests and tastes.
Acquisition information:: In Library, 1947.
Arrangement:: The collection is arranged by author and then chronologically. It is housed in one box and two cases.
Rules or conventions:: Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Classical antiquities -- Collectors and collecting
Diplomats -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Seismology -- Early works to 1800
Volcanism -- Early works to 1800
Letters (correspondence) -- England -- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Italy -- 18th century

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Vanessa Wilkie.
Date Prepared:: © 2014
Date Encoded:: Machine readable finding aid encoded by Brooke M. Black in December 2014

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Hamilton-Greville collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:: Huntington Library, Manuscript Collections

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San Marino, CA 91108, US