Bryce-White Papers, 1906-1920

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection contains typescript contemporary copies of correspondence chiefly written by British politician and historian James Bryce, Viscount Bryce (1838-1922) to American diplomat Henry White (1850-1927), as well as one original letter. The letters deal mainly with the diplomatic issues of the early 20th century.
Extent:
32 pieces in 1 box
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

All of the letters in this collection are typewritten contemporary copies except for HM 66720, which is an autograph letter, signed. The copies, which were made for Allan Nevins by John Campbell White, the son of the diplomat, Henry White. The majority of the letters were written by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, who knew White from their diplomatic work; there are also letters by Arthur Balfour (Earl of Balfour), George Curzon (Marquess Curzon of Kedleston), Elise Jusserand, William Brodrick (Earl of Midleton), James Rhodes, and Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

The letters deal mainly with the diplomatic issues of the early 20th century: the situation in the Balkans and Armenia, the First World War and aftermath, the Paris Peace Conference and the League of Nations; the letters also discuss Arthur James Balfour, William Jennings Bryan, Winston Churchill, Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson.

Biographical / historical:

James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, (1838-1922), was a British politician, historian and diplomat.

Henry White (1850-1927), was an American diplomat from 1883 to 1920; he served in England, as well as Austria, Italy and France. Upon his return to the United States in 1893, he often served Washington as an unofficial confidante to members of the English government.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Allan Nevins, August 1965.
Arrangement:

Correspondence (1 Box) is arranged alphabetically by author

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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