Bryce-White Papers, 1906-1920

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Summary

Title:
Bryce-White Papers
Dates:
1906-1920
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.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Bryce-White Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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.
Processing information:

1. The cataloging of the papers was begun by Marilyn Bressler in 2004, and completed by Gayle M. Richardson in 2010. Regardless of the cataloger, the standard authorized form of the names has been used on the folders and in the Finding Aid.

Arrangement:

Correspondence (1 Box) is arranged alphabetically by author

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

Fisher, H.A.L. (Herbert Albert Laurens). <em>James Bryce: Volumes I-II</em> (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927).

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 8, eds. H.C.G. Matthew and B. Harrison (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), pp. 404-412.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson, November 19, 2010.
Date Prepared:
© 2010
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Diann Benti in August 2017 from PDF finding aid originally in the Huntington Digital Library.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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

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.

Because the Huntington owns only typed transcripts of these letters sent to Henry White (with the exception of HM 66720) and the location of the originals or any current heirs to his estate are unknown, we may not legally authorize their publication. We will, however, provide copies for reference and research purposes under the doctrine of “fair use.”

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Bryce-White Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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