Macartney (George) 1st Earl Macartney papers, bulk 1769-1826 (bulk 1779-1787)

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Title:
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney papers
Dates:
bulk 1769-1826 (bulk 1779-1787)
Creators:
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.
Abstract:
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737-1806), was a British diplomatist and colonial governor. Collection consists of papers and correspondence related to Macartney's governorship in Madras under the British East India Company from 1781-1786. The collection consists of approximately 236 items, including correspondence with Hyder Ally, Tippoo Sultan, Sir Eyre Coote, George Staunton, and Anthony Sadlier, and other various documents.
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft; 236 items)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney papers (Collection 595). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence and other various documents related to the governorship of George Macartney, Earl of Macartney, in Madras, India (1781-1786).

Biographical / historical:

Macartney, George, Earl of Macartney (1737-1806), a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat, was born in Ireland on May 3, 1737 to George Macartney (d. 1779) and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1755). He studied at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1750 to 1754 and received his MA in 1759. Via influential connections, Macartney was appointed envoy to Russia on October 4, 1764 and was knighted on October 19, 1764. He continued his diplomatic and governmental career with posts in Ireland as Chief secretary, Governor of Madras (1781-1796), an appointment as the first envoy of Britain to China (1793), and the governorship of the Cape (1796-1798). Macartney died on May 31, 1806.

Acquisition information:
Purchase.
Processing information:

Processed by Rajashree Mazumder, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan,in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), Spring 2007.

Upon receipt (date unknown) collection was minimally processed. Collection was reprocessed at the item-level in the Center for Primary Research and Training in 2007.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Rajashree Mazumder, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2008
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ColdFusion web application and SQLServer relational database. Date of source: Spring 2007 Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney papers (Collection 595). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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