Cobden (Richard) Letters, 1833-1865

Printable guide [HTML]
Request items

Summary

Title:
Richard Cobden Letters,
Dates:
1833-1865
Creators:
Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
Abstract:
Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was born in Dunford, Sussex, England. He was a middle-class manufacturer and MP. He became interested in the Manchester Anti-Corn Law Association in 1838 and helped to transform it into the National Anti-Corn-Law League. Cobden was elected to Parliament in 1841, 1847 and 1859. The collection consists of 225 items, mostly correspondence from Cobden to others concerning his activities as a leader of the Anti-Corn-Law League, 1838-46.
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Cobden Letters (Collection 1040). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of 225 items, mostly correspondence from Cobden to others concerning his activities as a leader of the Anti-Corn-Law League, 1838-46. Includes letters to Salis Schwabe, Julie Salis-Schwabe, William Tait, his brothers and sisters, and others. Also includes materials regarding testimonials and a pamphlet by Cobden titled, 1793 and 1853, in three letters.

Biographical / historical:

Cobden was born in Dunford, Sussex, England on June 3, 1804; became a middle-class manufacturer and Member of Parliament, advocating free trade, non-intervention in foreign affairs, an end to aristocratic misrule, and a variety of radical political reforms; became interested in the Manchester Anti-Corn Law Association in 1838 and helped to transform it into the National Anti-Corn-Law League; the League agitated for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, which was achieved in 1846 due to the famine in Ireland; elected to Parliament in 1841 and again in 1847, working for international arbitration, financial reform and arms reduction; opposed the conduct of the Crimean War; although defeated in 1857, he returned to Parliament in 1859; he negotiated reciprocal tariff reductions with France, 1860; died in London on April 2, 1865.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Letters from Cobden to siblings (Box 1).
  2. Letters from Cobden to Salis Schwabe, 1846-52 (Box 1).
  3. Letters from Cobden to Mme. Julie Salis-Schwabe, 1850-64 (Box 2).
  4. Letters from Cobden to William Tait, 1835-41 (Box 2).
  5. Letters from Cobden to various persons (Box 2).
  6. Notes and printed material (Box 2).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Legislators--England--Archival resources.
Social reformers--England--Archival resources.
Corn laws (Great Britain).
Names:
Anti-Corn-Law League.
Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865--Correspondence.
Salis-Schwabe, Julie, 1819-1897.
Tait, William, 1793-1864.
Indexes:

Alphabetical List Of Correspondents

(* indicates added entry in numbered collections catalog.)

Ashley, Lord see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of.
* Black, Adam, 1784-1874. 2 letters: Box 2, folders 18 & 24.
Bunsen, Chevalier 1 copy of letter to: Box 2, folder 8. Also 1 copy of a letter to: Box 2, folder 1
Cobden, Charles 1 letter: Box 1, folder 4.
Cobden Frederick W. 20 letters: Box 1, folders 1-8.
Cobden, Harry 1 letter: Box 1, folder 3.
Cobden, Katherine 2 letters: Box 1, folder 8.
Cobden, Millicent 1 letter: Box 1, folder 3.
Heron, J.S. 1 letter: Box 2, folder 17.
Kershaw, 1 letter: Box 2, folder 19.
* Reed, Charles, 1819-1881. 1 letter: Box 2, folder 21.
Schwabe, Salis 38 letters: Box 1, folders 9-15.
* Salis-Schwabe, Mme. Julie, 1819-1897. 63 letters: Box 2, folders 1-11.
* Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of, 1801-1885. 3 letters: Box 2, folders 21, 22 & 26.
* Tait, William, 1793-1864. 26 letters: Box 2, folders 12-15 (14 letters), 16 (6 letters), 20 (1 letter) & 24 (5 letters)
Toms, George 3 letters: Box 2, folders 17, 20 & 26.
* Waghorn, Thomas, 1800-1850. 1 letter: Box 2, folder 20.
Wood, 1 letter: Box 2, folder 21.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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], Richard Cobden Letters (Collection 1040). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

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