Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of signatures of British royalty and nobility
Date (inclusive): circa 1738-1920
Collection Number: MS 271
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains signatures of British nobility and members of the British royal family, and includes some signed
letters and government documents. Notable signatures in the collection include those of Queen Victoria, Prince of Wales Albert
Edward (later Edward VII), Princess May of Teck (later Queen Mary), and multiple Dukes and Duchesses.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of signatures of British royalty and nobility (MS 271). Special Collections
& University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Collection of signatures of British royalty and nobility was completed by undergraduate students from the
University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started
in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains signatures of British nobility and members of the British royal family, and includes some signed
letters and government documents. Notable signatures in the collection include those of Queen Victoria, Prince of Wales Albert
Edward (later Edward VII), Princess May of Teck (later Queen Mary), and multiple Dukes and Duchesses. Materials in the collection
also include a photograph and drawing of Prince of Wales Albert Edward, and letters to a Miss Moseley from members of the
Teck family and unknown correspondents.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Nobility -- Great Britain
Royal households -- Great Britain
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Signatures (names)