Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1834-1902 (1st Baron Acton and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1834 - 1902
Biography
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (1834-1902), 1st Baron Acton, historian, was born in Naples on 10 January 1834. His father was Sir Ferdinand Richard Acton (1801-1837), 7th Baronet, son of John Francis Edward Acton. His mother was Countess Marie Dalberg (d. 1860), heiress to one of the oldest of the German noble houses, who in 1840 married Granville George Leveson-Gower (1815-1891), 2nd Earl Granville. Acton studied in Munich under the church historian Ignaz von Döllinger. In 1859 he became the Liberal M.P. for the Irish constituency of Carlow, and in 1869 he accepted a peerage. During this time, Acton acquired The rambler, and developed it as a liberal Catholic journal dedicated to discussing social, political and theological matters. The journal closed in 1864, and Acton began work on a 'History of the papacy during the last three centuries'. For this purpose he moved to the continent and carried out research in libraries and archives. During 1869-1870, he attended the first Vatican Council in Rome. Acton was forced to abandon his papal history in the late 1870s, largely because of the problems he faced in acquiring the evidence he required in Italy. He turned to a new project, 'The history of freedom', which he worked on while living on the continent. In 1895 he was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. He gave lectures on the French Revolution and modern history, and was chiefly responsible for organising the Cambridge modern history. Acton died at Tegernsee, Bavaria, on 19 June 1902.
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
1st Baron Acton: letters to John Long Scott, 1875-1877
Comprises single items or small collections, chiefly correspondence, donated to or purchased by Cambridge University Library, together with a number of items and fragments found in Cambridge University Library books and bindings.
1st Baron Acton: papers
1st Lord Acton: Historical notes and transcripts
1st Lord Acton: Notes and lectures
1 folder contains flashcards, the rest contain pages removed from notebooks. The latter are paginated, and some have headings in Roman numerals, assumedly dividing different lectures. Accompanying titles include 'The Tennis Court Oath', 'Napoleon' and 'Madame Roland'.
1st Lord Acton: Notes for intended chapter I of ''Cambridge Modern History''
Includes bibliographic references
1ST LORD ACTON to H.M. BUTLER, 1896-1897
Many relating to Cambridge University and Cambridge University Library.
ACTON
A book account with Williams & Norgate, London
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 1
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 2
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 3
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 4
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 5
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 6
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 7
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 8
Catalogue of Lord Acton's Library at Aldenham: Vol. 9
Correspondence of Professor Henry Jackson concerning the Acton Library
Diary of Lord Acton
Diaries at Rome 22 Nov. - end Dec. 1869. Vol. 1
Diary of Lord Acton, February
Diary kept in London
First Lord Acton: Letters to his daughter Mary
Letters from Lord Acton to his daughter 'Mamy' (Mary Elizabeth Anne Acton), 283 items, many accompanied by the original envelopes. There are two incomplete sets of typed transcripts of the letters with the collection.
John, 1st Baron Acton: Letters to him concerning the Cambridge Modern History
A collection of letters to Lord Acton, nearly all relating to the Cambridge Modern History. The principal correspondent is his co-editor W.A.J. Archbold; the remainder are for the most part potential or actual contributors to the History, replying to Acton's invitations to take part or writing about their contributions. Appended are a further letter of A.W. Ward, 1914, and one of Herbert Butterfield, 1964, relating to the collection, and a few miscellaneous papers. 291 items.
John Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Papers
John Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Personal and Family Papers
John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron Bloomfield: Letter to 1st Lord Acton
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Letter to Richard Maximilian Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Lord Acton, 1891
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
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