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Acton, Richard Maximilian Dalberg-, 1870-1924 (2nd Baron Acton and diplomat)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1870 - 1924

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Series

Correspondence between Lord Acton and Richard Maximilian Dalberg Acton, 1800-1920 (date range approximate)

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8121/10
Scope and Contents

With papers of Annie Acton, including materials for a history of the Acton family.

Dates: 1800-1920 (date range approximate)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Series

Correspondence, mostly between Lord Acton and his children Annie Acton and Richard Maximilian Dalberg Acton, 1880-1900 (date range approximate)

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8121/9
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A large part of the collection consists of correspondence with British, Continental and North American correspondents, notably Ignaz von Döllinger, Richard Simpson and Thomas Frederick Wetherell. Other correspondents include W. E. Gladstone and his family, J. H. Newman and many of the bishops associated with the minority at the First Vatican Council. There are also large groups of letters sent between Acton's immediate ancestors, and between Acton and his own family. In addition to...
Dates: 1880-1900 (date range approximate)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Letter to Richard Maximilian Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Lord Acton, 1891

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/8
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1891
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).