Poole, Reginald Lane, 1857-1939 (historian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1857 - 1939
Biography
Reginald Lane Poole (1857-1939) was a lecturer in history at Jesus College, Oxford from 1886 to 1910, and a research fellow of Magdalen College from 1898 to 1933. In 1896 he was appointed university lecturer in diplomatic, and in 1909 keeper of the university archives, holding both posts until 1927. He was successively assistant, joint and sole editor of the English Historical Review from its foundation in 1886 until 1920.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Lord Acton (1834-1902): letters to Reginald Lane Poole (1857-1939)
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7472
Scope and Contents
John Emerich Edward Charles Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834-1902), was born in Naples on 10 January 1834, the son of Sir Ferdinand Richard Acton, 7th Baronet. He studied at the University of Munich under the church historian Ignaz von Döllinger. In 1859 he became Liberal MP for the Irish constituency of Carlow, and in 1869 accepted a peerage. During this time Acton acquired The Rambler and developed it as a liberal Catholic journal dedicated to discussing social, political and...
Dates:
1888-1898
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Reginald Lane Poole: Letters to him from F.W. Maitland
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7474
Scope and Contents
The majority of the letters concern Maitland's contributions to the journal English Historical Review. There are also two letters (MS Add.7474/53-54) from Maitland to William Henry Stevenson (1858-1924), philologist and historian.
Dates:
1893-1906
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
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Cambridge University Library