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Compton, Lord Alwyne Frederick, 1825-1906 (Bishop of Ely)

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Lord Alwyne Frederick Compton (1825-1906), Bishop of Ely

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence from Lord Alwyne Compton, Bishop of Ely, to John Willis Clark, 1 June 1889-31 Mar. 1897

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8953/20-22
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Letters mostly to Clark, with some to his wife Frances Clark (d.1908), Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and others, mainly routine in nature, and collected for their autograph value. Another volume, containing letters of scientists, was not acquired. The original numbering in each volume has been retained; in this catalogue the letters are grouped by subject.

Dates: 1 June 1889-31 Mar. 1897
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / John Willis Clark: Correspondence / Correspondence with bishops, etc. / General correspondence
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Letter to Porter from Lord Alwyne Compton, Ely, 16 Feb. 1887

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8576/43
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Most of the letters are replies to appeals by Porter for contributions to a memorial to Henry Fawcett and the cost of portraits of the seventh Duke of Devonshire, J.B. Lightfoot and B.F. Westcott; or replies to his invitations to a dinner in honour of recipients of honorary degrees (1883), and the celebration of the six hundredth anniversary of the foundation of Peterhouse (1884); or concern an address of support from members of Senate to the Liberal Unionist leadership (1887).

Dates: 16 Feb. 1887
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).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / James Porter: Correspondence

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