Prince of Wales and other correspondence, 1844 - 1866
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Professor Birkbeck and Herbert Fisher, the Prince of Wales' tutor, and correspondence with palace / royal officials. Also there is other much earlier correspondence with different people, some written in French.
Dates
- Creation: 1844 - 1866
Creator
- From the Fonds: Birkbeck, William Lloyd, 1807 - 1888 (Master of Downing College) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Some records series are subject to confidentiality restrictions with the following closure periods: 30 years from date of creation for general administration files, legal records and financial files; 50 years from date of creation for governmental records, including papers of the College Governing Body and College Council, and constituent committees; 100 years from date of creation for personal and personnel records, including tutorial files, staff and fellows files and appointment records, personal finance and pension records. In addition sensitive correspondence and papers concerning College affairs such as disputes and disciplinary matters are closed for 100 years. Restrictions apply on some personal and private papers.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (Envelope) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
French
Arrangement
Not arranged.
Finding aid date
2001-09-18 15:31:25+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Downing College Archive
Downing College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom
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archivist@dow.cam.ac.uk