General file of items and correspondence on Downing family, 1981-03 - 1984-10
Scope and Contents
Including: copy of W.L. Cuttle's An account of the activities of Sir George Downing (1623-84) during his first ambassadorship at the Hague 1658-60; corrected mss. on The Downing Estates [for Aspects of Downing History); notes on Steven's History; article from The East Anglian Magazine, The Downing Family: the villages where they lived and the college they founded, by Peggy Palmer; photostats of Downing family Arms, Downing family tree from Emmanuel Downing; correspondence; transcript of memoir of Emma Leighton about Lady Mary Downing [Forester]; newspaper cutting on Downing Street; article by Ormonde de Kay on First George Downing with letter and criticism from Patrick Shallard.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-03 - 1984-10
Creator
- From the Fonds: French, Stanley, 1906 - 1988 (fellow of Downing College, Cambridge) (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.
Biographical / Historical
Some of these papers may derive originally from Patrick Shallard's research, but were later amalgamated into Stanley French's papers.
Extent
1 file(s) (File) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
H/1/42
Date information
DateText: Estimated start date as some material is considerably older..
Originator(s)
French, Stanley
Finding aid date
2001-06-28 10:28:40+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Downing College Archive
Downing College
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