SELWYN LETTERS COLLECTION, 1831 - 1953
Scope and Contents
Comprises letters and papers chiefly of George Augustus Selwyn and also of his wife, Sarah Selwyn as well as Edward Coleridge and William Charles Cotton among others. The collection includes diaries of GAS, 1841-4 and 1857; a letterbook, 1840-60; and correspondence, 1831-72, including letters to Edward Coleridge, 1842-65, and correspondence of William Charles Cotton, 1841-7; sermons 1835-1878; also sketches and photographs; also a vellum manuscript from people connected with G. A. Selwyn whilst in New Zealand congratulating him on his appointment as Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. The letters follow the system of arrangement compiled during the Australian Joint Copying Project in the 1970s. See below for more details.
Dates
- Creation: 1831 - 1953
Biographical / Historical
George Augustus Selwyn (1809-1878) was born in Middlesex on 5 April 1809, the second son of William Selwyn and Laetitia Frances Kynaston. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, 1827-31. He was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, 1833-40; assistant master at Eton; and tutor to the sons of Lord Powis. He was ordained deacon, 1833, and priest, 1834, and served as a curate at Windsor, 1833-41. He married Sarah Harriet Richardson, 25 June 1839. He was first bishop of New Zealand, 1841-68, and bishop of Lichfield, 1868-78. He died in Lichfield, 11 April 1878.
Extent
20 archive box(es) (20 boxes) : paper and electronic
1 disc(s) (1 CD)
Arrangement
The letters follow the system of arrangement compiled during the Australian Joint Copying Project in the 1970s when listing collections of unique historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984. More details are available here: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1127154521/findingaid
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The College Archives received a grant from the Pilgrim Trust in c. 1993 to rehouse the Selwyn Papers in special boxes and wallets and the work was undertaken by the Library Assistant, Debbie Price
Other Finding Aids
See SELWYN LETTERS XLS which is an amended version of old list based on microfilm list of 1970s
Existence and Location of Copies
See SEPH/7/SELWYN LETTERS FILMS for microfilms of the Selwyn Collection and also Cotton letters; also digital copies of Mrs Selwyns' reminiscences and several images of Selwyn's journals and letters including view of Keate's Lane are now available as part of the digitisation project
Date information
DateText: 1831-1878, 1952-53.
Originator(s)
SELWYN, George Augustus
Finding aid date
2006-04-11 13:32:08+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Selwyn College Archives Repository
The College Archivist
Selwyn College Archives
Selwyn College, Grange Road
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762014
archives@sel.cam.ac.uk