Parliament
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Cholmondeley (Houghton) Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ch (H)
Scope and Contents
The papers include a large collection of political papers collected by Sir Robert Walpole, first Prime Minister of Great Britain, during his long political career. Also included are working records of the estate office of Houghton Hall, Walpole’s family seat, papers of the Pell family, and collections relating to various generations of the Walpole family.
The larger part of Sir Robert's papers consist of reports, memoranda, and petitions. There are abstracts of all papers signed...
Dates:
Circa 1600 - 1800
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford : Diary of Proceedings in Parliament
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6851
Scope and Contents
284 folios. The diary comprises two volumes which have been bound into one. The versos are mainly blank. Inside the front cover: '21888 Ph B44.563' (in pencil). There is an index to vol. 1 at fos 139v-142. Fo. i v (vol. 2) has notes in the text hand. Fo. 1: 'from Puttick sale 1849'. Fos i in both volumes have the label '268/2' (19th century).
Dates:
16 Apr. 1734-17 Jan. 1751
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