Additional papers of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, with papers of Sir Thomas Villiers Lister
Letters of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, and Katharine Villiers, Countess of Clarendon, to Lord Clarendon's sister, Lady Theresa Lewis, 1838-1865. Also includes papers of of Sir Thomas Villiers Lister, 1845-92, relating to his work in the Foreign Office.
Dates
- Creation: 1838-1892
Extent
0.65 Linear metres (9 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 514, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. c. 1034, d. 483; Eng. lett. c. 538, d. 514-19
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13085
Abstract
Correspondence of George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon of the second creation, with his wife, Katharine, and his sister, Lady Theresa Lewis, 1838-65; papers of Sir Thomas Villiers Lister, mainly Foreign Office memoranda and journals of diplomatic missions, 1845-92
Biographical / Historical
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon of the second creation (1800-70) was ambassador at Madrid, 1833-9, Lord Privy Seal, 1839-41, President of the Board of Trade, 1846, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1847-52, Foreign Secretary, 1853-8, 1865-6, 1868-70 and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1864. For full details see Dictionary of National Biography.
Sir Thomas Villiers Lister (1832-1902) was a nephew of the 4th Earl of Clarendon. He entered the Foreign Office in 1853, and was Private Secretary to Lord Clarendon. He was attached to special missions to Vienna, 1855; to Paris, 1856; to Russia, 1856; and to Lord Clarendon's special embassy to Prussia, 1861. He was Assistant Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1873-94. For more details see Who Was Who.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 29 June 1982, lot 66.
Subject
- Lewis | Lady | Maria Theresa | 1803-1865 | née Villiers, afterwards Lister | biographer (Person)
- Lister | Sir | Thomas Villiers | 1832-1902 | Knight | Assistant Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Person)
- Villiers | George William Frederick | 1800-1870 | 4th Earl of Clarendon | statesman (Person)
- Villiers | Katharine | 1810-1874 | nee Grimston, afterwards Barham | wife of 4th Earl of Clarendon (Person)
- Title
- Catalogue of additional papers of the 4th Earl of Clarendon, with papers of Sir Thomas Villiers Lister, 1838-1865
- Status
- Published
- Date
- 2002
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Conversion to EAD supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Repository Details
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