Anecdotes of public figures
Dep. d. 837
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Anecdotes of public figures
Shelfmark
Dep. d. 837
Summary
Anecdotes of public figures by Robert, 2nd Baron Monkswell, c.1900, some related by his father, including several concerning:
(fols.18, 22, 45-46, 80, 86) W.E. Gladstone;
(fols.20, 21a, 52, 66) Thomas Huxley;
(fols.23-25, 43, 47, 51, 67, 71, 76-77) A.P. Primrose, 5th Earl of Roseberry;
(fols.27, 32, 34) Frederic, Baron Leighton;
(fols.39, 42, 53, 79) Edward VII when Prince of Wales;
(fols.56-60) Oliver Wendell Holmes, junior, 1881, 1886;
(fols.64-66) Alfred, Lord Tennyson as Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen, 1892-1895.
Date
c.1900
Language
English
Physical extent
81 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscripts of Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell
Anecdotes of public figures
