Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1845-1937)

Scope and Content

Letter to Lord Carlisle, 1911, regarding work on the Lanercost Chronicle, a medieval chronicle on the history of Scotland.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Herbert Maxwell was Conservative member of Parliament for Wigtownshire from 1880-1906; during the latter years of his parliamentary career he was a supporter of Joseph Chamberlain's campign for tariff reform; Maxwell was a prolific author: his numerous books included a biography of the Duke of Wellington, written in 1899. He was the President of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 1900-1913.

Arrangement

1 item only

Access Information

Open for research

Acquisition Information

Senate House Library

Other Finding Aids

Fonds level description

Archivist's Note

Entry compiled by Richard Temple.

Separated Material

The following repositories also hold archives of Sir Herbert Maxwell: National Library of Scotland (correspondence 1863-1937); Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (letters to Lady Londonderry, 1924-1937); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (correspondence, 1924-1927).

Conditions Governing Use

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Custodial History

Transferred from Senate House Library.