Guide to the Papers of Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (as filmed by the AJCP), 02 June 1852-1885

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Summary

Collection number:

M1969-M1972

Creator:

Stanley, Edward Henry, 15th Earl of Derby, 1826-1893

Extent:

404 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

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Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1858-59 relating to Derby's position as Secretary of State for the Colonies and India. Subjects include Australian Federation and separation of the Straits Settlements from the Government of India.

Papers 1866-68, 1874-78 relating to Derby's position as Foreign Secretary. Subjects include: the Sandwich Islands Treaty (1875); American interest in a Hawaiian protectorate; treaty with Samoa (1878); war in Aceh, Sumatra; Pacific labour trade; and French interest in New Guinea.

Papers 1882-85 relating to Derby's position as Secretary of State for the Colonies. Subjects include: British and German annexation of New Guinea; Australian Federation; representation of natives in New Zealand Parliament; Australian representation on Suez Canal Technical Committee; and Fijian land claims.

Diaries 1882-85. Subjects include: annexation of New Guinea; Monroe Doctrine in Pacific; Australian Federation; offer of Australian troops for Sudan; and Australasian Federal Council Bill.

Major correspondents include Lord Carnarvon, Sir Edward Thornton, H.C.E. Childers, Sir Arthur Gordon, Sir John Pope Hennessy, Sir Henry Wrenfordsley, Lord Selborne, T. Sanderson, Sir George Bowen, Sir Robert Herbert, Sir Henry Loch, Lord Normanby, Lord Augustus Loftus and Sir Frederick Weld.

Biographical / Historical:

Edward Henry Stanley (1826-1893), Lord Stanley (assumed title 1851), 15th. Earl of Derby (succeeded 1869). Son of 14th. Earl of Derby, Prime Minister in 1852, 1858-59 and 1866-67.

Educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge. Travelled in West Indies, Canada and United States 1848-49 and India and Ceylon 1851-52. Conservative M.P. 1848-69. Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, March-December 1852, Secretary of State for Colonies February-May 1858, President of Board of Control June-September 1858, Secretary of State of India September 1858-June 1859, Foreign Secretary June 1866-November 1868. Foreign Secretary in Disraeli Government, February 1874-March 1878, resigning on account of Government's policy on Eastern question. Secretary of State for Colonies in Gladstone Government, December 1882-June 1885. Leader of Liberal Unionists in House of Lords 1886-91.

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Conditions Governing Access:: Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use:: Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.