Guide to the Papers of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (as filmed by the AJCP), 19 March 1847-18 July 1880

 

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Summary

Collection number:
M1913
Creator:
Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881
Extent:
167 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)

Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Political correspondence, including official and semi-official letters. Subjects include: emigration; colonial governorships; Fiji; establishment of Moreton Bay as a separate colony; the Congress of Berlin (1878); military action in Malaya; colonial appointments; affairs of Sir James Brooke; and Fenian prisoners.

Major correspondents are Lord Carnarvon, Lord Stanley, Lord Derby, J. Pope Hennessy, Duke of Buckingham and Charles Gavan Duffy.

Biographical / Historical:

Conservative MP 1837-1876. Leader of Conservative Party in the House of Commons 1848-1876; Chancellor of Exchequer February-December 1852, 1858-1859 and 1866-1868; Leader of Conservative Party 1867-1881; Prime Minister February-December 1868 and 1874-1880.

Access and use

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.
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)

Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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