George Strachey letter
Overview
This collection consists of a single letter by George Strachey, writing from the Foreign Office to "Sir," regarding a Mr. [W.?] Arrowsmith, to whom Strachey had a year previously lent his maps of Russia for a project. Strachey indicates he cannot help the recipient of his letter with his map because he does not yet have his maps back from Arrowsmith.
Dates
- Creation: May 25, 1855
Creator
- Strachey, George, 1828-1912 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of George Strachey (1828-1912)
George Strachey spent his career in the Foreign Office and diplomatic service of Great Britain. In 1866 he was initially appointed as Secretary of Legation to Argentina, but that position did not proceed. The following year he was appointed Secretary of Legation to Denmark and held that role until 1873. In 1873, Strachey was appointed Charge d'Affaires and minister resident for Saxony, one of the German states, a diplomatic position that did not normally lead to a career with distinction. Strachey retired from this post in 1897 and died in February 1912.
[Information retrieved from Mösslang, Markus, ed. British Envoys to the Kaiserreich, 1871-1897 vol. II: 1884-1897. Camden Fifth Series, volume 56: 1-27 (April 2019) and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. British Diplomats Directory: Part 2 of 4, 2014.]
Extent
1 folder ; Folder measures 22x37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P302
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966.
Processing Information
Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:44.
Former temporary collection name: Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c.
Subject
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the George Strachey Collection
- Subtitle
- George Strachey letter
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1966; mwh, 2020. Finding aid encoded by mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2020-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5460750897
- Preferred citation
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George Strachey letter, MS P302, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository