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Papers of James Thomas Knowles. Architect and Editor, 1850-1908, with additional...

Catalogue reference: 716

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716
Title
Papers of James Thomas Knowles. Architect and Editor, 1850-1908, with additional papers, 1909-1920
Date
1850 - 1920
Description

This collection consists of personal papers and papers relating to the editorial career of James T. Knowles (1831-1908)

Arrangement

The collection was originally in five files labelled A-F.

Contents of file A are now 716/1-31

Contents of file B are now 716/33-38

Contents of file C are now 716/32, 39-89, 132-134, 137

Contents of file D are now 716/112-119

Contents of file E are now 716/90-111, 131

Contents of file F are now 716/121-130, 135, 136

Held by
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>Knowles, James Thomas, 1831-1908, architect and editor</persname>
Physical description
137 files
Immediate source of acquisition

(Deposited by Mr. C. Skilbeck, November 1973)

Administrative / biographical background

James Knowles was editor of The Contemporary Review, 1870-76, and founded and edited The Nineteenth Century, later The Nineteenth Century and After from 1877 until his death in February 1908. He received the rank of Knight Commander of the Royal Victoria Order in 1903.

This list was compiled with the help of Priscilla Metcalf's biography James Knowles, Victorian Editor and Architect (Clarendon Press, 1980).

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1f1350d2-90e7-4ede-983a-c1976f38cef0/

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Papers of James Thomas Knowles. Architect and Editor, 1850-1908, with additional papers, 1909-1920