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H M Baillie collection on orders of knighthood, European palace architecture and...

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Title
H M Baillie collection on orders of knighthood, European palace architecture and ceremonial
Date
1949-82
Description

Collection of Hugh Murray Gladwin Baillie, MBE, FSA (1916-82), relating mainly to orders of knighthood and European palace architecture and ceremonial; mostly 1949-82. After war service Hugh Murray Baillie remained in Germany as a Manuscripts, Fine Arts and Archives officer; in 1955 he joined the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts and retired as Assistant Secretary in 1979. See obituaries in A.J., 62 (1982), 494; Journal of the Society of Archivists, 7, pt.2 (1982), 143-6. Baillie's work on 18th century orders of knighthood was part of a project initiated by the Heraldry Society (Orders of Knighthood Committee 1961-5). The summary catalogue entries are based on the analytical list of the collection, by John A.Goodall, FSA (copy in Box I).

Held by
Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference
SAL/MS/968/1-18; MS 968
Creator(s)
Baillie, Hugh Murray Gladwin (1916-1982), antiquary and archivist
Immediate source of acquisition
Presented by Mrs B M E Finlay, sister of Hugh Murray Baillie, October 1984.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dede6b9d-5899-4228-8135-80b40e1e1f6e/

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H M Baillie collection on orders of knighthood, European palace architecture and ceremonial