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THE PAPERS OF ROBERT OFFLEY ASHBURTON CREWE-MILNES, 1ST MARQUESS OF CREWE
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- Crewe
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Title (The name of the record)
- THE PAPERS OF ROBERT OFFLEY ASHBURTON CREWE-MILNES, 1ST MARQUESS OF CREWE
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Date (When the record was created)
- [186-]-[194-]
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CREWE PAPERS - GUIDE TO THEIR USE
The collection has been divided into a number of sections, each denoted by a letter of the alphabet:
C General Correspondence (55 boxes and 6 volumes)
P Personal Papers (4 boxes)
S Speeches (3 boxes)
M Miscellaneous Papers (21 boxes)
I India Office Papers (21 boxes)
These should not be regarded as rigid and exclusive divisions however. Letters in the General Correspondence section deal with subjects covered in 'M' and 'I', and there are papers relating to India in sections other than 'I', and so on.
The remaining boxes consist of printed papers - confidential prints, parliamentary bills, debates, etc. (X), and 3 large bound volumes of press cuttings covering the years 1892 - 1898 (Z).
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE [C]
Bundles and packages in the Crewe Papers consisting of letters and telegrams were collected together and arranged in one alphabetical sequence, according to the name of the writer. Since copies of Lord Crewe's own letters are arranged under the recipient's name, both letters to and letters from any particular person are arranged together in chronological order.
PERSONAL PAPERS [P], SPEECHES [S], MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS [M], INDIA OFFICE PAPERS [I]
In all these sections material is arranged in subject files within each box.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <persname>Crewe-Milnes, Robert Offley Ashburton, 1858-1945, 1st Marquess of Crewe, statesman</persname>
- <persname>Milnes, Robert Offley Ashburton, Crewe-, 1858-1945, 1st Marquess of Crewe, statesman</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 145 boxes and 9 volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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The Crewe Papers are open to researchers holding full Library Reader's Tickets.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Lord Crewe's papers were accessioned by the University Library after his death.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>A brief description of the Crewe Papers is found in Cameron Hazlehurst et al., A guide to the papers of British cabinet ministers 1900-1964, 2nd edition, Cambridge (Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society), 1996, 267-9. An outline catalogue and detailed card index of the Crewe Papers are maintained by the Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Cambridge University Library.</p>
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945), 1st Marquess of Crewe, held the offices of Lord Privy Seal 1908 and 1912-15, Secretary of State for India 1910-15, Ambassador to Paris 1922-28, and Secretary of State for War 1931.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fe3dece5-d1c7-4b7c-bc40-2ce43b5a9ba6/
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THE PAPERS OF ROBERT OFFLEY ASHBURTON CREWE-MILNES, 1ST MARQUESS OF CREWE