| King's/PP contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| RFK |
The Papers of Richard Ferdinand Kahn |
| RNL |
The Papers of Rosamond Nina Lehmann |
| RSM |
The Papers of Raisley Stuart Moorsom |
| RWP |
Papers Relating to Reginald William Pole |
| SC |
Small Collections |
| SCR |
Papers Relating to Sir Stratford and Lady Canning |
| SJRL |
The Papers of Shane Leslie |
| STE |
The Papers of John Steegman |
| WCG |
The Papers of William Charles Green |
| WHH |
The Papers of William Heywood Haslam |
| WJC |
Papers Relating to William Johnson Cory |
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Papers Relating to Sir Stratford and Lady Canning
| Title |
Papers Relating to Sir Stratford and Lady Canning |
| Reference |
GBR/0272/PP/SCR |
| Creator |
Canning, Sir Stratford (1786-1880) 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, diplomatist (KC 1806) |
| Covering Dates |
1825–1888 |
| Extent and Medium |
2 envelopes; paper |
| Repository |
King's College Archive Centre, Cambridge |
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| Content and context |
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Sir Stratford Canning (1786-1880), 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He was admitted as a Scholar in 1806, but resigned his scholarship to become a Fellow-Commoner in 1807. In the same year he entered the Foreign Office, eventually becoming a diplomat styled the 'Great Elchi', involved in near Eastern affairs. He was MP for Sarum (1828) and King's Lynn (1835-41) and was created Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe in May 1852.
The collection comprises correspondence written by Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, and a newspaper clipping about him.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as King's College Archive Centre, Cambridge, Papers Relating to Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, SCR |
| Further information |
ETO/34 contains an Eton exercise by Stratford Canning. |
| Index Terms |
| Canning, Stratford (1786-1880) 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, diplomatist |
| King's/PP/SCR contains: |
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1
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Correspondence.
1 envelope; paper. |
1825–1880 |
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X
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Extra material.
2 sheets; paper. |
1888 |
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