Papers of Charles Booth and family (1838-1959)
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TitlePapers of Charles Booth and family (1838-1959)
Reference codeMS797/II
Date1821-1968
Scope and ContentPapers other than letters, including deeds, essays, material connected with the survey of Life and Labour of the People in London and the publication Charles Booth: A Memoir. Includes a scrapbook concerning the tour of Holman Hunt's painting 'The Light of the World'.
The contents are as follows:
(1-9) Deeds: marriage settlements, creation of trusts etc, concerning Potter, Macaulay and Booth families (1838-1908).
(10-21) Papers relating to the Macaulay family (1821-1948).
(22) Letters from Mary Babington to Henry W Macaulay (1819-1846).
(23) Transcript of diary of Hester Emily Booth (1842-1905).
(24-25) The Booth family periodical entitled 'The Colony' (1866-1871).
(26-46) Papers of Charles Booth (1866-1913), including as (32) papers relating to Life and Labour of the People of London.
(47-56) Papers containing obituaries of Charles Booth and papers relating to memorials of Charles Booth (1916-1920).
(57-75) Papers of Mary Catherine Booth (1860-1968).
(76-80) Papers relating to Charles and Mary Booth (1942-1954).
(81) Papers of Antonia Mary Booth [Macnaghten] (1882-1899).
(82) Papers of George Macaulay Booth (1915-1954).
(83) Papers of Margaret Paulina Booth [Ritchie] (1901-1922).
(84-85) Papers of the Ritchie family (1909-1920).
(86) Papers relating to the publication of 'Charles Booth, Social Scientist' by T S and Margaret Simey (1954-1959).
(87) Papers relating to the Thringstone Trust (1911-1947).
(88) Report of Royal Commission on the Poor Laws (1911).
(89) Lists of Booth papers concerning the survey of Life and Labour of the People in London (1928-1930).
(90) Miscellaneous papers.
(91) Scrapbooks of the Tour of 'Light of the World' painting by Holman Hunt (1903-1904).
(92-94) Accounts of Charles Booth (undated).
(95) Paper 'England and Ireland: A Counter Proposal' by Charles Booth (1886).
(96) Photographs of Charles and Mary Booth (1863-1936).
The contents are as follows:
(1-9) Deeds: marriage settlements, creation of trusts etc, concerning Potter, Macaulay and Booth families (1838-1908).
(10-21) Papers relating to the Macaulay family (1821-1948).
(22) Letters from Mary Babington to Henry W Macaulay (1819-1846).
(23) Transcript of diary of Hester Emily Booth (1842-1905).
(24-25) The Booth family periodical entitled 'The Colony' (1866-1871).
(26-46) Papers of Charles Booth (1866-1913), including as (32) papers relating to Life and Labour of the People of London.
(47-56) Papers containing obituaries of Charles Booth and papers relating to memorials of Charles Booth (1916-1920).
(57-75) Papers of Mary Catherine Booth (1860-1968).
(76-80) Papers relating to Charles and Mary Booth (1942-1954).
(81) Papers of Antonia Mary Booth [Macnaghten] (1882-1899).
(82) Papers of George Macaulay Booth (1915-1954).
(83) Papers of Margaret Paulina Booth [Ritchie] (1901-1922).
(84-85) Papers of the Ritchie family (1909-1920).
(86) Papers relating to the publication of 'Charles Booth, Social Scientist' by T S and Margaret Simey (1954-1959).
(87) Papers relating to the Thringstone Trust (1911-1947).
(88) Report of Royal Commission on the Poor Laws (1911).
(89) Lists of Booth papers concerning the survey of Life and Labour of the People in London (1928-1930).
(90) Miscellaneous papers.
(91) Scrapbooks of the Tour of 'Light of the World' painting by Holman Hunt (1903-1904).
(92-94) Accounts of Charles Booth (undated).
(95) Paper 'England and Ireland: A Counter Proposal' by Charles Booth (1886).
(96) Photographs of Charles and Mary Booth (1863-1936).
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