Collection Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Collection Summary
Title: Sir Eldon Gorst papers
Dates: 1890-1911
Collection Number: 78113
Creator: Gorst, Eldon, Sir, 1861-1911.
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Diaries, autobiographical notes, appointment book, and clippings, relating to British administration of Egypt, 1886-1911.
Photocopy.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sir Eldon Gorst papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1978.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Location of Originals
Originals in possession of: Mrs. K. R. Thomas.
Biographical/Historical Note
British diplomat; consul general in Egypt, 1907-1911.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries, autobiographical notes, appointment book, and clippings, relating to British administration of Egypt, 1886-1911.
Photocopy.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Great Britain. Consulate General (Cairo)
Egypt--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Egypt--History--British occupation, 1882-1936.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Egypt.
Diplomats--Great Britain.