Overview of the Baron Francis Wallace Grenfell typescript: Lord Grenfell's letters to his family

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Overview of the Baron Francis Wallace Grenfell typescript: Lord Grenfell's letters to his family

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid created derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: Baron Francis Wallace Grenfell typescript: Lord Grenfell's letters to his family

Dates: undated

Collection Number: 2005C21

Creator: Grenfell, Francis Wallace Grenfell, Baron, 1841-1925.

Collection Size: 1 volume(1 manuscript box) (0.4 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Typed transcripts of letters, 1863-1897, relating to the Kaffir Wars and Zulu War in South Africa, and to the revolt of the Mahdi in the Sudan. Annotated by Lord Grenfell. Includes subsequent related correspondence.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Baron Francis Wallace Grenfell typescript: Lord Grenfell's letters to his family, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2005.

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 Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

Field marshal, British army; sirdar, Egyptian army, 1885-1892.

Scope and Content of Collection

Typed transcripts of letters, 1863-1897, relating to the Kaffir Wars and Zulu War in South Africa, and to the revolt of the Mahdi in the Sudan. Annotated by Lord Grenfell. Includes subsequent related correspondence.

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. Army Officers.

Zulu War, 1879.

Great Britain History, Military.

South Africa History Frontier Wars, 1811-1878.

Egypt History British occupation, 1882-1936.

Sudan History 1881-1899.

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