Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 15th-20th c. (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
33 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Gery Milner-Gibson Cullum of Hardwick House, Bury St Edmunds was High Sheriff of Suffolk 1888 and Mayor of Bury St Edmunds 1913-14. He amassed a large library and shared the passion of many of wealth for autographs, being a vice-president of the Society of Archivists and Autograph Collectors
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The collection was bequeathed to Trinity College by George Gery Milner-Gibson-Cullum in 1921
Content and structure area
Scope and content
George Gery Milner-Gibson-Cullum's collection of autographs. The correspondence of Cullum's parents with notable contemporaries provided the core of the collection, but he amassed autographs from far beyond this sphere. The collection includes many examples from the royal and noble houses of Europe, of European politicians and Presidents of the USA, of Popes and senior members of the Church and of actors, authors, writers and composers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The collection follows the system of arrangement used by Cullum himself.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This material is open for research unless otherwise stated.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A list and index are available at Trinity College Library