Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 15th-20th c. (Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
33 boxes
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The collection was bequeathed to Trinity College by George Gery Milner-Gibson-Cullum in 1921
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
This material is open for research unless otherwise stated.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Finding aids
A list and index are available at Trinity College Library