Series D - Miscellaneous

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HOUG/F/D

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Miscellaneous

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  • 1839-1885 (Creation)

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5 volumes of press cuttings; 1 file (11 items) of loose cuttings.

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Milnes, Richard Monckton (1809-1885), 1st Baron Houghton, author and politician
(1809-1885)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Five albums and one file containing cuttings of miscellaneous articles on politics; social science, literature; art; religious affairs; education; and spiritualism. There are essays and book reviews (some written by Lord Houghton), obituaries and other notices of public figures. There are also reports of addresses to Mechanics Institutions and other cultural bodies, and at events such as the inauguration of the Cambridge Union Society's new rooms in 1866.

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