Identity area
Reference code
HOUG/F/D
Title
Miscellaneous
Date(s)
- 1839-1885 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
5 volumes of press cuttings; 1 file (11 items) of loose cuttings.
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.