Papers of Lord Butler

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
10 List of Courtauld family deeds held by the Westminster Bank Item [c. 1940]
11 Codicil to will of Samuel Courtauld to assist the Warburg Society, correspondence between Courtauld, and Westminster Bankon will and codicils Item 1933-1938
12 Insurance policy on Courtauld art collection for 1942-3 Item 1942
13 Typescript of article ‘Faith and Policy’ by Samuel Courtauld Item [1942-3]
15 Typescript of article on Samuel Courtauld from The Town Crier, Birmingham's Labour Weekly Item [1942]
18 C. Gerald Agnew to Samuel Courtauld, enclosing a valuation of portraits of Thomas and Margaret Gainsborough, belonging to W.A. Sharpe Item 4 Mar. 1921
21 The Times on the Gainsborough Exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery Item 1 Jan. 1885
24 Presscutting (in French) on Samuel Courtauld’s interest in the works of Manet Item 8 Apr. [no year]
28 Letter from Michael Ernest Sadler to Samuel Courtauld Item 15 Jun. 1925
32 Correspondence on purchase of Madonna and Child by Arcangelo di Cola di Camerino Item Nov. 1944
2 [CLOSED] Letters re Hoard-Laval peace proposals, with copy standard reply File 1935
8 [CLOSED] Correspondence 1961 File 1958–1961
9 [CLOSED] Correspondence File 1961–1962
16 [CLOSED] Saffron Walden Constituency Conservative Association. Correspondence between the agent, other officers and RAB File 1959–1960
30 Folder labelled 'local press'. File 1933–1939 [c.1948]
34 Silver Jubilee as M.P. for Saffron Walden. File 1954
3 Semi-official correspondence 1940 A-Z File 1940–1941
4 'Personal Letters. Miscellaneous'. Almost all to M.P.s, apart from Buchanan-Smith and Courtauld. Previously arranged alphabetically File 1947–1952
6 Personal/constituency correspondence 1957 File 1956–1957
21 Stock Letters: Office practice instructions, notes on RAB and organisations in which he had an interest for use by secretaries File n.d. and c.1951-c.1962
2 Order of service for service of thanksgiving, Westminster Abbey File 1982
4 Miscellaneous: Christmas cards, descriptive essays re Indian Christmas, tiger shooting etc., RAB's carte d'identite and other registration documents, map of Norway, account of opening of Legislative Council, Central Provinces, visitor's pass for RAB to go into 'no man's land' on Polish border, dinner menu etc. Also RAB's account of Stanley Baldwin's 'retirement' crisis, March 1931 File n.d and 1921–1932
7 Cambridge Union Society: Order papers and RAB's speech notes for debates File 1922–1924
10 Cambridge Union Society: Debating tour of U.S.A. and Canada: itinerary, speech notes, press cuttings, programmes etc. File 1924
15 First 3 issues of The University, published by the N.U.S., containing article by RAB on Cambridge Union Society Investigation Groups File 1924
20 Hard-cover 'scrap book' containing quotations/notes taken by RAB largely from published works. Loose notes at front and between leaves. Probably intended for use in political context. Subjects include Roman history, Eastern philosophy, Indian and English political history, Life of Marlborough [ff.1-8, pp.9-44 only used] File c.1925–1933 and n.d.
26 Papers re education of Richard, Adam and James Butler. Largely school reports from Eton, but also early letters of Richard and Adam from school and re James's course at Cambridge File 1940–1959 and n.d.
27 College of Handicraft: Papers re RAB's installation as Master of the College, 11 March 1950, correspondence re recognition of Members Diploma (M.Coll.H.) as graduate equivalent, proposed visits to summer schools, report of annual meeting of College Court, certificate of election to Fellowship File 1949-c.1951
28 Page proofs of Chapter I-IV of Book One of The Origin of the English-Speaking Peoples, of W.S. Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples, with covering note from his secretary File 1954–1955
29 Guest list, copy of invitation and order of service for wedding of Adam Butler and Felicity Molesworth-St Aubyn on 21 Oct 1955 File 1955 and n.d.