Fonds BABN - Papers of the Babington family of Rothley Temple

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BABN

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Papers of the Babington family of Rothley Temple

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  • 1788-1921 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

53 boxes

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Babington family of Rothley Temple

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Repository

Trinity College Library, Cambridge

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The archive was given by Mr B. Babington Smith on behalf of his cousin Miss E. Hamilton Smith in 1981 with a further donation in 1983.

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Scope and content

This archive includes papers (mostly correspondence) of the following. Charles Roos Babington, 1818-1826; George Gisborne Babington, 1809-1837; Jean Babington, 1802-1840; Joseph Babington 1822-1826; Matthew Babington, 1821-1833; Thomas Babington, 1788-1837; Thomas Gisborne Babington, 1809-1834; Colin Macaulay, 1811-1835; Zachary Macaulay, 1791-1835; Sir James Parker, 1818-1857; Margaret Parker, 1820-1843; Mary Lady Parker, 1806-1857; Susan Darroch 1820-1839; Lydia Rose 1803-1844 and Mary Ellen Rose, 1836-1921.

Correspondents include Thomas Babington Macaulay, Zachary Macaulay and Sir James Parker. The correspondence between Zachary Macaulay and Thomas Babington contains many references to the anti-slavery campaign and its champions including William Wilberforce.

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The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with general material placed at the end of the catalogue

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      Collection-level description created by Jonathan Smith in 2019. A detailed finding aid produced by Diana Turner in 1986 is available in Trinity College Library; box-level descriptions have been transferred on this online catalogue and item-level descriptions are gradually being added.

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      The Parker Family Papers, held at Liverpool Record Office.

      https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/83fa8e4f-78c2-4bbf-9469-cfc92cb6aee1

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