Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1788-1921 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
53 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
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.
Content and structure area
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with general material placed at the end of the catalogue
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
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.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
The Parker Family Papers, held at Liverpool Record Office.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/83fa8e4f-78c2-4bbf-9469-cfc92cb6aee1