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- 1865 - 1924 (Creation)
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Archive Collection
Extent and medium
24 boxes (4 linear metres)
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Name of creator
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in 1969 by Charles Ion Carr Bosanquet (Vice Chancellor of Newcastle University 1963 - 1968)
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Scope and content
The Bosanquet Papers consist of archive material relating to Bernard Bosanquet, the idealist philosopher (1848-1923), and to his wife, Helen Bosanquet, née Dendy (1860-1926), a member of the 1909 Poor Law Commission. Material relating to Bernard Bosanquet comprises correspondence, research notes, drafts and manuscripts of publications, as well as offprints from journals and other publications by Bosanquet himself.Material relating to Helen Bosanquet includes notes and correspondence for her memoir of Bernard Bosanquet, offprints from publications, correspondence relating to Helen Bosanquet's family and relating to public work, journals of travel, drawings, literary notebooks, photographs, engagement diaries and some undated miscellaneous material. A particular highlight is Helen Bosanquet's notebook which contains diary notes on Poor Law Commission meetings attended by her in 1909.
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No further material is expected to be added to the collection
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Open
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Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Language of material
- English
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Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Date first made available to the public: 1973