IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0369 MUR
Held at: School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Title: Murray Collection
Date(s): 1912
Level of description: Collection (Fonds)
Extent: 1 album
Name of creator(s): Murray | Sir | James Wolfe | 1853-1919 | Lieutenant General
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Lieutenant-General Sir James Wolfe Murray (1853-1919) took a commission in the Royal Artillery in 1872. He was the author of two handbooks on the Russian Army. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1909. In 1912 he was an army representative on a British delegation to Russia set up by Parliament. He served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1914-1915.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Album of memorabilia from Sir James Wolfe Murray's participation in the visit of the British Parliamentary delegation to Russia, 22 January-6 February 1912, includes invitation cards, menus, programmes and an account of the visit by Murray published in the "Morning Post", 8 February 1912.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English and Russian
System of arrangement:
One album
Conditions governing access:
Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
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ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-school-slavonic-and-east-european-studies-library
Related material:
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Date(s) of descriptions: Revised Jan 2003