RAMSEY, Robert William (1862-1951)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 F/RMY |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : RAMSEY, Robert William (1862-1951) |
Date(s) | : 1861-1951 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 1.06 linear metres. |
Name of creator(s) | : Ramsey | Robert William | 1862-1951 | historian |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Robert William Ramsey, FSA, was the author of Studies in Cromwell's Family Circle, 1930; Henry Cromwell, 1933 and Richard Cromwell: Protector of England, 1935. He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature and the Friends of the National Libraries. He died in 1951, aged 89.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Personal papers of Robert W Ramsey, including diaries (some with glued in event programmes, invitations and newspaper cuttings); commonplace books and household financial accounts; articles by Ramsey on historical and literary subjects; poems and sketches; Ramsey family pedigree, 1688-1904; research on the Cromwell family; and general correspondence.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
F/RMY-1: Diaries;
F/RMY-2: Commonplace Books;
F/RMY-3: Articles;
F/RMY-4: General Correspondence.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Gifted to the Archive in March 1959.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Records prepared May to September 2011.
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