CECIL, William, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 SR 1012 |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : CECIL, William, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598) |
Date(s) | : 1536-1616 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Cecil | William | 1520-1598 | 1st Baron Burghley | statesman |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, acted as Secretary (1558-1572) and Lord Treasurer (1572-1598) to Queen Elizabeth I.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Collection of bills, letters and miscellaneous documents of autograph interest created by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 1536-1616, including letters, government and legal documents, and financial material. Other persons included in the collection are: John Wynter; Sir Marmaduke Constable; Sir Walter Mildmay; Sir Francis Walsingham; Rev Robert Abbot; Robert Cooke; Sir Robert Cary; Sir John Popham; Sir Edward Coke; Sir John Fortescue; Sir Robert Newcomen; Sir Julius Caesar; William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke; Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk; and Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
1 volume
Conditions governing access:
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No copyright restrictions. No documents may be photocopied.
Finding aids:
No further list required.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Transferred from the Library Pamphlet Collection.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
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:
Mar 2001
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