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Title
Date(s)
- 1690 - 1876 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
1,190 pamphlets bound into volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British Whig politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834. He was a descendent of the House of Grey and the namesake of Earl Grey tea.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Grey Tracts reflect the interests of their former owner, the 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) whose Whig government was responsible for the 1832 Reform Act, 1833 Factory Act and the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. The pamphlets cover a broad range of historical, social and economic subjects including colonial policy, public finance and banking, the Corn Laws and agriculture, poor relief, slavery, Catholicism, Ireland and the Greek Revolution.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Numerical
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Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
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Existence and location of copies
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English