Collection search - Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), graphic material, architectural drawing]

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Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), graphic material, architectural drawing]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1839-1899.

Reference:

R4493-0-2-E, MG27-IB3

Type of material:

Textual material, Art, Architectural and technical drawings, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98376

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Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava fonds
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Fonds includes:

454 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1839-1899.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

United Kingdom

Extent:

2.3 m of textual records.
16 microfilm reels : negative and positive.
18 prints 4 wood engravings, 14 reproductions.
31 drawings pencil, charcoal, pen and ink over pencil.
7 watercolours watercolour over pencil and grey wash and white opaque
232 photographs b&w.
410 autographs : manuscripts (illuminated and non-illuminated).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of selected private papers of Lord Dufferin, Governor General of Canada consisting of correspondence with the colonial secretaries, the Canadian prime ministers, general and family correspondence of Lord and Lady Dufferin, their children and Frederick Rowan Hamilton, addresses concerning the Red River Rebellion, 1873 and 1875, and Dufferin's departure from Canada, 1878; documents relating to British Columbia, the "Pacific Scandal", the Letellier case, Louis Riel, the preservation of the walls of Quebec City, the curling rink at Rideau Hall, the official and social functions of Lord Dufferin and other matters. This material is available on microfilm reels A-406 to A-421.

Furthermore, the fonds contains personal letters written by Lord Dufferin, mostly to Baring Bros. banker Russell Sturgis and his wife. The majority of these letters were written while serving as the Governor General of Canada. Subjects in these letters include his views of Canada and its citizens, the Pacific Scandal, and his efforts to bring prestige to his role.

The fonds contains prints of proposed improvements to the gates and walls of Quebec; and an album of drawings and plans with an inscription from Lord Dufferin containing proposed improvements for gates including Kent Gate and St. Louis Gate, including reproductions copied from original drawings at the Public Records Office, Northern Ireland. There is an album of drawings by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, consisting mainly of portraits of females and several outdoor views in England and Canada.

The fonds also contains a 3-volume collection of 410 addresses or petitions presented to His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Dufferin, while governor general of Canada from 1872-1878. In the Addresses are expresses the sentiments of Canadians during Dufferin's tenure. Represented are provinces, municipalities, communities, societies, associations, universities, schools, etc., from all parts of the country. The collection is detailed as follows: 171 addresses with script only, no illumination; 184 addresses with some illumination, script set with a pre-printed border; 47 addresses with considerable illumination, with vignettes and hand-decorated border; 8 addresses with elaborate illumination and decoration.

The fonds includes watercolours of Nanaimo and Metlah Catlah, B. C. and of Indians who welcomed the Dufferins during their tour of British Columbia in 1876. Works by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1843-1936).

In addition, there is an album of photographs documenting the stay of the Earl and Countess of Dufferin in Canada during his tenure as Governor-General, including visits to the United States in 1874 and to British Columbia in 1876; social activities at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ont.; views of Quebec, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Quebec; Ottawa, Niagara Falls, Fort William, Ont., Winnipeg, Man., Victoria, B.C.; and portraits of members of the Dufferin family. Photographs are by Topley, Notman, Frederick Dally, and other photographers.

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Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marquess of, 1826-1902
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Correspondent: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Rideau Hall (Ottawa, Ont.)

Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891
Biography/Administrative history:

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Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marquess of, 1826-1902 : A member of the House of Lords and lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, Lord Dufferin became a diplomatic attaché during the Vienna Conference following the Crimean War. After numerous diplomatic postings, he entered William Gladstone's government as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In June 1872, Lord Dufferin was appointed governor general of Canada, a position which he retained until November of 1878. In 1876, he made plans to preserve the wall of Quebec. Until his retirement from public life in 1895, he was in turn the British ambassador at St. Petersburg, administrator of Egypt, viceroy of India (1884-1888), ambassador to Rome and ambassador to Paris.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) The Finding Aid No. 127 consists of a general description of the contents of each microfilm reel including dates and extent, as well as a file list giving dates and extent of all original and photocopied documents. MSS0127 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001346.pdf

(Electronic) Many of the artworks are described at the item-level in MINISIS-ICON.

(Electronic) Many of the photographs are described at the item-level in MINISIS-DAPDCAP.

Textual records (Microform) Microfiche : 1 fiche (1 copy) MSS0127 (90: Open)

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General note:

The microfilms were photocopied in 1978 by the National Archives of Canada (volumes 2-12).
Originals and photocopies (vol. 1) were obtained from various sources: the Ottawa Historical Society in 1968 (file 11), Joan Enders in 1972, 1975 and 1978 (files 1-4, 9), W. Myers in 1978 (file 2), Olive Boswell in 1979 (file 6), Guy Smith in 1982 (file 5) and copies from the P.R.O. of Northern Ireland in 1959 (files 7-8) and in 1988 (files 12-24).
Art material: Note that all items in the three volumes of addresses have been captured electronically and e-copy numbers assigned. The originals, due to fragility and weight, should only be consulted under special conditions.

Custodial history:

Acquired primarily from the family descendants via an English agent.

Location of originals note:

Portions of the Dufferin Papers relating to Canada were microfilmed in 1959 from originals in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (reels A-406 to A-421).

Availability of other formats note:

All items in Acc. No. 1992-651X are photographed.
Subject heading:

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Governors general - Canada, 1861-1899, 1939 Red River Rebellion, 1873, 1875

Canada. Parliament, 1839, 1861-1899 Louis David Riel, 1868-1879

Prince Edward Island - History, 1839, 1868-1879 Quebec City (Que.), 1875

Canada - History - Rebellions, 1873, 1875 Earl of Kimberley, 1872-1874

Prime Ministers - Canada - Correspondence, 1861-1899 Henry Howard Molyneux, Earl of Carnarvon, 1872-1878

Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach, Earl of St. Aldwyn, 1878-1879

Alexander Mackenzie, 1873-1878

Sir W.C. Francis Robinson, 1872-1873

Sir Hector Louis Langevin, 1872-1873

Frederick Rowan Hamilton, 1872-1874

Edward Palliser, 1861-1899

John Palliser, 1861-1899

Charles Dickens, 1861-1899

Quebec Ladies Lawn Tennis Club, 1861-1899

Château St-Louis (Quebec, Quebec), 1875

"Scribner's", 1877

John Cabot, 1877

Prince Edward Island
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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120-080239-X
1954-173 NPC
1959-091 PIC
1969-195 NPC
1978-048 PIC
1978-049 PIC
1988/0080
1992-651 X DAP
2016-00373-1

Former archival reference no.:

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MG27-IB3
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG27 I B 3] 1--16

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R4493] 18

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 127] 21

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel A-406--A-421

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [MG27 IB3] C-051647

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1992-651]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A512 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--9

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [1959-091] A565

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [1978-048] BK-227

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [1978-049]

[Consultation 90 Open]

BK-325 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [HAMILTON-TEMPLE-BLACKWOOD, HARIOT GEORGINA 1954-173] 5841

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Graphic material: No restrictions. Copyright expired. Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Photographs: Copyright expired.

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