Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1850-1909 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
29 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, 1st Amherst Baron of Hackney, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and collector of books and works of art.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers of William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909) includes invoices and correspondence from Quaritch and other booksellers relating to the formation and the later sale of Amherst's extensive library, 1856-1908, correspondence on bibliographical matters; general correspondence and family letters; correspondence and papers relating to the management of Amherst's estate, Didlington Hall, Yorks, and to the Home Farm; papers and legal documents collected in the course of genealogical research into Amherst family.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English