Person Details

Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1801-1885) 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist

GB/NNAF/P136744   (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P6453)

Location of Related Collections
Scope1826-85: corresp and papers
RepositoryCollection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
Other referencesee HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
Scope1825-85: diaries, misc corresp and papers
RepositorySouthampton University Library
Record ReferenceHMC link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 25761 Ashley-Cooper
Other referencesee HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
Scopeletters (10) to Lord Aberdare
RepositoryHuntington Library
Other referencesee Guide 1982
Scope1843-54: corresp with Lord Aberdeen
RepositoryBritish Library, Manuscript Collections
Record ReferenceAdd MSS 43242-54 passim
Scopeletters to Sir Thomas Dyke Acland
RepositoryDevon Heritage Centre
Record Reference1148M
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 14687 Acland
Scope1829-57: corresp with Charles Babbage
RepositoryBritish Library, Manuscript Collections
Record ReferenceAdd MSS 37184-200 passim
Scope1841-85: letters to Matthew Balme
RepositoryWest Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford
Record ReferenceDB link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 40333 Bradford Lib
Scope1838-54: letters to Francis Bonham
RepositoryBritish Library, Manuscript Collections
Record ReferenceAdd MS 40617
Scope1870-85: letters (29) to Lord Cairns
RepositoryThe National Archives
Record ReferencePRO30/51 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
Scopec1833-85: corresp with Sir Edwin Chadwick
RepositoryLondon University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
Record ReferenceCHADWICK link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 21653 Chadwick
Scope1868-70: letters to Earl of Clarendon
RepositoryOxford University: Bodleian Library, Western Manuscripts
Record ReferenceMSS Clar dep link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 6302
Scopeletters (238) to Frances Cobbe
RepositoryHuntington Library
Other referencesee Guide 1982
Scope1852-80: letters (53) to Benjamin Disraeli
RepositoryOxford University: Bodleian Library, Western Manuscripts
Record ReferenceMSS Disraeli
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 842 Disraeli
Scopec1833-46: letters to Stanley Lees Giffard
RepositoryBritish Library, Manuscript Collections
Record ReferenceAdd MS 56368
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 6238 Giffard
Scope1835-85: corresp with WE Gladstone
RepositoryBritish Library, Manuscript Collections
Record ReferenceAdd MS 44300
Scope1848-69: corresp with 3rd Earl Grey
RepositoryDurham University Library, Special Collections
Record ReferenceGrey of Howick collection
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 6228 Grey
Scope1853-85: letters (40) to Lord Harrowby
RepositoryHarrowby Manuscripts Trust
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 1561 Ryder
Scope1867-79: letters to George Howell
RepositoryBishopsgate Institute
Record ReferenceHOWELL link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 10204 Howell
Scope1882-85: corresp with Lord Kimberley
RepositoryOxford University: Bodleian Library, Western Manuscripts
Record ReferenceMSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 1274 Wodehouse
Scope1876-77: corresp with Lord Kinnaird
RepositoryDundee University Archive, Records Management and Museum Services
Record ReferenceBrMS 2/1/17 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 33180
Other referencesee NRA(S)3185
Scope1858-66: corresp with Lord Lytton
RepositoryHertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Record ReferenceD/EK
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 4598
Scope1871-84: letters (c22) to AJ Mundella
RepositorySheffield University Library
Record ReferenceMS 6 - 9, MS 22 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 6510
Scope1830-65: letters to Lord Palmerston
RepositorySouthampton University Library
Record ReferenceMS 62 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 12889
Scope1841-49: corresp with Sir Robert Peel
RepositoryBritish Library, Manuscript Collections
Record ReferenceAdd MS 40483
Scope1836-79: corresp with EB Pusey
RepositoryPusey House Library
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 19807 Pusey House coll
Scope1836-78: corresp with Lord John Russell
RepositoryThe National Archives
Record ReferencePRO30/22 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
Scope1868-69: letters to Edward Stanhope
RepositoryKent History and Library Centre
Record ReferenceU1590/O309 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 25095
Scope1856-87: corresp with AC Tait
RepositoryLambeth Palace Library
Record ReferenceTait
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 8476 Tait
Scope1838-42: letters (c10) to Duke of Wellington
RepositorySouthampton University Library
Record ReferenceMS 61 link to online catalogueexternal link - opens in a new window
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 20085
Scope1847-70: letters to Samuel Wilberforce
RepositoryOxford University: Bodleian Library, Western Manuscripts
Record ReferenceMSS Wilberforce; Don e 164-65
NRA catalogue referenceNRA 7132 Wilberforce
Scope1822-82: corresp (31 items)
RepositoryDuke University: William R Perkins Library
Other referencesee Guide 1980, p21
Scope1830-70: corresp
RepositorySouthampton University Library
Other referencesee HMC Papers of British politicians 1782-1900, 1989
Scope1842: letter (1) to George Rylands
RepositoryWellcome Library
Record ReferenceMS.7621

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