Crimean War (1853-1856)
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Amos: Diaries and photographs of Anne Elizabeth Fisher (later Pike and Amos)
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/AMO
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries and photograph album, with some loose enclosures. The diaries provide a detailed description of the daily social life of a wealthy young lady during the Victorian era, in London and on visits around the country, including dinners, dances and parties, concerts, galleries, theatre and academic lectures. Many include lists of 'books recommended' or read. From 1864, Anne gave detailed accounts of sermons she had heard and exhibitions in London, also describing first-hand...
Dates:
1852 - 1900
Found in:
Downing College
Item
'Kinglake's Crimean Diary [September 7th - October 18th, 1854]': transcript by Douglas J. Austin, 4 April 2023
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10304/46
Scope and Contents
Word-processed copy of a transcript of a diary of Alexander William Kinglake from September and October 1854, made by Dr Douglas J. Austin.
Dates:
4 April 2023
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).