Brooke Lambert Papers

Collection

Identifier: MsC0228

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Scope and Contents

The papers of Brooke Lambert are comprised of letters written to him between 1860 and 1901. Most of the papers are signed, holograph letters. Letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically. Topics range from pulpit freedom to women's suffrage and colonialism to the welfare of orphans and the poor. The correspondents include such people as William Boyd Carpenter, Edward Denison, Richard Holt Hutton, Mark Pattison, William Stubbs, Archibald Campbell Tait, and Anthony Wilson Thorold.

Dates

Creation: 1860 - 1901
Creation: Majority of material found within 1880-1899

Creator

Lambert, Brooke (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

English clergyman and social reformer. Made up of letters written to Lambert over a forty year time span dealing with issues such as women's suffrage, the welfare of the poor and orphaned, colonialism, pulpit freedom, etc.