Main content
John Bright Letters
Notifications
Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
John Bright was a British liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was a strong critic of British foreign policy and is considered one of the greatest orators of his generation.
The collection consists of over forty letters by Bright written while he was a member of Parliament and addressed to various individuals. Among the topics discussed in these letters are the Poor Laws, the question of Irish independence, the American Civil War and the issue of slavery, and the Corn Laws.
Various AM. Letter from Bright to Henry Vincent is a gift of William E. Heitzman.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
Subject
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
-
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
Collection Inventory
1 folder
A.L.S. (copy)
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale accepting the elected position of "Honorary Vice President" of the "American Peace Society."
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale regretting with apologies his inability to "contribute" to a cause in which Miss Procter was interested.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from House of Commons concerning the cost of the party papers.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale referring to some political move of the "Tory" party.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale relating to "Childrens' Emigration Homes."
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale referring to the Poor Law.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdake declining attendence at some contest and urging Mr. Willett "not to subject so good a man as George Trevelyan to the... certainty of defeat."
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale in which he mentions the Free Trade question and the danger of war.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. relating to tuition for Mrs. Patching's daughter.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Reform Club relating to the circulation of anti-Militia placards.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale declining to attend a public meeting in Birmingham "immediately after the Patry Session."
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale requesting that Mr. Readon of Taunton be put on the list for the Council picture to represent Somersetshire and the west.
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
A.L.S. referring to "Reform Bill" and accepting with reservation an invitation to dinner.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale on the Irish Land question and English Parliament.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. declining to give for publicationi the content of his speech in the "H. of C."
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from House of Commons declining to speak at the opening of the Philosophical Institute in Edinburgh
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale referring to a visit in Ireland and expressing the hope that he may cooperate with those "who are anxious to improve the conditions of your unfortunate country."
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. from Rochdale relative to the Irish land question.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S from Rochdale referring to some political questiojn in the House and the course of its defeat.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S from Rochdale declining a dinner invitation.
Physical Description1 folder
2 A.Ls.S. from Hanover Square. One about money matters, one enclosing a gift of money and declining to send more.
Physical Description1 folder
2 A.Ls.S. One concerning a living for Goddard's son and a letter of condolence.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. concerning Gossett's gallery.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. ordering his books to be sent to John Bayliss.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S from Rochdale declining an invitation to dinner.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S from Rochdale about municipal elections.
Physical Description1 folder
2 A.Ls.S. One about dogs and the other a letter of condolence.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. concerning free trade.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. referring to the question of free schools and to the Channel Tunnel
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. acknowledging with complimentary apprecitiation his "Philites" and ordering 10 copies.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. declining an invitation to speak at a public meeting and addressing that he hopes to maintain his "long held principkles on the questions of State Churches."
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. making conditional arrangement to meet General Banks.
Physical Description1 folder
5 A.Ls.S. One on the Secret Ballot, one giving his views on the Civil War, and three commenting on Charles Summer and his letters.
Physical Description1 folder
A.L.S. intimate letter expressing sympathy and giving advice.
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
A.L.S. referring to one of Bright's speeches, "my speeches are before the country and I am ready to stand by them."
Physical Description1 folder