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James Bryce Correspondence

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Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

James Bryce was a British historian, statesman, and diplomat. He wrote significant works in several fields including the History of the Holy Roman Empire (1864), The American Commonwealth (1888), Studies in History and Jurisprudence (1901), and Modern Democracies (1921).

The collection consists of correspondence of Bryce with John Lane, Harlan G. Mendenhall, Robert Mountsier, Luther E. Price, and several others.

Arranged in accession number order.

The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.

Bryce's 1907 letter to Price was a gift of Luther E. Price. Various AM.

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Finding aid written by James Flannery on January 24, 2006 . Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

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Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2006
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Collection Inventory

Letter from James Bryce to Mr. Roper asking where Leonardo da Vinci was born, 1894 October 31. 1 folder.
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10 Drowning St., Whitehall

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1 folder

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Letter from James Bryce to Luther E. Price denying statement of opinion regarding the Oklahoma Constitution attributed to Bryce, 1907 June 30. 1 folder.
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Intervale , N.H.

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1 folder

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Letter from James Bryce to Rev. H.G. Mendenhall, 1907 June 18. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Letters from James Bryce to Robert Mountsier, 1908-1909. 1 folder.
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2 TLS to Mountsier from Newbury, Department of the Navy, March 1909. 2 TLS to Mountsier, 1909. 2 ALS unaddressed 1908. ALS to Mounsier, 1908.

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1 folder

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Letter from James Bryce to Robinson, 1885 August 13. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Letters from James Bryce and E. Marion Byrce to John Lane, 1901-1916. 1 folder.
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26 ALsS and TLsS by James Bryce to John Lane, 1901-1916. 2 ALsS by E. Marion Bryce to John Lan, 1907-1908. 1 AL (draft), 1909.

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1 folder

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