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Collapse D3287 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - [13th-20th cent]D3287 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - [13th-20th cent]
Expand 1 - Box 1 - Rev Philip Gell1 - Box 1 - Rev Philip Gell
Expand 2 - Box 2 - Miscellaneous2 - Box 2 - Miscellaneous
Expand 3 - Box 3 - Sir William Gell3 - Box 3 - Sir William Gell
Expand 4 - Box 4 - Sir William Gell4 - Box 4 - Sir William Gell
Expand 5 - Box 5 - Sir William Gell5 - Box 5 - Sir William Gell
Expand 6 - Box 6 - Rev John Philip Gell6 - Box 6 - Rev John Philip Gell
Expand 7 - Box 7 - Rev John Philip Gell7 - Box 7 - Rev John Philip Gell
Expand 8 - Box 8- Rev John Philip Gell (largely)8 - Box 8- Rev John Philip Gell (largely)
Expand 9 - Box 9 - Rev John Philip Gell9 - Box 9 - Rev John Philip Gell
Expand 10 - Box 10 - Rev John Philip Gell and his family10 - Box 10 - Rev John Philip Gell and his family
Expand 11 - Box 11 - Rev John Philip Gell11 - Box 11 - Rev John Philip Gell
Expand 12 - Box 12 - Sisters' Letters12 - Box 12 - Sisters' Letters
Expand 13 - Box 13 - Sisters' Letters13 - Box 13 - Sisters' Letters
Expand 14 - Box 14 - Sisters' Letters14 - Box 14 - Sisters' Letters
Expand 15 - Box 15 - Sisters' Letters15 - Box 15 - Sisters' Letters
Expand 16 - Box 16 - Sisters' Letters16 - Box 16 - Sisters' Letters
Expand 17 - Box 17 - Sisters' Letters17 - Box 17 - Sisters' Letters
Expand 18 - Box 18 - Printed works18 - Box 18 - Printed works
Expand 19 - Box 19 - Family correspondence (various)19 - Box 19 - Family correspondence (various)
Expand 20 - Box 20 - Hopton household records / Col George William Maunsell20 - Box 20 - Hopton household records / Col George William Maunsell
Expand 21 - Box 21 - Royal memorabilia and other material21 - Box 21 - Royal memorabilia and other material
Expand 22 - Box 22 - Marriage settlements22 - Box 22 - Marriage settlements
Expand 23 - Box 23 - Title deeds23 - Box 23 - Title deeds
Expand 24 - Box 24 - Sermons - 1581-169324 - Box 24 - Sermons - 1581-1693
Expand 25 - Box 25 - Sermons - c1620-168525 - Box 25 - Sermons - c1620-1685
Expand 26 - Box 26 - Miscellaneous: wills and probate, family correspondence, etc.26 - Box 26 - Miscellaneous: wills and probate, family correspondence, etc.
Expand 27 - Box 27 - Philip Victor Willingham Gell27 - Box 27 - Philip Victor Willingham Gell
Expand 28 - Box 28 - Deeds / Major Thomas Gell28 - Box 28 - Deeds / Major Thomas Gell
Expand 29 - Box 29 - Chandos Pole family / Major Thomas Gell / other papers29 - Box 29 - Chandos Pole family / Major Thomas Gell / other papers
Expand 30 - Box 30 - Title deeds and legal papers30 - Box 30 - Title deeds and legal papers
Expand 31 - Box 31 - Miscellaneous31 - Box 31 - Miscellaneous
Expand 32 - Box 32 - Family correspondence, estate correspondence, title deeds32 - Box 32 - Family correspondence, estate correspondence, title deeds
Expand 33 - Box 33 - Title deeds and estate papers33 - Box 33 - Title deeds and estate papers
Expand 34 - Box 34 - Title deeds34 - Box 34 - Title deeds
Expand 35 - Box 35 - Title deeds and papers regarding property - [1698]-188035 - Box 35 - Title deeds and papers regarding property - [1698]-1880
Expand 36 - Box 36 - Title deeds and manorial records36 - Box 36 - Title deeds and manorial records
Expand 37 - Box 37 - Rev Philip Gell, largely37 - Box 37 - Rev Philip Gell, largely
Expand 38 - Box 38 - Porden family property38 - Box 38 - Porden family property
Expand 39 - Box 39 - Title deeds and miscellaneous papers39 - Box 39 - Title deeds and miscellaneous papers
Expand 40 - Box 40 - Miscellaneous40 - Box 40 - Miscellaneous
Expand 41 - Box 41 - Printed periodicals41 - Box 41 - Printed periodicals
Expand 42 - Box 42 - Title deeds42 - Box 42 - Title deeds
Expand 43 - Box 43 - Title deeds43 - Box 43 - Title deeds
Expand 44 - Box 44 - Civil War material and Gell history44 - Box 44 - Civil War material and Gell history
Expand 45 - Box 45 - Printed publications45 - Box 45 - Printed publications
Expand 46 - Box 46 - Title deeds and estate papers46 - Box 46 - Title deeds and estate papers
Expand 47 - Box 47 - Sir John Gell I, Sir John Gell II, Katherine Gell (nee Packer)47 - Box 47 - Sir John Gell I, Sir John Gell II, Katherine Gell (nee Packer)
Expand 48 - Box 48 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - personal collection of printed material48 - Box 48 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - personal collection of printed material
Expand 49 - Box 49 - Estate papers49 - Box 49 - Estate papers
Expand 50 - Box 50 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / printed miscellaneous50 - Box 50 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / printed miscellaneous
Expand 51 - Box 51 - Edith Lyttelton Gell51 - Box 51 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 52 - Box 52 - Edith Lyttelton Gell52 - Box 52 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 53 - Box 53 - Rev John Philip Gell and miscellaneous53 - Box 53 - Rev John Philip Gell and miscellaneous
Expand 54 - Box 54 - Rev John Philip Gell54 - Box 54 - Rev John Philip Gell
Expand 55 - Box 55 - Miscellaneous55 - Box 55 - Miscellaneous
Expand 56 - Box 56 - Deeds56 - Box 56 - Deeds
Expand 57 - Box 57 - Legal papers: Anthony Gell / Thomas Gell57 - Box 57 - Legal papers: Anthony Gell / Thomas Gell
Expand 58 - Box 58 - Deeds58 - Box 58 - Deeds
Expand 59 - Box 59 - Deeds / manorial records59 - Box 59 - Deeds / manorial records
Expand 60 - Box 60 - Deeds / Sir John Gell / Sir John Gell II60 - Box 60 - Deeds / Sir John Gell / Sir John Gell II
Expand 61 - Box 61 - Miscellaneous61 - Box 61 - Miscellaneous
Expand 62 - Box 62 - Miscellaneous62 - Box 62 - Miscellaneous
Expand 63 - Box 6363 - Box 63
Expand 64 - Box 64 - Edith Lyttelton Gell64 - Box 64 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 65 - Box 65 - Edith Lyttelton Gell65 - Box 65 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 66 - Box 66 - Edith Lyttelton Gell66 - Box 66 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 67 - Box 67 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association67 - Box 67 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 68 - Box 68 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association68 - Box 68 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 69 - Box 69 - Philip and Edith Lyttelton Gell69 - Box 69 - Philip and Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 70 - Box 70 - Edith Lyttelton Gell70 - Box 70 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 71 - Box 71 - Edith Lyttelton Gell71 - Box 71 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 72 - Box 72 - Edith Lyttelton Gell72 - Box 72 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 73 - Box 73 - Philip and Edith Lyttelton Gell73 - Box 73 - Philip and Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 74 - Box 74 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association74 - Box 74 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 75 - Box 75 - Edith Lyttelton Gell75 - Box 75 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 76 - Box 76 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association76 - Box 76 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 77 - Box 77 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association77 - Box 77 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 78 - Box 78 - Philip Lyttelton Gell78 - Box 78 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 79 - Box 79 - Philip Lyttelton Gell79 - Box 79 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 80 - Box 80 - Philip Lyttelton Gell80 - Box 80 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 81 - Box 81 - Philip Lyttelton Gell81 - Box 81 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 82 - Box 82 - Philip Lyttelton Gell82 - Box 82 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 83 - Box 83 - Philip Lyttelton Gell83 - Box 83 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 84 - Box 84 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras84 - Box 84 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras
Expand 85 - Box 85 - Philip Lyttelton Gell85 - Box 85 - Philip Lyttelton Gell
Expand 86 - Box 86 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras86 - Box 86 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras
Expand 87 - Box 87 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras87 - Box 87 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras
Expand 88 - Box 88 - Edith Lyttelton Gell88 - Box 88 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 89 - Box 89 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras (largely)89 - Box 89 - Frederick Gell, Bishop of Madras (largely)
Expand 90 - Box 90 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association90 - Box 90 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 91 - Box 91 - Edith Lyttelton Gell91 - Box 91 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 92 - Box 92 - Edith Lyttelton Gell92 - Box 92 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 93 - Box 93 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association93 - Box 93 - Edith Lyttelton Gell / British Women's Emigration Association
Expand 94 - Box 94 - Edith Lyttelton Gell94 - Box 94 - Edith Lyttelton Gell
Expand 95 - Box 95 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - British South Africa Company95 - Box 95 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - British South Africa Company
Expand 96 - Box 96 - Philip Lyttelton Gell / British South Africa Company96 - Box 96 - Philip Lyttelton Gell / British South Africa Company
Expand 97 - Box 97 - Philip Lyttelton Gell / British South Africa Company97 - Box 97 - Philip Lyttelton Gell / British South Africa Company
Expand 98 - Box 98 - Miscellaneous98 - Box 98 - Miscellaneous
Expand 99 - Box 99 - Miscellaneous99 - Box 99 - Miscellaneous
Expand 100 - Box 100 - Photographs and objects100 - Box 100 - Photographs and objects
Expand 101 - Box 101 - Cattle farming records101 - Box 101 - Cattle farming records
Expand 102 - Estate maps - 1767-1870102 - Estate maps - 1767-1870
103 - Carsington Tithe Map and Award - 1839
104-105 - Personal papers of Mrs Aileen Gell (d 1986) - 20th cent
106 - Diaries of Mrs Aileen Gell (d 1986) - early 20th cent
107 - Personal papers of Philip VW Gell (d 1970) - 20th cent
108 - Letter from Prime Minister, Clement Attlee - 20th cent
109 - Correspondence and other papers regarding PVW Gell's term as High Sheriff - 1954
110 - Orders of service: Gell family members and relatives - 20th cent
111 - Orders of service: not Gell family - 20th cent
112 - School prospectuses - 20th cent
113 - Number not used - 20th cent
Expand 114 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - General Correspondence - 1869-1923114 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - General Correspondence - 1869-1923
Expand 115 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Special Correspondence - 1873-1919115 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Special Correspondence - 1873-1919
Expand 116 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Political correspondence and papers - 1881-1918116 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Political correspondence and papers - 1881-1918
Expand 117 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Papers relating to local government in Oxfordshire - 1880-1898117 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Papers relating to local government in Oxfordshire - 1880-1898
Expand 118 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Correspondence and papers related to Church governance and reform - 1880-1923118 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Correspondence and papers related to Church governance and reform - 1880-1923
Expand 119 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Diocesan reorganisation - 1889-1918119 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Diocesan reorganisation - 1889-1918
Expand 120 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - British Empire - 1898-[early 20th cent]120 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - British Empire - 1898-[early 20th cent]
Expand 121 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Correspondence and papers relating to employment with Cassell's and the Clarendon Press - 1883-1904121 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Correspondence and papers relating to employment with Cassell's and the Clarendon Press - 1883-1904
Expand 122 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Directorships of companies - 1898-1925122 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Directorships of companies - 1898-1925
Expand 123 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Trusteeships of companies - 1899-1921123 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Trusteeships of companies - 1899-1921
Expand 124 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Personal investments - 1890-1920124 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Personal investments - 1890-1920
Expand 125 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Miscellaneous business correspondence and papers - 1896-1918125 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Miscellaneous business correspondence and papers - 1896-1918
Expand 126 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Family correspondence and papers - 1852-1969126 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Family correspondence and papers - 1852-1969
Expand 127 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Personal papers - 1852-1913127 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Personal papers - 1852-1913
128 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Correspondence and papers relating to Trusteeships - 1891-1908
Expand 129 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Miscellanea - 1835-1949129 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Miscellanea - 1835-1949
Expand 130 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Newscuttings - 1885-1923130 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Newscuttings - 1885-1923
Expand 131 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Pamphlets - 1870-1964131 - Philip Lyttelton Gell - Pamphlets - 1870-1964
137 - Object: Escritoire - [c1845]
Collapse BSA - British South Africa CompanyBSA - British South Africa Company
Expand 1 - British South Africa Company: Directors' Reports & Accounts: Reports of Annual & Extraordinary Meetings of Shareholders1 - British South Africa Company: Directors' Reports & Accounts: Reports of Annual & Extraordinary Meetings of Shareholders
Expand 2 - British South Africa Company: Board minutes and agenda2 - British South Africa Company: Board minutes and agenda
Expand 3 - British South Africa Company: general papers.3 - British South Africa Company: general papers.
Expand 4 - British South Africa Company: general papers relating to Southern Rhodesia4 - British South Africa Company: general papers relating to Southern Rhodesia
Expand 5 - Land Settlement.5 - Land Settlement.
Expand 6 - Mines and Mining6 - Mines and Mining
Expand 7 - Native affairs and native labour7 - Native affairs and native labour
Expand 8 - North Eastern Rhodesia8 - North Eastern Rhodesia
Expand 9 - North Western Rhodesia9 - North Western Rhodesia
Expand 10 - Northern Rhodesia10 - Northern Rhodesia
Expand 11 - Railways11 - Railways
Collapse 12 - The Zambesi and de Laessoe12 - The Zambesi and de Laessoe
1 - P.L.G. to Harold de Laessoe: has read his reports about cotton and the navigability of the Zambesi; is sure that the Queensland Kanaka could be settled in the Zambesi valley; would like unofficial information about the characteristics of the river and district. - 1902, Oct 16
2 - British South Africa Company to Administrator, Salisbury: asking for more info. on the navigability of the Zambesi and the development of cotton. - 1902, Nov 1
3 - H. de Laessoe, Native Commissioner's Office, Tsheti, Sebungwe, to P.L.G.: grateful for interest; will send a detailed account of the river; would like to make proper investigation of the navigability of the river but has not received official encouragement. - 1902, Dec 15
4 - H. de Laessoe, Native Commissioner's Office, Tsheti, Sebungwe, to P.L.G.: enclosed report [not found]; will gladly provide photographs and maps. - 1902, Dec 21
5-7 - Brit. Cotton Growing Assoc.. printed pamphlet with copies of correspondence with imperial possessions re possibilities of growing cotton to counteract dependence on American imports. - 1902
8 - De Laessoe, Tsheti, to P.L.G.: enclosed some remarks on cotton growing which he has also made in report to Chief Native Commissioner - 1903, Jan 9
9 - De Laessoe, Tsheti, to Chief Native Commissioner, Bulawayo: enclosed report on cotton and the navigability of the Zambesi. - 1903, Jan 9
10 - De Laessoe, Tsheti, to P.L.G.: did not mean to sound critical of his superiors; is hoping to embark on survey of Zambesi with official blessing; has read of ships that are transferred to railways to bypass un-navigable stretches of rivers they ply; is not sure that locks would be feasible on Zambesi; hand-book to Southern Rhodesia is needed; at present cut off from Bulawayo so unable to make sketch map of Zambesi near Tsheti. - 1903, Mar 21
11 - Administrator, Salisbury, to British South Africa Company: enclosed report by Assistant Native Commissioner, Wankie District on navigability of Zambesi. - 1903, Apr 3
12-16 - De Laessoe to P.L.G.: offers his opinion on import of labour; enclosed three photograph of local plants, one of Euphorbia and two of local varieties of [sanseviera]; also enclosed letter from Walter Hogg, lay missionary at Sajobas, endorsing his view that the Zambesi has great agricultural possibilities; is dispatching a collection of local woods to London; has already sent one to Salisbury but it never reached there owing to official indifference. - 1903, Apr 11
17 - De Laessoe: annotated list of wood samples sent to London. - 1903, Apr
18 - P.L.G. to de Laessoe : in reply to his ltrs. to Mar 21; discusses the feasibility of locks; urges him to contact Codrington of Northern Eastern Rhodesia; looks forward to seeing him on leave; the Zambesi should be developed for local traffic soon, but its use for sea going vessels is still distant. - 1903, Apr 29
19 - Administrator, Kalomo, to British South Africa Company: enclosed correspondence re blasting of Sibobo (Mambova) rapids to enable transport to use the Zambesi; hopes a grant will be made to enable the work to proceed. - 1903, Aug 17
20 - De Laessoe, Morley's Hotel, London, to P.L.G.: regrets that he did not make better use of his meeting with him but sends notes of his conclusions re navigability of Zambesi after his trip in the summer. [With 2 copies]. - 1903, Nov 19
21 - P.L.G. to Earl Grey: has been talking with de Laessoe; thinks the Company should assist him with a grant for all the work on the Zambesi; should encourage him in his career; is a very shy man. - 1903, Nov 19
22 - De Laessoe, Morley's Hotel, London, to P.L.G. thanks for help; intends to ask Lord Grey for expenses in return for all information he has gathered; will not mention commercial possibilities but only geographical benefits of his exploration. - 1903, Nov 22
23 - P.L.G. to de Laessoe: outlines possible means of exploiting the Zambesi by means of a new company in which de L. should take a fair share of the capital. [Draft and Ts. copy.] - 1903, Nov 29
24 - De Laessoe, Morley's Hotel, to P.L.G.: justifies his present interest in the financial side of the affair; Ld. Grey said that the Company would repay his expenses once something was produced on paper; Grey was very interested in suggestion about a dam at the head of the Kariba Gorge. - 1903, Dec 1
25 - De Laessoe, Morley's Hotel, Qu. Anne's Gate, to P.L.G.: suggests basic cost of establishing a transport service on the river. - 1904, Jan 28
26 - P.L.G. to de Laessoe: enclosed papers illustrating Madan's method of work in Northern Eastern Rhodesia; hopes he will be able to record the dialect of the Zambesi district, where he worked, before he forgets it. - 1904, Feb 12
27 - De Laessoe to P.L.G.: enclosed letter [not found] from Mr. [L.H] Raw; can arrange for them to meet if P.L.G. is interested in subject of the letter; would like to take a R.G.S. diploma in surveying if the Company would allow him extra leave. - 1904, Feb 17
28 - De Laessoe to P.L.G.: enclosed letter [not found] from Native Commissioner friend decrying proposal to disband the native messenger force. - 1904, Feb 22
29 - De Laessoe, Morley's Hotel, to P.L.G.: enclosed proof of account of Zambesi voyage for his approval; the samples of woods have now arrived and he is giving them to Mr. Bromwich. - 1904, Apr 7
30 - De Laessoe, Bulstrode St., to P.L.G.: is just going to have an operation, not serious; thanks for all their help. - [1904, Apr]
31-49 - De Laessoe, Genoa, to P.L.G.: account of enquiries of Major Clime of the War Office re Rhodesia; leaves the disposal of his survey map of the Zambesi in P.L.G.' s hands; enclosed 18 photographs of scenes near the Zambesi - 1904 Apr 17
50 - De Laessoe, Belingwe, P.L.G.: reports opinions of his fellows on administration, of Southern Rhodesia; they deprecate retrenchment by dismissal of officers; need for greater centralisation and creation of district officers along Portuguese lines. [2 copies.] - 1905, Jan 4
51 - P.L.G. to de Laessoe: thanks for his views; is in basic agreement; Northern Eastern Rhodesia is built along these rather than Cape Colony lines. - 1905, Feb 7
Expand 13 - Charter Trust & Agency13 - Charter Trust & Agency
Expand 14 - Royal Charter, Orders-in-Council, ordinances and proclamations14 - Royal Charter, Orders-in-Council, ordinances and proclamations
Expand 15 - Fragments15 - Fragments
Expand BXA - British Exploration of Australasia Ltd - 1900-1910BXA - British Exploration of Australasia Ltd - 1900-1910
Expand MIL - Correspondence mostly between P.L. Gell and Alfred Milner (created 1st Viscount Milner) - 1871-1959MIL - Correspondence mostly between P.L. Gell and Alfred Milner (created 1st Viscount Milner) - 1871-1959
Expand RTC - Rhodesia Trading Company Ltd - 1902-1924RTC - Rhodesia Trading Company Ltd - 1902-1924
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