Hatfield House Archives
Papers of the 6th Marquess of Salisbury - Box List
*Please note that the numbering of these papers is not final*
Please note: those files marked * are of a personal or sensitive nature and are currently closed for access under the terms of the Inheritance Act 1984, s 31 (3). The collection has not yet been weeded for duplicate or ephemeral papers.
BOX 1
1 Conservative Associations – general 1996 - 2003
2* Chattels 1987 - 1997
3 Hatfield Conservative Association, Maynard House 1984 - 1992
4 Hertfordshire Conservative European Constituency Council 1987 - 1990
5 National Union of Conservative Associations – Wessex area 1987 - 1990
6 Hertfordshire Conservative Federation 1987 - 2001
7* St. Clou. Travel details, insurance, movement of chattels 1994 - 2003
8 Heritage of London 1996 - 2000
9 British Veterinary Association - general 1988 - 1998
10 British Veterinary Association - Broughton 1992
11 Mrs Wincott (British Deaf Association) 1994
BOX 2
1 Hertfordshire Groundwork Trust 1986 - 1997
2* Roxburghe Club 1993 - 2001
3 Garden Society. Membership correspondence 1989 - 2003
4 Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers 1987 - 2003
BOX 3
1 Church in Danger 1989 - 1997
2* Reform of the House of Lords, general correspondence 1977 - 2000
3* Recommendations for honours 1989 – 1997
4* Proposed sale of Childwall Abbey playing fields by Liverpool City Council 1989 – 1990
5 Will of Duchess of Buccleuch 1993 – 1994 6 Biography of Third Marquess, possible authors. 1992 – 2003
7 Salisbury Group. General correspondence. 1987 - 1995
8 Salisbury Review 1987 - 2001
9 Vice Presidency of the Herts. Conservation Society 1997
BOX 4
1* St. Etheldreda’s Church, appointment of Canon Laird as Chaplain, appointment of Rev. Richard Pyke as Rector of Hatfield 1985 – 2003
2 Requests for Patronage 1989 - 1999
3 Diocese of St. Albans 1989 – 1999
4 Hatfield Hyde Parish 1991 – 2003
5 General personnel correspondence 2000 – 2003
6 Mozambique 1988 – 1998
BOX 5
1* Helix Associates – annual accounts 1996 – 2001
2* Hatfield Park Estate, including farm rentals, deer management, and 1989 - 2001 general correspondence.
3 Peers visit to Hatfield 1997
4* Cranborne Estate, inc. Cranborne Church stained glass window. 1986 – 2001
5 Report on Hatfield House clock tower fire 1988
6* Wilkin Group Report 2000
7* Onslow St. Audrey’s School, Howe Dell School 1980 - 1989
8 Salisbury Cathedral Spire Trust 1985 - 1999
BOX 6
1* Quickswood Farm, deer management, annual reports 1988 - 2001
2 Judith Pattern, freelance PR consultant, general PR 1980 - 1998
3 Paintings, photography, picture restoration, requests for loans of paintings 1978 - 2003
4* Hatfield House Library, mould damage. Muniment Room 1988 - 1999
5* Holker Hall, home of the Cavendish family, Cumbria 1999 - 2003
BOX 7
1* Wills of Lord and Lady Salisbury 1975 - 1998
2* Lord Salisbury chattels 1994
3* Stalbury Trust 1986 - 1998
4* Salisbury Charitable Fund
BOX 8
1 Lady Salisbury’s general correspondence re Poland 1991/1992
2* General correspondence 1993 - 1995
BOX 9
1* General correspondence 1994 - 2002
BOX 10
1* Peter Utley memorial tree planting 1989
2* Salisbury Trusts 1987
3* Stalbury Trust
4* Hatfield House Feasibility Study/Strutt & Parker 1972
BOX 11
1 British Deaf Association/Sign Language Dictionary 1988
2 British Deaf Association, general correspondence 1990 - 1995
3* Ecclesiastical Committee/Ordination of women priests 1993
BOX 12
1* Holker – reports and accounts 1982 - 1993
BOX 13
1 Hatfield House Real Tennis Club 1980 - 2003 2 Burghley Sermon 1978 - 2003
3* Firearms 1980 - 2001
4 Lord Salisbury’s diary 1934/1935
5 Orders of service – his funeral
Box 14
1 Grenadier Guards Dance 1978
2 Miscellaneous correspondence 1973
3 Miscellaneous correspondence/Lady Salisbury 1973
4 Lord Salisbury’s maiden speech 1973
5 Miscellaneous correspondence 1972 – 1976
6 Misc file – British field sports party, 1977, S. African trip 1935, letter re wargraves, 1945
BOX 15a
1 Orders of Services, Remembrance Sunday, other church events
2 Historic houses . Govt, finance bill and taxation 1945 - 1995
3* House showing reports 1989 – 1997
4* Living Crafts, Festival of Gardening 1982 – 1989
BOX 15b
1 Framed black and white photograph of Queen Victoria and her great grandchildren.
2 Framed photograph of a married couple, 1887. Phillipe and Isabelle de Paris.
3* Mallam’s sale of furniture. 1995
4 Ordination of women priests
5 Book of Common Prayer, prayer book protection bill 1988
6 The Salisbury Group, & Salisbury Papers ms.
7 Funeral Order of Services, New Testament Bible, Membership cars, & memo re library manuscripts
BOX 16
1 Pocket diaries. 1986 - 2003
2 Dairy Farming Catalogues 1981/1982
3 Royal Bath and West Show book 1982
4 Hansard 1973 – 1982
BOX 17
1 Cranborne Church – festival papers 1957 – 1967
2 Cranborne Festivals
3 Friends of the Union, pamphlets 1993 – 1997
4* Hatfield House structural work, 1988
5* Microlink 1988
BOX 18
1* Zimbabwe/Rhodesia 1977 – 1984
2* Rhodesia – sensitive information – 1971- 1978
3 Ulster – pamphlets & notes for a speech 1988
BOX 19
1 Invitations, presentation dinners
2 Luncheon for the Queen Mother at Hatfield House 1977
3 Correspondence concerning papers of 3rd Marquess at Christ Church 1972/1973
4 Hertford Synod 1972/1973
5 Miscellaneous correspondence 1974
6 Cranborne Church Restoration Fund 1958 – 1963
7* House Showing 1973
8 Photograph album, Princess of Wales visiting the headquarters of the British 1983 Deaf Association.
9 Letters received by 6th Marquess concerning Roxburghe Club Book 1990
10 Correspondence regarding Kenneth Rose’s book The Cecils 1972/1973 11 Misc. correspondence including events & copies of Hansard, clubs & charities 1975 – 1997
12 Book and names, leaving present from Cranborne staff
BOX 20
1 Cranborne Chase. Photocopy of legal document relating to case at 1973 Salisbury Lent Assizes, 1816.
2* Golden Wedding Anniversary, 1995
3* Premium Bonds .
4 St. Mary’s Ilford 1970
5* London Estate properties 1972
6 Assorted newspaper cuttings
7* Management of Hatfield Estate 1969
8* The Blissett Case 1989
9* Personal and children, re. insurance and income. 1971 - 5
BOX 21
1* General correspondence 1974 – 1976
2 Roxburghe Club (2 folders) 1993 – 1997
3 Garden Society 1977/1978
4* Miscellaneous 1976 – 1978
5* Salisbury Trust. 1972 – 1978
6 St. Albans Conservative Trust Account 1956 – 1973
7 Parliamentary procedure 1972
8 Rhodesia debate 1977
9* House Showing feasibilities study documents 1972
10 Watching Committee 1977- 1986
11 Historic Houses Association 1975 - 1977
12 Broxbourne Woods – draft local plan 1971
BOX 22
1 Housing enquiries 1977/1978
2* Farming 1974
3 Talbot House, St Martin’s Lane 1978
4 Childwall, Liverpool 1974
5 Patronage, Bishops Hatfield 1980
6 Patronage Bishops Hatfield 1974 – 1978
7 Burghley Sermon 1975 – 1978
8 Patronage Cheshunt, Little Berkhamstead, Cranborne
Files bought from Cranborne Manor to Hatfield House
BOX 23
1 Wedding of Capt. R. Cecil and M. Wyndham-Quin : letters of acceptance and 1945 refusal
2* Letters to Lord Salisbury from 5th Marquess and Marchioness. 1964 - 1976 Also a few from Lady Salisbury and children, including Lord Charles.
3, 4, 5 Letters of sympathy on death of 5th Marquess 1972
6* Birth certificates : 5th Marquess, Lord Salisbury and children. Birth and marriage certificates of Lady Salisbury, birth cert. of Hubert Cecil 1893 – 1992
7* Robert Ceil (7M) : education, including Eton reports 1954 – 1965
8* Robert Ceil (7M) : financial. 1967 – 1968
BOX 24
1* General file, Personal (wills, etc.), marriage settlements 1936 – 1972
2* Personal financial information (correspondence with Frere Cholmeley) 1961 – 1975
3* Income tax 1972
4 War disability pension 1947 – 1981
5 Membership of Lloyds - insurance 1954 – 1968
6 Life insurance 1965 – 1971
7* Personal correspondence. 1970 – 1980
8 Dogs, kennel club certificates 1968 – 1981
9* Election circulars : Lancs. (Ince Division) 1945; Bournemouth West, 1950 1950 and 1951. Various printed political pamphlets. 1945 – 1951
10 Appointment diaries (37 volumes) 1946 – 1985
BOX 25
1 Lord Richard Cecil : education, including Eton reports 1960 – 1965
2 Lord Richard Cecil : Oxford, army, etc 1965 - 1980
3* Lord Charles Cecil : education, including Eton reports, 1958 – 1966
4* Lord Charles Cecil, life insurance, A levels results. 1963 – 1972
5* Lord Valentine Cecil : education, Dragon School. 1955 – 1965
6* Lord Valentine Cecil, education, Eton reports. 1965 – 1970
Box 26
1* Lord Valentine Cecil ; Eton and army. 1967 - 1972
2* Lady Rose Cecil : life insurance . 1967 – 1969
3* Lord Michael Cecil, life insurance, Dragon School reports, etc. 1968 – 1978
4* Lord Michael : Eton reports. 1972 – 1977
5* Accounts for childrens’ education, mainly Eton. 1955 – 1965
BOX 27
1 Coming of Age Ball for Lord Richard and Lord Charles Cecil. Personal information concerning living person 1969
2 British Deaf and Dumb Association 1968 – 1970
3 Grenadier Guards Association 1970 – 1980
4 Subscriptions to societies 1970 – 1971
5 Anglo-Polish Society 1972 – 1975
6 Dorset Lieutenancy 1973 – 1978
7 1748 Cranborne Manor grand warrant, Verwood & District Potteries Trust Dorset matters 1970 – 1987
8 Dorset schools (Dorset Assoc. for Rural Education) 1979 – 1983 9 Rural schools 1979 – 1981
BOX 28
1* Correspondence concerning repairs at Cranborne, with plans. 1945 - 1960
2 Alterations to the library at Cranborne Manor. 1965 – 1971
3 Correspondence, plans and reports on alterations to Prince Henry’s Room and 1965 - 1971 Great Chamber Bedroom
4 Notes and correspondence concerning history of Cranborne Manor, 1928 - 1981 with plan of Knot Garden
BOX 29
1* Cranborne Manor : inventory and valuation (1 volume) . 1945
2, 3, 4* Valuation of silver at Cranborne Manor (3 volumes). 1971
5* Valuations of jewellery. 1945 – 1982
6 Wimborne and Cranborne ; planning and Green Belt 1955 – 1963
7 River Crane and Cranborne drainage 1957 – 1960
8 Cranborne Woods and listed buildings 1961 – 1983
9 Cranborne Farms, including 1982 sale of catalogue of Jersey herd 1979 – 1986
10 Boveridge Farm tenancy 1986
11 Boveridge Charity 1983
BOX 30
1 Cranborne Church (and Herts. advowsons) 1973 – 1980
2 Cranborne church and school 1983 – 1986
3* Valuation of cottages at Hatfield and Cranborne . 1949 – 1972
4 Correspondence and notes on Cranborne shooting 1969 – 1984
5 Game cards 1972 – 1985
BOX 31
1* Cranborne estate matters (various). 1947 – 1986
2 Valuation of Gascoyne Cecil Estate in Hertfordshire 1950
3 Liverpool estate – correspondence and valuation 1958 – 1959 4 Charter estate – 2 plans
5 Anglo-Rhodesian Society – correspondence 1960 – 1968
6 Anglo-Rhodesian Society – news cuttings 1969 – 1979
7 Anglo- Rhodesian Society – press releases 1966 – 1968
BOX 32
1 Anglo-Rhodesian Society – news cuttings etc 1967 – 1969
2 Printed pamphlets about Rhodesia 1960 - 1970
3 Printed pamphlets about Rhodesia 1960 - 1970
4 Printed pamphlets about Rhodesia 1960 – 1970
BOX 33
1 Memorandum on the maintenance of country houses 1975
2 Newton Anner 1957 – 1974
3* Correspondence with Frere Cholmeley, solicitors concerning capital 1971 - 1974 taxes and probate on death of 5th Marquess.
4 Bequests of 5th Marquess and return of Garter insignia, etc 1972
5* Lord Lloyd’s trusts. 1961 – 1979
6* Hon. Mrs Elizabeth Pease. 1962 – 1978
7* Holker Estate Trust. 1969 – 1982
BOX 34
1/1* Holker Estate, Trustees meetings. 1969 – 1982
2/1 St. Albans Conservative Trust 1953 – 1979
3/1 Hatfield House restoration 1960 – 1967
4/1* Hatfield House, historic collections, ownership/trusts etc 1959 – 1975
5/1 House-showing, inc. preparation of guidebook, 1950 1948 – 1976
6/1 St George’s Press – Hatfield House guidebook 1971/72
BOX 35
1/1 Hatfield House library/Archives 1967 - 1975
2/1 Historic houses: Lord Salisbury’s group 1951/2 1975-77 3/1 BBC, correspondence with 1972
4/1 Hatfield House, kitchen gardens 1949 – 1970
5/1* Hatfield Estate, re. estate, Bush Hall, Countess Anne School. 1949 – 1973
6/1* Hatfield estate management, re estates/trusts 1953 – 1974
7/1 Forestry : Herts and Cranborne woodlands 1957 – 1974
8/1 Hatfield redevelopment 1961 – 1966
9/1 Countess Anne’s School 1946 – 1971
10/1 Hatfield & Herts Clubs & Societies 1954 - 1975
BOX 36
1 General correspondence , Eton Museum, Treasure House 1978 – 1984
2* Lord Richard Cecil, deceased (incl. N. Downie film). 1978 – 1979
3 Funeral of 5th Marchioness of Salisbury 1982
4 Capt. The Hon. V. Wyndham-Quin – inc. 90th birthday 1980 – 1983
5* Holker estate trust. 1968 – 1978
6 Misc correspondence 1973 – 1975
7* Ball at Hatfield for Lady Rose Cecil. 1975
8 Hatfield House, general correspondence 1978
9 Hatfield church and other Herts. livings 1974 - 1986
10 Cranborne church 1978 - 1985
11 Rhodesia correspondence 1977 - 1979
BOX 37
1 General correspondence , mainly archives, library access, access quotes 1975 – 1984
2* General correspondence , 1982 – 1983
3* Holker estate trust 1981 – 1984
4 House of Lords 1977 – 1984
5 Salisbury Group 1980 – 1984
6 House-showing - Collections, Guide books etc 1980
BOX 38
1 Library and House-showing correspondence 1980 – 81 2 Library and House-showing 1982
3* House-showing costs. 1980 - 1984
4 * Miscellaneous Estate correspondence. 1973 – 1984
5* Trust accounts (1976 valuations for CTT: Gascoyne Holdings, 1976 - 1984 Pool Settlement).
6* Clerk of Works Department 1980 - 1984
BOX 39
1* Farm reports and accounts 1983 - 1985
2* Monthly farm reports 1983 - 1985
3* Forestry reports 1981 - 1984
4 Living Crafts 1980 - 1984
5 Festival of Gardening, meeting minutes and reports 1983 -1984
6* Cash flow sheets - 1982 - 1984
7* Hatfield Park Dairies (yoghurt factory) 1982 - 1984
8* Proposed development at Ellenbrook, Hatfield 1982 - 1984
9* Haven Green land project 1982 - 1984
BOX 40
1* Salisbury Hotel redevelopment 1982 - 1985
2* Zimbabwe/Rhodesia. 1977- 1984
3 Correspondence concerning a possible biography of Lord Richard Cecil 1988
4* General correspondence 1973 - 1988
5* General correspondence - 1989 - 1990
6* General correspondence 1990 – 1991
7* Stalbury Trust 1983 – 1987
8* Hatfield House library and archives 1983 - 1990
9 Lease of Hertford Castle 1986/7
BOX 41
1 Church patronage 1980 - 1990
2* Holker Estate Trust. 1981 - 1986 3 British Deaf Assoc. 1986/87
4 Royal Assoc. of British Dairy Farmers 1984/84
5 Auction catalogues, sales of chattels 1984
6 Dispersal sale of Salisbury herd, Cranborne 1992
BOX 42
1* Mallams’ sale of furniture. 1995
2 Richard Thompson Gunton Memorial Fund : accounts and 1980 - 1994 Correspondence
3 Countess Anne School, Hatfield 1963-1994
4* Haven Green project 1985 – 1990
BOX 43
1* Removal of furniture from Cranborne Manor to Hatfield and St Clou 1986
The following 6 boxes contain general correspondence, some of which may contain letters of a personal or sensitive nature and may therefore be closed for access.
BOX 44
1 General correspondence - duplicate copies 1978 – 1981
BOX 45
1 General correspondence - duplicate copies 1982 – 1983
BOX 46
1 General correspondence - duplicate copies 1984 – 1985
BOX 47
1 General correspondence - duplicate copies 1986 - 1987
BOX 48
1 General correspondence - duplicate copies 1988 – 1989
BOX 49
1 General correspondence - duplicate copies 1990 - 1993