Guide to Macedonia troubles correspondence, 1882-1913
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Symonds, Arthur G. | |
| Title: | Macedonia troubles correspondence | |
| Dates: | 1882-1913 | |
| Abstract: | This is a collection of 31 letters dated variously between 1882-1913, regarding the troubles in Macedonia, written to A. G. Symonds and others of the National Reform Union. | |
| Identification: | MS 128 | |
| Extent: | 1 lin. inch (1 folder) | |
| Language | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas | |
Biographical Note
Arthur G. Symonds was the Secretary of the National Reform Union in London, England during the time these letters were received. After the revival of Greek, Serbian, and Bulgarian statehood in the 19th century, the Ottoman lands in Europe that became identified as Macedonia, were contested by all three governments, leading to the creation in the 1890s and 1900s of rival armed groups who divided their efforts between fighting the Turks and one another. In 1912, the allied Balkan states of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro declared war against Turkey.
A portion of this brief sketch was excerpted from wikipedia, accessed on July 9, 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_%28region%29.
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of 31 letters in one folder, dated variously between 1882-1913, regarding the troubles in Macedonia, written to A. G. Symonds and others of the National Reform Union; letters are from Noel Buxton, G.O. Trevelyan, J. Biggar, Gladstone, Goldwin Smith, Lord Hugh Cecil, the Bishop of London (“deplorable state of things in Macedonia”); Montagu Butler, Earl Grey (“I fear that separate action of the British Government alone would be useless or worse”), R.B. Haldane (“public opinion is apathetic”), Drummond Wolff (“We are bound by our action in 1878 to secure the well-being and the freedom of the Christian and Non-Muslim populations of Turkey”), Hensley Henson, James Bryce, M. Javid, Turkish Statesman; The Archbishop of Canterbury; Randall Davidson (to the Bishop of Worcester condemning the outrages in the Balkans).
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Macedonia troubles correspondence, MS 128, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Banerjea, Surendranath, 1848-1925 | ||
| Bryce, James Bryce, viscount, 1838-1922 | ||
| Cecil, Lord Hugh Richard Heathcote, 1869- | ||
| Davidson, Randall Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury, 1848-1930 | ||
| Gladstone, William Ewart, 1809-1898 | ||
| Grey, Edward Grey, 1st viscount, 1862-1933 | ||
| Haldane, Richard Burdon Haldand, 1st viscount, 1856 | ||
| Noel-Buxton, Noel Edward, baron, 1869- | ||
| Trevelyan, Sir George Otto, bart, 1838-1928 | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Political Parties – Great Britain | ||
| Subjects (Places) | ||
| Balkans – History | ||
| Great Britain – Liberal Party | ||
| Macedonia | ||
| Great Britain – Liberal Party | ||
| Formats | ||
| Correspondence | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Macedonia troubles correspondence, 1882-1913, MS 128, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in July 1961 on the recommendation of Rice History Professor Hardin Craig.
Detailed Description of the Collection