H M Baillie collection on orders of knighthood, European palace architecture and ceremonial
Reference code
BAH
Title
H M Baillie collection on orders of knighthood, European palace architecture and ceremonial
Date
mostly 1949-82
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
22 boxes of notes and slides.
Scope and content
Collection of Hugh Murray Gladwin Baillie, MBE, FSA (1916-82), relating mainly to orders of knighthood and European palace architecture and ceremonial; mostly 1949-82. After war service Hugh Murray Baillie remained in Germany as a Manuscripts, Fine Arts and Archives officer; in 1955 he joined the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts and retired as Assistant Secretary in 1979. See obituaries in A.J., 62 (1982), 494; Journal of the Society of Archivists, 7, pt.2 (1982), 143-6. Baillie's work on 18th century orders of knighthood was part of a project initiated by the Heraldry Society (Orders of Knighthood Committee 1961-5). The summary catalogue entries are based on the analytical list of the collection, by John A.Goodall, FSA (copy in Box I).
Creator
Baillie, Hugh Murray Gladwin (1916-1982), antiquary and archivist
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/968/1-18
MS 968
MS 968
Archival history
Presented by B M E Finlay, sister of Hugh Murray Baillie, October 1984.
Related units of description
A Recommendation of Award for Hugh Murray Gladwin Baillie is held at the National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/)
Contents
- BAH/01 - Papers and correspondence regarding orders of knighthood
- BAH/02 - Slides relating to orders of knighthood
- BAH/03 - Notes and correspondence on canopies
- BAH/04 - Slides illustrating canopies, beds and balustrades
- BAH/05 - Manuscript slide catalogue
- BAH/06 - Material on the architecture and layout of palaces
- BAH/07 - Slides illustrating architecture
- BAH/08 - Manuscript slide catalogue
- BAH/09 - Article on the travel diaries of Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland
- BAH/10 - Court ceremonial
- BAH/11 - Correspondence and notes relating to articles
- BAH/12 - Slides illustrating aspects of 18th century social life, and miscellaneous slides
- BAH/13 - Manuscript slide catalogues and notes
- BAH/14 - Correspondence
- BAH/15 - Correspondence and other material relating to the German Historical Institute of London
- BAH/16 - Correspondence and papers from Michael Stürmer
- BAH/17 - 'Über den Umgang mit Bechern' by Harald Kleinschmidt
- BAH/18 - Inventory of H M Baillie's papers