| Ref No (click to see in context) | NL/33 |
| Title | John Morley letters to Katherine Lyttelton |
| Level | Series |
| Date | c.1892-1922 |
| Extent | 10 files |
| Description | Letters to Katherine Lyttelton from John Morley, 1892-1922. |
| Admin History | John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, born 1838, was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. He was editor of the Fortnightly Review from 1867-1882 and the Pall Mall Gazette 1880-1883. Elected a Member of Parliament in 1883; Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1886 and 1892-1895; Secretary of State for India 1905-1910 and again in 1911; Lord President of the Council 1910-1914. He wrote a biography of William Gladstone. He opposed imperialism and the Boer War; his opposition to British entry into the First World War as an ally of Russia led him to leave government in August 1914. He married Rose Ayling in 1870; died, 1923. |
| Arrangement | Chronological, by first date. |
| Access Status | Open |