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Dufferin Papers	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
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Collection
Identifier	D/1071, D/1231, MIC/22, T/3636
Description	Estate, family and political papers of the Blackwood family of Clandeboye, Bangor, Co. Down, Lords Dufferin and Marquesses of Dufferin and Ava. The collection focuses mainly on the records of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902). Serving in various high profile positions, his papers provide an important and interesting insight into political and ambassadorial life during the late 19th century. Principal offices included Lord-Lieutenant of Co. Down, 1864-1902, Governor-General of Canada, 1872-78, Ambassador to St Petersburg, 1879-81, Ambassador to Constantinople and Cairo, 1881-84, Viceroy of India, 1884-88, and Ambassador to Rome, 1888-91, and Paris, 1892-95. The collection comprises: estate and family papers; financial papers; personal and political papers; military papers; correspondence with monarchs, statesman, politicians and industrialists (etc.) in every country in which he served; pamphlets on economic and political life in Ireland; speeches; letters on official/public business as well as on social, artistic, literary and personal matters, varying in correspondents from maharajahs to neighbours in Bangor; yachting papers, logbooks and accounts. Other notable series include the family, personal and political papers of Helen, Lady Dufferin (1807-67), grand-daughter of the playwright, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and her two husbands, Price Blackwood, 4th Lord Dufferin and George Hay, Earl of Gifford; family and personal papers of Hariot, Lady Dufferin (d. 1936), photographs and negatives taken in India, speeches etc. relating to Countess of Dufferin's Fund, papers of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association (Ulster District) of which she was President, and journals 1872-96; Correspondence between Lord and Lady Dufferin and their seven children, and papers etc. of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Marquesses of Dufferin and Ava are also to be found.
Strengths	The archive is particularly interesting for those studying the British Empire, especially Canada and India.
Physical Characteristics	c. 96,000 documents and c. 850 volumes, 1605, 1630 and 1651-1940, occupying c.300 PRONI boxes
Languages	English
Collection Temporal Date Range	. - .
Accumulation Date Range	. - .
Contents Date Range	. - 1940
Collection Type	Collection.Archive.Text.Special
Accrual	Policy: Closed Method: Indefinite Loan Periodicity: Closed
Access	The collection is stored in secure, closed accommodation and can be requested for on-site consultation using an in-house document ordering system. Access is supervised and for research and/or reference purposes only. Complete printed sets of the Indian section of D/1071H/M are available only on microfilm at MIC/22.
Legal Status	.
Custodial History	.
Description or Catalogue	See PRONI references D/1071, D/1231, MIC/22, T/3636 for catalogue of the papers. The catalogues are available for consultation in the PRONI's Public Search Room. A full introduction to the collection is also available on http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/dufferin.htm

Collector
Name	Dufferin Family
History	The Blackwoods, of Scottish settler stock, had established themselves in Co. Down by the early 17th century; by the late 18th century they were prominent landowners with properties in Killyleagh, Ballyleidy (Clandeboye), Ballyholme and Ballywalter. As Barons Dufferin they entered the peerage after the Act of Union. The most distinguished member of the family was Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a statesman of international standing, world traveller, sailor and author whose mother, Helen, was the granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava resides at Clandeboye, Bangor, Co. Down

Collector

Name

Dufferin Family

History

The Blackwoods, of Scottish settler stock, had established themselves in Co. Down by the early 17th century; by the late 18th century they were prominent landowners with properties in Killyleagh, Ballyleidy (Clandeboye), Ballyholme and Ballywalter. As Barons Dufferin they entered the peerage after the Act of Union. The most distinguished member of the family was Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a statesman of international standing, world traveller, sailor and author whose mother, Helen, was the granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava resides at Clandeboye, Bangor, Co. Down

Owner
Name	Dufferin Family
History	The Blackwoods, of Scottish settler stock, had established themselves in Co. Down by the early 17th century; by the late 18th century they were prominent landowners with properties in Killyleagh, Ballyleidy (Clandeboye), Ballyholme and Ballywalter. As Barons Dufferin they entered the peerage after the Act of Union. The most distinguished member of the family was Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a statesman of international standing, world traveller, sailor and author whose mother, Helen, was the granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava resides at Clandeboye, Bangor, Co. Down

Owner

Name

Dufferin Family

History

The Blackwoods, of Scottish settler stock, had established themselves in Co. Down by the early 17th century; by the late 18th century they were prominent landowners with properties in Killyleagh, Ballyleidy (Clandeboye), Ballyholme and Ballywalter. As Barons Dufferin they entered the peerage after the Act of Union. The most distinguished member of the family was Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a statesman of international standing, world traveller, sailor and author whose mother, Helen, was the granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava resides at Clandeboye, Bangor, Co. Down

Location
Name	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Address	2 Titanic Boulevard Belfast United Kingdom BT3 9HQ
Website	http://www.proni.gov.uk
Access Control	The Record Office is open to the general public on weekdays between 9.15 am and 4.45 pm, with late night opening until 8.45 pm on Thursday evenings. The Office is closed on the main public holidays and is closed annually for two weeks late November/early December. All readers are required to register their membership on their first visit to the office for which some form of identification will be asked. Registration and admission to the office is free of charge to the public, although certain commercial users (i.e. solicitors, journalists, television reporters and professional genealogists) are subject to a fee. Disabled access facilities, self-service microfilm and a chargeable copying service are provided.
Role	Government agency with responsibility for official and private records
Phone	0442890534800
Email	proni@dcalni.gov.uk

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