Thornton, Sir Edward, (1817-1906), Knight Diplomat

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Surname:	Thornton
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Edward
Gender:	Male
Date:	1817-1906
Biography:	ODNB link for Thornton, Sir Edward (1817-1906) Knight Diplomat
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275304 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P150522 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1793-1886: Foreign Office: Thornton Papers	The National Archives, Kew	FO 933
2	2. Sir Edward Thornton (1817-1906)
3	1847-86: corresp and papers	The National Archives	FO 933	See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
4	1870-72: letterbook	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng lett c 193
5	1868-70: letters to Earl of Clarendon	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Clar dep	NRA 6302
6	1874-78: corresp with Earl of Derby (154 items)	Liverpool Record Office	920 DER	NRA 20761
7	1872-78: corresp with Lord Dufferin	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)	D1071	NRA 5700 Blackwood
8	1865-73: corresp with Lord Hammond	The National Archives	FO 391
9	1860-81: corresp with Lord Kimberley	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97	NRA 1274 Wodehouse
10	1868: letters to Lord Monck	National Library of Ireland	MSS 27,017-27,022	NRA 26697 Monck
11	1871-72: corresp with Lord Ripon	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 43622-25
12	1881-84: corresp with Lord Odo Russell	The National Archives	FO 918
13	1880-91: letters to Sir William White	The National Archives	FO 364/1-11
14	papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add 81081	See Annual Return 2005