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CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/F/24-28
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitlePrince Albert's papers about the Great Exhibition of 1851
DateJanuary 1849 - November 1889
DescriptionA collection of correspondence and papers either created or received by Prince Albert during his time as President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. This is a selection from Prince Albert’s papers that are now otherwise on permanent loan to the Royal Commission that were retained in the Royal Archives. Seen as one of Prince Albert’s most enduring legacies the papers record the considerable amount of work he put into the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition and the later development of the South Kensington Estate. The collection is divided into five volumes, the first four of which contain material relating to the conception of the exhibition, the establishment of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, planning and organisation of the exhibition itself and the subsequent development of the South Kensington Estate. The last volume in the collection covers the period after Prince Albert’s death and includes correspondence relating to the opening of the Royal Albert Hall, the Prince Albert memorial and continued development of the institutions that made up ‘Albertopolis’.
LanguageEnglish
Extent5 folders (766 documents)
Access ConditionsAvailable in surrogate form only
Related MaterialSee also the Keeper of the Privy Purse's papers relating to the Great Exhibition at PPTO/PP/QV/ADDX/C-D. Other of Prince Albert's papers relating to the Great Exhibition are held on long term loan by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition 1851. Both sets of papers can be seen with these online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'.
Digitisation NotesThese papers are available online within 'Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy'
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