Montefiore Family Papers Papers and correspondence of the Montefiore family, 1827-1885, mainly papers of Sir Moses Montefiore, comprisin: A volume containing a list of letters addressed to Sir Moses, covering the years 1844-1851 and including a record of correspondence from him; - Two letterbooks of Sir Moses, 1862, comprising copies of letters sent and received, with index; - Letterbook of Sir Moses, 1865-1870, comprising copies of letters sent and received, with index; - Account book of Sir Moses, 1827-1829, including in particular detailed records of his travels, with expenditure on hotels, horses, tolls, etc, and comments; - Account book of Sir Moses, 1856-1865, recording funds received and spent on behalf of the Holy Land Committee, and also including some records of correspondence; - Account book of Sir Moses, 1861, 1869-1872, recording sums received and expended on behalf of the Holy Land Committee; - Account book of Sir Moses, 1864-1884, recording sums received and spent mainly on behalf of the Jewish community in Jerusalem, and indexed; - Printed appointment diary of Sir Moses, 1879, with narrative entries and notes in his own hand and that of an amanuensis, and also including as inserts various almanacs, telegrams, etc; - Printed and manuscript addresses and testimonials, some illuminated, framed or in presentation cases, presented to Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, 1840-1885 and undated, comprising c350 items, among them many centenary tributes, 1884, the donors including many Jewish communities and organisations in Britain, Europe, the USA, and elsewhere; - Bound volume of testimonials from Italian Jewish communities, 1884, comprising 165 items. There is also a manuscript volume, 'Talmud Torah ...' (Jerusalem, c1875), with a dedication to Sir Moses Montefiore and his signature. Various other material on Jewish subjects and individuals, including artefacts and printed books, formerly belonging to the Judith Lady Montefiore College includes: - some material relating to Sir Moses Montefiore, notably eight large volumes containing addresses, letters of congratulation and poems presented to Sir Moses on his ninety-ninth and hundredth birthdays, 1883-1884, arranged alphabetically by place; - Copies of [Lady Montefiore's] 'Notes from a Private Journal of a Visit to Egypt and Palestine ... ' (2nd edition, privately printed, Wertheimer, Lea & Co, London, 1885). The collection also includes five volumes of letters of the family of Nathaniel Montefiore, c1850-1883, mainly letters from Nathaniel to his wife Emma, and also including letters from Leonard Montefiore to his parents. 1827-1885