Prince Albert's Official Papers
Papers relating to Prince Albert’s contribution to matters of state
Prince Albert's papers about the Great Exhibition of 1851 (1849-89)
5 files (766 items) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/F/24-28
A collection of correspondence and papers either created or received by Prince Albert (1819-61), during his time as President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. This is a selection from Prince Albert’s papers now 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.
Arranged chronologically 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’.
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.
Arranged chronologically 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’.
5 files (766 items) (whole object)
