Servants of Diplomacy: A Domestic History of the Victorian Foreign Office

Introduction : an office of class and classification -- Keepers of the office : accommodation and domestic staff, 1782-1868 -- Keepers of the papers : the Librarian's Department, 1801-1868 -- Carriers of the papers : the King's/Queen's messengers, 1795-1858 -- Adjusting to the new : accommodation and domestic staff, 1868-1914 -- Managing the past : the Librarian's Department, 1868-1914 -- Delivering the message : the Foreign Service messengers, 1858-1914 -- Conclusion : an office of distinction and domesticity.

• | Author: Keith Hamilton
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• | Publication Date: February 11, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1350159166
• | ISBN-13: 9781350159167