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.