The papers of Admiral Sir Robert Stopford (1768-1847) numbered STO/1-14 cover his naval career in outline and for some periods there is a considerable amount of detail. The most notable collections are a series of letters from the Duke of Clarence as Lord High Admiral, 1827-1828; and two volumes of letters from Lord Ponsonby, ambassador in Constantinople, and Lord Minto, first lord of the Admiralty, while Stopford was commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, 1837-1841. There are also several letters of official notes of thanks to Stopford for his naval services, both general and personal.

The papers of Admiral Robert Fanshawe Stopford (1811-1891) numbered STO/101-109 consist of loose papers mounted in a volume, relating mainly to his service on HMS TALBOT and HMS ASIA, with official service documents and two rolled charts. An additional volume relates to his time as a midshipman, featuring sailing and wind calculations, together with observations on forts in the Dardanelles and Sevastopol.

The papers of Admiral Sir Montagu Stopford (1798-1864) numbered STO/201-202 consist of memoranda issued to the fleet in the Crimea, 1854, records of arrivals and sailings of ships at Malta, 1855 to 1856, and the commission appointing Stopford admiral-superintendent of Malta Dockyard.

The papers of Commander Robert Neville Stopford (1888-1949) numbered STO/301-302 include midshipman's journals kept while he was in the Mediterranean between 1905 and 1908. The first volume covers his time on HMS BARFLEUR and HMS FORMIDABLE. The second volume covers his time aboard HMS HINDUSTAN and HMS BERWICK.

Administrative / biographical background
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