Papers of Neil R. Ker relating to sales of manuscripts, mainly comprising notes from sale catalogues, 1944-1977 and n.d. [c.1960-1977]
File
MS. 21050/56
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
Folder 1: annotated typescript, 'Manuscripts of English origin or provenance in booksellers' catalogues', with some buyers' names
Folder 2: notes from sale catalogues, relating to
- Barnard, Catalogue 17, 1909; Catalogue 68, n.d.
- Christie's, 1967
- Halliday, 1927
- Hodgson, 20-21 Jul 1944 (Castle Howard sale), 1951, 1957
- Hodson, 1906
- Kerslake, n.d.
- Maggs Bros., 1909, 1928, 1930, 1942-1944
- Martini, 1913, 1915, 1917-1918, 1920-1922
- Sotheby's, 1840, 1861, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1914, 1924, 1927, 1941, 1943-1966
- Davies Cooke (Gwysaney) manuscripts, 1959
- Thomas, 1960-1963
Folder 3: notes from sale catalogues, arranged in alphabetical order of owner, relating to
- Bateman, 1893
- Belham, 1930
- Colby Hall, 1850
- Dunn, 1913
- Ingilby, 1920
- Jackson, 1794
- Johnson, 1898
- Mostyn, 1920
- Thompson, 1845
- Weaver, 1898
- Wilson, 1910
Folder 4: papers relating to Phillipps manuscripts, comprising
- register of Phillipps manuscripts updated to at least 1977, containing a note: 'My Phillipps numbers are those of the copy in Bodley'
- notes on Phillipps manuscripts seen by Ker on 29 Dec 1949 and 5 Jun 1961, and other Phillipps manuscripts
- notes from sale catalogues 1893-1913 containing Phillipps manuscripts
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1977 and n.d. [c.1960-1977]
Extent
1 box (4 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 21050/56
Former reference:
Ker Papers Box 20A
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk