Personal papers, notes, ephemera, objects, 1821-1868, n.d.

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Comprises:

Two condoms made of animal intestine, with the wallet they were kept in, which also contained a scrap of newspaper [dated to Nov 1821 by the death notice for Benjamin James William Goode], and a sketch of a woman 'Josephine', Nov 1821, n.d. [two additional condoms found in this wallet have been separated and can be found in Library Objects at JL 1012]
Ephemera and lists from Villiers family theatre productions, 1833, 1844-1845, 1861
Invoice of books purchased in Paris, Feb 1833
Report of the post-mortem of the 4th Earl's brother Edward Ernest Villiers, 11 Nov 1843
Notes, cards (including photographs of the Duomo in Milan), a colour map of Switzerland, 1848, n.d.
Scrapbook of invitations kept as mementoes, 1857
Circular (with a sample of fabric) about the dress of Princess Alexandra when she arrived in England, 1863
Printed ceremonial for the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 1863
A coin medal and a curl of hair with associated envelope, Aug ?1868
A small number of notes and papers of Lady Clarendon, including prayers, an address book, and a recipe for orange biscuits, c. 1860, n.d.
George Villiers' visiting or business cards with his coat of arms/crest; card listing the postal delivery times at The Grove, n.d.
Inventory of the books on a shelf; list of the contents of a charity stall; list of ?Italian books, n.d.
A child's manuscript (school?) account of 'The History of the Battles of Ligny, Quatrebras and Waterloo'; manuscript riddles; French vocabulary list, n.d.
Manuscript essay on education endorsed 'appear [?] in Ld C's folio book', n.d. [19th century]
"Mr Ramsay's Advice and method for study" (in French), n.d. [probably from the era of the 4th Earl]
Manuscript advice on studying, n.d.