The papers of the Lewis family consist of notebooks containing lists of guests at dinner-parties and other social events given by Sir George and Elizabeth, Lady Lewis, 1876-1919, with letters to Lady Lewis and Gertrude Lewis, 1896-1908.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1919
Extent
0.15 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. c. 189, fol. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Don. c. 189, e. 180-184
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13083
Abstract
Papers of the Lewis family, principally Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1844-1931); her husband Sir George Lewis (1833-1911), and their daughter, Gertrude Elizabeth Lewis (later Burney).
Biographical / Historical
The members of the Lewis family represented in this collection are as follows: Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1844-1931); her husband Sir George Lewis (1833-1911), 1st baronet and solicitor; and one of their daughters, Gertrude Elizabeth Lewis (later Burney). Details for Sir George Lewis are given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library by Mrs Anne Kindersley and (MSS. Don e. 182, e. 184/1, fols. 5-8) Mrs Miriam Jones through the Friends of the Bodleian, 1996.
Topical
Subject
- Lewis | Lady | Elizabeth | 1844-1931 | wife of Sir George Lewis (Person)
- Lewis | Sir | George Henry | 1833-1911 | 1st baronet | solicitor (Person)
- Burney | Gertrude Elizabeth | fl 1896-1908 | nee Lewis (Person)
- Barrie | Sir | James Matthew | 1860-1937 | 1st baronet | playwright and novelist (Person)
- Jones | Sir | Edward Coley | Burne- | 1833-1898 | 1st baronet | painter (Person)
- Title
- Papers of the Lewis Family (ii)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2021 by Catherine McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2021-02-12 09:51:33 +0000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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