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Papers of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle

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Papers of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, consisting of:

An account by Jane Welsh Carlyle of household expenses, 1854-1855
An account by Jane Welsh Carlyle of a visit to Haddington, East Lothian, July 1849
2 pocket-books of Thomas Carlyle, c. 1839-1847

Dates

[c. 1839]-1871

Extent

4 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Don. c. 50].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Don. c. 50, d. 53/1-3

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12832

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was an historian, essayist and philosopher. His wife was Jane Baillie Welsh Carlyle, poet and writer. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.