Verse by Egerton Leigh, mainly relating to Cheshire.
Dates
- 1867-9
Extent
4 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Cheshire c. 11].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Cheshire c. 11-14
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13076
Biographical / Historical
Egerton Leigh (1815-76) was a poet and writer on dialect. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 53862-5.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The verse was bought from Alfred Halewood of Preston in 1918.
- Title
- Verse by Egerton Leigh
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk