French and English manuscripts, some relating to Montesquieu.
Dates
- 18th-20th cent.
Extent
8 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- French
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. e. 1637; French c. 47].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. e. 1637; French c. 47-9, d. 42-4, e. 39
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13855
Biographical / Historical
Robert Shackleton (1919-86) was Bodley's Librarian, 1966-79, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, and Fellow of All Souls College, 1979-86. He collected books by and about Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, and wrote Montesquieu : a critical biography (London : Oxford University Press, 1970). Details are given in Who Was Who.
Other Finding Aids
A full description is available in the Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was bequeathed to the Library by Robert Shackleton, with his library of books by and about Montesquieu, 1986.
- Title
- French and English Manuscripts Collected by Robert Shackleton
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk