Letters to Rupert Simms

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Letters to Rupert Simms, including:

Letters relating to the compilation and publication of his Bibliotheca Staffordiensis (Lichfield, 1894), 1889-1894, 1912
Scrap-book containing similar correspondence, 1889-1890
Correspondence relating mainly to his work as a bookseller and record searcher, 1894-1923

Dates

1889-1923

Extent

6 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. c. 377].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Eng. lett. c. 377-381, d. 372

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12339

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Rupert Simms (1853-1937) was a bookseller and Staffordshire antiquary.

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. I, nos. 41424-9.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The letters were bought from Dawsons of Pall Mall in 1975 and Winifred A. Myers in 1976.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Letters to Rupert Simms
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English

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