Papers of James Ingram

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Mainly correspondence, with a journal and an account book.

Dates

Creation: 1716-1856

Extent

0.25 Linear metres (3 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6842, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Eng. c. 6842, e. 3324-5

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 15196

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of James Ingram (1774-1850), Anglo-Saxon scholar and President of Trinity College, Oxford, 1716-1856

Biographical / Historical

James Ingram (1774-1850), Anglo-Saxon scholar and President of Trinity College, Oxford, see Dictionary of National Biography.

Custodial History

The papers were owned by a descendant of James Ingram living in Australia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Dr. Grosvenor Burfitt-Williams, 1994.

Related Materials

The Bodleian Library also holds Ingram's antiquarian and literary notebooks (Dep. d. 699-703, e. 302); his journals of tours through England, 1802 (Dep. e. 303-4), and his topographical collections (MS. Top. gen. d. 32). In addition there are many of Ingram's letters scattered throughout other collections in the Library.