Comprises letters to Croker, mainly from eminent churchmen.
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1856
Extent
4 boxes (0.26 linear metres)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. c. 353, fols. 1-2].
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MSS. Eng. lett. c. 353, d. 366-368.
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12317
Abstract
Letters to John Wilson Croker, politician and essayist.
Biographical / Historical
John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) was a politician and essayist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of the collection was bought by the Library from Winifred A. Myers in 1976.
MS. Eng lett. c. 353, fols. 162-181 were given to the Library by Miss Myers in 1976.
Subject
- Title
- Letters to John Wilson Croker
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant. EAD version 2022 by Simon Mackley.
- Date
- EAD version 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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