Typescript copies of some 200 letters of Humfrey Wanley (1672-1726), edited and annotated by P.L. Heyworth, but excluded from Heyworth's edition of Letters of Humfrey Wanley 1672-1726 (Oxford, 1989); with some photocopies of original Wanley letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1695-1725
Extent
0.6 Linear metres (4 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 4798, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. c. 4798-4800; Facs. c. 139
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9831
Abstract
Typescript copies of some 200 letters of Humfrey Wanley (1672-1726), edited and annotated by P. L. Heyworth, but excluded from Heyworth's edition of Letters of Humfrey Wanley 1672-1726 (Oxford, 1989).
Biographical / Historical
Humfrey Wanley (1672-1726) was an antiquary. See Oxford Dictionary of National Biography for further details.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library by P.L. Heyworth in 1993.
Existence and Location of Copies
Another copy of the typescript is in the British Library, Add. MSS. 71247-71249.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of letters of Humfrey Wanley, 1695-1725
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Conversion to EAD supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Repository Details
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