The diary records her life at home in Bolsover, Derbyshire, and also her travels around Saxony.
Dates
- Creation: Aug. 1841-Mar. 1843
Extent
0.05 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. e. 3656, fols. 1-2]
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. c. 7284, fol. 124, Eng. e. 3656
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 14892
Abstract
Diary of Elizabeth Hamilton Gray in Bolsover, Derbyshire, and in Germany.
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Hamilton Gray (née Johnstone) was the wife of the Rev. John Hamilton Gray (d. 1867), vicar of Bolsover and Scarcliffe. Elizabeth herself was the author of such works as A History of the Roman Emperors and A Tour to the Sepulchres of Etruria in 1839 (1840).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ken Spelman in Sept. 2009
- Title
- Diary of Elizabeth Hamilton Gray in Bolsover, Derbyshire, and in Germany
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk