Papers of the Lewis family, 19th-20th cent., mainly letters to: Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1844-1931), with a few to her husband Sir George Lewis, 1st Bart. (1833-1911); to one of their daughters, Katherine Elizabeth Lewis (d. 1961), with a few to their son Sir George Lewis, 2nd Bart. (1868-1927); and to their grand-daughter Elizabeth Lewis, later Wansbrough (d. 1995). Many of the letters are undated; some can be dated from the postmark on the envelope, but several letters were kept in the wrong envelopes; most of Paderewski's and Whistler's letters had become separated from their envelopes. Bequeathed by Elizabeth Wansbrough to Ampleforth Abbey; deposited by Ampleforth Abbey, 1996.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1982
Extent
2.5 Linear metres (25 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. Dep. c. 831.]
Full range of shelfmarks:
Dep. c. 831-53, d. 840, e. 393
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10244
Abstract
Papers of the Lewis family, 19th-20th cent., mainly letters to Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1844-1931)
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1833-1911), wife of Sir George Lewis, 1st Baronet
Arrangement
Letters series are arranged alphabetically
Custodial History
Bequeathed to Ampleforth Abbey by Elizabeth Lewis, later Wansbrough, in 1995.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited in the Bodleian by Ampleforth Abbey in 1996. Donated to the Bodleian by Ampleforth Abbey in 2026.
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Elizabeth, Lady Lewis, and the Lewis family, 1849-1982
- Status
- Published
- Author
- T.D. Rogers
- Date
- 1996, EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Conversion to EAD supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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