Copies of the Papers of Sydney Spencer

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Typescript copies of papers of Sydney Spencer during the First World War, including letters and extracts from his diary.

Dates

1914-1918

Extent

2 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. d. 522; Eng. misc. d. 1250].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Eng. lett. d. 522; Eng. misc. d. 1250

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13912

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Sydney Spencer was an undergraduate at the University of Oxford and was in active service during the First World War.

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41791-2.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The copies were given to the Library by Spencer's sister, Mrs. Florence Image, in 1941.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Copies of the Papers of Sydney Spencer
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English

Repository Details

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