Correspondence of Major W.M.C.D. Caillard

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Correspondence of Major Caillard, consisting of:

Letters to his parents, 1893-1896, with miscellaneous letters to Major Caillard, 1876-1890
Letters to his mother, 1897-1901
Letters to his mother from South Africa, 1900-1903
Letters from his parents, 1884-1907
Miscellaneous letters to Major Caillard, 1901-1909

Dates

1876-1909

Extent

11 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. e. 14].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Eng. lett. e. 14-24

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12831

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Major William Maurice Copland Duquesne Caillard was of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers and the 7th Dragoon Guards.

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. 41802-12.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The correspondence was given to the Library by Major Caillard in 1945.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Correspondence of Major W.M.C.D. Caillard
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

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