Papers, probably of Henry Dundas, relating to the East India Company.
Dates
- 1783-1810
Extent
3 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. a. 25].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. a. 25, b. 345-346
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12918
Biographical / Historical
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811) was a statesman. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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. 42035-7.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given by Blackwell's in c. 1965, and transferred from the Indian Institute in 1975.
- Title
- Papers of Henry Dundas
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk