Guard-book of letters and papers
Single Item
MS. Eng. misc. c. 143
Held at the Weston Library
Guard-book of letters and papers, 17th-20th century, including:
- (fols. 1-20) diary by J. O. Westwood of a tour in South Wales, 1846
- (fols. 21-51) papers, 1824-66, relating to a rowing match from Oxford to London on 12 May 1824
- (fols. 62-80) copy of a memoir by Dorothy Wordsworth entitled 'A narrative of George and Sarah Green of the parish of Grasmere ... 1808'
- (fols. 131-82) correspondence and papers of Wentworth Webster relating to George Borrow, 1894-7
- (fols. 275-92) report of a meeting of booksellers relating to the copyright privileges of the universities and the King's printer, 1819.
Dates
- Creation: 17th-20th century
Extent
314 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. misc. c. 143, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. c. 143
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17297
Abstract
Guard-book of letters and papers
Biographical / Historical
John Obadiah Westwood (1805-1893) was an English entomologist and paleographer. Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855) was an English writer.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired, 1930-45.
Subject
- Title
- Guard-book of letters and papers
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk