Letters and autographs, mainly addressed to Henry Cobbe or his sister Frances Power Cobbe
Letters and autographs, mainly addressed to Henry Cobbe or his sister Frances Power Cobbe, 19th-20th century.
Dates
- Creation: 19th-20th century
Extent
387 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Autogr. d. 36, fols 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Autogr. d. 36
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16241
Abstract
Letters and autographs, mainly addressed to Henry Cobbe or his sister Frances Power Cobbe, 19th-20th century.
Biographical / Historical
Frances Power Cobbe, 1822-1904, was an Irish writer, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist, and leading women's suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in 1875, the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, E. J. Brooks and Son (Oxford), 19 July 1974, lot 87.
- Title
- Letters and autographs, mainly addressed to Henry Cobbe or his sister Frances Power Cobbe, 19th-20th century
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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