Letters and papers of William Langley concerning Samuel Johnson
Single Item
MS. Don. d. 76
Held at the Weston Library
Letters and papers of William Langley concerning Samuel Johnson, 1743-90.
Dates
- Creation: 1743-1790
Extent
70 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. d. 76, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Don. d. 76
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16945
Abstract
Letters and papers of William Langley concerning Samuel Johnson
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by Llewellynn Jewitt, 1878.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Hodgson's, 6 July 1939, lot 261, given by the Friends of the Bodleian.
Bibliography
- Many are printed in Llewellynn Jewitt, 'Unpublished episodes in the life of Dr. Johnson', the Gentleman's Magazine, n.s. 21 (1878), 692-712.
Physical Facet
bound by Maltby of Oxford in dark red cloth
Topical
Subject
- Langley | William | fl. 1743-1790 (Person)
- Title
- Letters and papers of William Langley concerning Samuel Johnson>
- 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
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