Letters chiefly addressed to officers of the Bodleian Library
Letters chiefly addressed to officers of the Bodleian Library, arranged in alphabetical order, among them are letters from:
- Lord Acton (fol. 2)
- Benjamin Jowett, 1882-3 (fols. 45, 47)
- Friedrich Max Muller, April 5, 1882 (fols. 70, 72)
- James E. Thorold Rogers (fol. 94)
Additions: (fols. 131-337) Guard-book of letters, 18th-20th cent., with:
- Fol. 335. receipt signed by Grinling Gibbons for payment for a monument to Thomas Lamplugh, Archbishop of York, 1691
- Fol. 336. agreement to build an organ 'in the church of York', signed by Bernard Smith, 1691
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1878-1913
Extent
103 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Autogr. d. 11, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Autogr. d. 11
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19724
Abstract
Letters chiefly addressed to officers of the Bodleian Library
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) was a biblical and classical scholar and Master of Balliol College. Friedrich Max Muller (1823-1900) was a German orientalist and philologist.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 36018
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1913.
Additions: Acquired, 1916-29.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.
Subject
- Title
- Letters chiefly addressed to officers of the Bodleian Library
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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