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J.P. Jones Manuscripts

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Collections relating to Devonshire compiled by John Pike Jones.

Dates

  • Creation: 1810-1852

Extent

0.40 Linear metres (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Devon d. 1, fols. 1-2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Top. Devon d. 1-2, e. 1-6

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13059

Abstract

Collections relating to Devonshire compiled by John Pike Jones, 1810-1852.

Biographical / Historical

John Pike Jones (1790-1857) of Chudleigh, Devon, was an antiquary. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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. V, nos. 29462-29469.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The manuscripts were bought from S. Drayton & Sons in 1884.

Title
J.P. Jones Manuscripts
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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