A valuable series of letters and papers nearly all addressed to successive Bodley's Librarians
A valuable series of letters and papers nearly all addressed to successive Bodley's Librarians, 1638-1859, especially to dr. Humphrey Owen (1747-68), the rev. John Price (1768-1813), and dr. Bandinel (up to about 1835); with some miscellaneous letters: arranged in alphabetical order of writers' names. There is a full catalogue and index of the volume in the Library, but the following are, in chronological order, some of the more interesting items:
- Ducarel, dr. J. C. (six), 1735-77 (fol. 63).
- Willis, Browne (nineteen), 1745-55 (fol. 313).
- Rawlinson, dr. R. (two), 1748-9 (fol. 259).
- Carte, rev. Thomas (one), Oct. 22, 1753 (fol. 54).
- Vansittart, Robert (one), Nov. 8, 1754 (about the St. Amand bequest: fol. 293).
- Astle, Thomas (four), 1769-81 (fol. 6).
- Gough, Rich. (eight), 1772-90 (fol. 87).
- Percy, bp. Thomas (four), 1773-1801 (fol. 249).
- Granger, James (two), 1774 (fol. 115).
- Pennant, Thomas (ten), 1774-6 (fol. 238).
- Woide, Charles G. (two), 1774-80 (fol. 343).
- Jones, sir William (proposals for printing a translation of a Persian book by John Uri, about 1780: fol. 298).
- Banks, sir Joseph (six), about 1780-1811 (about the Bradley papers: fol. 13).
- Bigland, Ralph (one), March 24, 1781 (fol. 38).
- Herbert, William (eleven), 1782-9 (fol. 135).
- Douglas, bp. John (one), Feb. 26, 1785 (fol. 59).
- Morgan, Edward, Bodleian assistant (two), 1787 (foll. 141v, 180).
- Harcourt, lord (four), 1788-1802 (fol. 118).
- Sibthorp, prof. John (one), about 1790 (fol. 285a).
- Ash, E. (one), July 3, 1796 (about the Luder Kulencamp sale: fol. 4).
- Nichols, John (thirteen), 1809-11 (about the transference of the Gough collection: fol. 190): at fol. 31 is one by J. Basire, about 1809, on the same subject.
- Howley, William, afterwards archbp. (two), 1813 (fol. 153).
- Payne and Foss, messrs. (two), 1824-5 (fol. 233).
- Dolben, sir John E. (one), Oct. 12, 1824 (about the Sheldon papers: fol. 57).
- Nicolas, sir N. H. (one), Sept. 22, 1826 (about restrictions on copying MSS.: fol. 226).
- Inglis, sir Robert H. (two), 1829-30 (fol. 158).
- Rosen, F. (one), Feb. 8, 1832 (with report on the Chambers Sanskrit MSS. now at Berlin: fol. 268).
- Routh, dr. M. J. (three), 1833-4 (fol. 273).
- Gladstone, rt. hon. W. E. (one), Nov. 8, 1859 (fol. 82).
Additions: (fols. 64a-b) Letter from A. C. Ducarel to Francis Wise, 1756.
There is a considerable amount of information on Oxford topics, and about the collections, pictures, and fabric of the Library, in various parts of this volume: which was put together and bound about 1864.
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1638-1859
Extent
366 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 64, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 64
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20176
Abstract
A valuable series of letters and papers nearly all addressed to successive Bodley's Librarians
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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, no. 30162
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.
Additions: Given by W. E. Moss, 1917.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
10 × 8 7/8 in.
Subject
- Title
- A valuable series of letters and papers nearly all addressed to successive Bodley's Librarians
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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