Records of the Dursley Reading Society

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Miscellaneous records of the Dursley Reading Society, including accounts and minutes.

Dates

1818-1854

Extent

7 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Gloucestershire d. 1].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Top. Gloucestershire d. 1, e. 4-8, f. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12922

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Dursley (Book or) Reading Society, Gloucestershire.

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, nos. 33432-8.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records were given to the Library by F. Madan in 1904.

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Records of the Dursley Reading Society
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English

Repository Details

Repository Details

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