Copies and abstracts of documents, made by Gardiner, used in the compilation of his History of England for the years 1603-1650 and 1621-1647 (published 1869-1889). The documents are chiefly copies of despatches and letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1885
Extent
3.96 Linear metres (36 Boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. d. 4, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. d. 4-15, e. 59-84
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12968
Abstract
Copies and abstracts of documents, made by S.R. Gardiner.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1829-1902) was a historian. 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. VI, nos. 32019-32030, 32033-53208.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were presented to the Library by S.R. Gardiner, March 1896.
Subject
- Title
- Papers of S.R. Gardiner
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description and EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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