About 346 letters addressed to Alfred Beesley, relating to his History of Banbury, in four volumes, with a list of correspondents' names at the commencement of each.
Dates
- 1838-1848
Extent
4 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Oxon. d. 108].
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MSS. Top. Oxon. d. 108-111
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11736
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Beesley (1800-1847) 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. 35748-51.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were bought from G.A. Poynder, Reading bookseller, in 1912.
- Title
- Correspondence of Alfred Beesley
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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