Papers and correspondence of Richard Congreve, with some correspondence of his wife. Many of the papers are copies by Mrs Mary Congreve for an intended biography.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1902
Extent
3.81 Linear metres (57 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. a. 10, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. a. 10, c. 343-350, d. 481-492, e. 453-6, g. 60-61; Eng. lett. c. 181-187, d. 172, e. 49-71; French e.27
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8783
Abstract
Archive of Richard Congreve
Biographical / Historical
Richard Congreve (1818-1899) was a positivist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41939-97.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to Wadham College, Oxford, after the British Museum had made a selection, and were given by the college to the Library in 1957.
Subject
- Congreve | Mary | fl 1841-1902 (Person)
- Congreve | Richard | 1818-1899 | Positivist (Person)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Richard Congreve
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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