Brooke's papers consist of correspondence, 1769-1794; 'field books' containing notes on topographical, antiquarian and personal matters made by Brooke during his travels in England and Belgium, 1775-1793; and various other papers containing topographical and genealogical notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1769-1828
Extent
1.50 Linear metres (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. gen. e. 99, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. gen. e. 99-128; Top. Yorks. c. 75; Eng. lett. c. 221-227, e. 98-99; Eng. misc. a. 13, c. 455
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11254
Abstract
Archive of John Charles Brooke (1748-1794).
Biographical / Historical
John Charles Brooke (1748-1794) was Somerset Herald 1777-1794. 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. II, nos. 54253-54294.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bought from Winifred A. Myers in 1967.
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of J.C. Brooke
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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