Letters of Sir Robert Hart, mainly to his wife Hester Jane, with some miscellaneous papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1907
Extent
1.15 Linear metres (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. c. 304, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. lett. c. 304, d. 319-327, e. 124-127; Eng. misc. b. 108-109, c. 530, c. 531(R)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13001
Abstract
Letters of Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
Biographical / Historical
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet (1835-1911) was inspector general of customs in China. 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. 41359-76.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bought from G. Greer in 1972.
- Title
- Letters of Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
- 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
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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