Diaries kept by members of the White family, consisting of:
- Diaries of Henry White at Fyfield, 1785, 1788
- Diaries of Charles Henry White and Sampson White at Fyfield, 1790-1802
- Diaries of Sampson White at Maidford, 1800-1823
- Diary of Francis Henry White, 1804
- Diary of Sampson Henry White, 1826
The diaries include detailed weather reports, with accounts of work and events in parish, farm, garden and household.
Dates
- Creation: 1785-1826
Extent
1.25 Linear metres (13 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. b. 33, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. b. 33-37, c. 154-157, c. 198, d. 230, d. 241, f. 65
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13470
Abstract
Diaries of the White Family of Selborne
Biographical / Historical
The White family of Selborne includes Henry White (1733-1788), Rector of Fyfield and naturalist; Charles Henry White (d. 1859), second son of Henry White; Sampson White (d. 1826) eldest son of Henry White; Francis Henry White (d. 1864), fourth son of Henry White; and Sampson Henry White (d. 1871), son of Sampson White.
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. 42111-32.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The diaries were bequeathed to the Library by G.J.Dew in 1931.
Subject
- White | Charles Henry | d. 1859 (Person)
- White | Francis Henry | d. 1864 (Person)
- White | Henry | 1733-1788 | Rector of Fyfield Naturalist (Person)
- White | Sampson | d. 1826 (Person)
- White | Sampson Henry | d. 1871 (Person)
- White | family | Selborne (Family)
- Title
- Diaries of the White Family of Selborne
- 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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