Archive of Samuel Parr
Collection
Letters and family papers of Samuel Parr, consisting of:
- Letters to Parr from members of the Whig party, 1780-1821
- Miscellaneous letters to Parr, 1784-1823
- Papers of Parr's father, Samuel Parr, mainly letters
- Family papers, 1707-1823
- Letters and papers, 1761-1832
- Diary for 1771 of Francis Parr (d. 1771), Parr's cousin
- Volume containing notes by Parr's father on his patients, later used by Parr for arithmetic exercises
- Recipe book of Caroline Lynes, early 19th century
- Copy of Walter Savage Landor, Gebir (London, 1798) with Landor's annotations
Dates
- Creation: 1707-1832
Extent
0.68 Linear metres (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. c. 396, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 396-398, d. 589-591, e. 548-550, f. 379
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9823
Abstract
Archive of Samuel Parr
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Parr (1747-1825) was a pedagogue. 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. 43897-906.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1962.
Genre / Form
Topical
Subject
- Landor | Walter Savage | 1775-1864 | Author (Person)
- Lynes | Caroline | fl 1800-1840 (Person)
- Parr | Francis | d. 1771 (Person)
- Parr | Samuel | fl. 1727-1759 (Person)
- Parr | Samuel | 1747-1825 | Pedagogue (Person)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Samuel Parr
- 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
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk