Papers of Du Cane and his family, including:
- Family correspondence, 1838-1903
- Papers concerning Du Cane's education and early career, 1837-1903
- Miscellaneous papers of the Du Cane family, 1812, 1887-1910
- Pocket book of geometry exercises, 1844-1846
- Official correspondence and papers of Du Cane as chairman of the board of directors of convict prisons and chairman of the prison commissioners, 1869-1895
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1910
Extent
0.92 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. hist. c. 647, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. c. 647-650; Eng. lett. c. 313, d. 334-335; Eng. misc. b. 113-114, g. 78
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12912
Abstract
Archive of Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane and Family
Biographical / Historical
Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane (1830-1903), Major General, was a prison reformer. 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. 40036-45.
A fuller description and detailed index are available in the Library and at the National Register of Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1973.
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane and Family
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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