Correspondence of Major Caillard, consisting of:
- Letters to his parents, 1893-1896, with miscellaneous letters to Major Caillard, 1876-1890
- Letters to his mother, 1897-1901
- Letters to his mother from South Africa, 1900-1903
- Letters from his parents, 1884-1907
- Miscellaneous letters to Major Caillard, 1901-1909
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1909
Extent
0.5 Linear metres (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. e. 14, fols. 1-2].
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MSS. Eng. lett. e. 14-24
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12831
Abstract
Correspondence of Major W.M.C.D. Caillard
Biographical / Historical
Major William Maurice Copland Duquesne Caillard was of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers and the 7th Dragoon Guards.
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. 41802-12.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The correspondence was given to the Library by Major Caillard in 1945.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Correspondence of Major W.M.C.D. Caillard
- 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
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