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Autograph Collection of Rev. G. J. Chester

 Collection

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Four volumes of English autographs collected by G. J. Chester.

Dates

  • Creation: 1800-1879

Extent

0.32 Linear metres (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Autogr. c. 2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Autogr. c. 2-3, d. 1, e. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12856

Abstract

Autograph Collection of Rev. G. J. Chester, 1800-1879.

Biographical / Historical

Rev. G. J. Chester (1831-1892) was an Egyptologist.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 29899-29902.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The volumes were presented to the Library by G. J. Chester on 8 May 1889.

Title
Autograph Collection of Rev. G. J. Chester
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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