Papers, chiefly old letters, bonds, legal or financial papers, and accounts, many imperfect, relating to the property, buildings, and other affairs of Christ Church, Oxford, written in A.D. 1520-1630.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1520-1630
Extent
0.22 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon c. 22, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Oxon c. 22-23
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20585
Abstract
Christ Church miscellaneous papers, written in A.D. 1520-1630.
Biographical / Historical
Christ Church is a College founded in 1546 in Oxford.
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. 30776-30777.
Custodial History
It can hardly be doubted that these papers were given to Anthony Wood out of the Treasury at Christ Church in July and December, 1667.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The manuscripts came to the Bodleian from the Ashmolean in 1860 (see fols. 41v, 47v of MS. Top. Oxon c. 22, etc.).
Subject
- University of Oxford | Christ Church (Organisation)
- Title
- Christ Church miscellaneous papers
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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