Letters to Rupert Simms, including:
- Letters relating to the compilation and publication of his Bibliotheca Staffordiensis (Lichfield, 1894), 1889-1894, 1912
- Scrap-book containing similar correspondence, 1889-1890
- Correspondence relating mainly to his work as a bookseller and record searcher, 1894-1923
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1923
Extent
0.60 Linear metres (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. c. 377, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. lett. c. 377-381, d. 372
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12339
Abstract
Letters to Rupert Simms
Biographical / Historical
Rupert Simms (1853-1937) was a bookseller and Staffordshire antiquary.
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. 41424-9.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were bought from Dawsons of Pall Mall in 1975 and Winifred A. Myers in 1976.
Subject
- Title
- Letters to Rupert Simms
- 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
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk