About 346 letters addressed to Alfred Beesley, relating to his History of Banbury, in four volumes, with a list of correspondents' names at the commencement of each, all except MS. Top. Oxon. d. 108 in chronological order: the letters of about twenty-five writers are included in the index to this catalogue.
Dates
- Creation: 1838-1848
Extent
0.20 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. d. 108, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Oxon. d. 108-111
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11736
Abstract
Correspondence of Alfred Beesley relating to his History of Banbury.
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Beesley (1800-1847) was a historian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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. VI, nos. 35748-35751.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were bought from G.A. Poynder, Reading bookseller, on Dec. 4, 1912.
Dimensions
9 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.
Subject
- Title
- Correspondence of Alfred Beesley
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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