Papers of E.A. Greening Lamborn, and manuscripts from his collection, consisting of:
- Letters to and from Lamborn, 1917-1949
- Ordinary of arms in churches in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, compiled by Lamborn, early 20th century
- Notebook containing extracts by Lamborn from books and letters read, 1899
- Album of photographs, mainly of churches and sculpture in the Oxford region, 1920s, with a portrait photograph of Lamborn
- Pocket-books containing brief notes by Lamborn on churches in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, 20th century
- Commonplace book of a member of the Ayscough family, 18th century
- Seventeenth-century church notes for parishes in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, copied by Craven Ord (1756-1832)
- Rough sketches and notes of James Ingram, 1838, n.d.
- Lectures on heraldry by Norris Deck, 1849, 1852
- Recipe book of Mary Waddell of Littlemore, Oxfordshire, 1850
- Notebook containing extracts by W. Ballard, mainly from printed sources, on Oxfordshire and Berkshire parishes, mid-19th century
- Notebook containing copies of recitations and songs, 19th century
- Guide to Buckinghamshire by Robert Dodwell, entitled 'Buckingham. The Pocket County Companion', late 19th century, apparently unpublished
Dates
- Creation: 18th-20th cent.
Extent
0.99 Linear metres (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. c. 312, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 312, c. 331, d. 434, e. 368-369, f. 91; Top. Berks. g. 1; Top. Bucks. c. 15, g. 1; Top. eccles. b. 42; Top. gen. d. 32, e. 73-75; Top. Oxon. d. 457
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8222
Abstract
Archive of E. A. Greening Lamborn
Biographical / Historical
Edmund Arnold Greening Lamborn (1877-1950) was an antiquary. Details are given in Who Was Who.
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. 43765-79.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library by Lamborn's daughter in 1950.
Subject
- Ballard | W | fl. 1830-1870 (Person)
- Deck | Norris | fl. 1843-1866 | Antiquary (Person)
- Dodwell | Robert | fl. 1860-1899 | of Littlemore, Oxfordshire (Person)
- Ingram | James | 1774-1850 | Anglo Saxon Scholar, Antiquary, and Archaeologist (Person)
- Lamborn | Edmund Arnold Greening | 1877-1950 | Antiquary (Person)
- Ord | Craven | 1756-1832 | Antiquary (Person)
- Waddell | Mary | fl. 1850 | of Littlemore, Oxfordshire (Person)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of E. A. Greening Lamborn
- 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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