Correspondence and papers of C.H. Pearson, consisting of:
- Letters to Pearson, 1850-1894
- Letters to other members of the Pearson family, 1872-1926
- Miscellaneous papers of Pearson, 1851-1894, many relating to Oxford University
- Papers relating to The collected mathematical papers of H.J.S. Smith, ed. J.W.L. Glaisher (Oxford, 1894)
- Corrected proofs of C.H. Pearson, History of England in the early and middle ages (London, 1867)
- Miscellaneous papers
- Notes of lectures by Pearson
- Notes by Pearson on historical subjects
- Photograph album, 19th century
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1926
Extent
1.08 Linear metres (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. b. 74, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. b. 74-75, c. 386, d. 593-598, f. 380; Eng. lett. d. 186-192
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9809, 9875, 9889
Abstract
Archive of C.H. Pearson
Biographical / Historical
Charles Henry Pearson (1830-1894) was a colonial minister and historian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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. 42698-714.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1962.
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of C.H. Pearson
- 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