Papers of the Madan family, consisting of:
- Correspondence between Judth and Martin Madan, 1723-1750
- Letters from Judith Madan to her daughter, Maria Cowper, 1745-1769
- Copies by Maria Cowper of letters and papers of Judith Madan, mainly concerning the terms of her will, 1776-81
- Letters from Maria Cowper to her mother, Judith Madan, and her sister, Penelope Maitland
- Volumes of letters, mainly to Penelope Maitland, 1780-1794, with miscellaneous family papers
- Diaries of Penelope Maitland, 1787-1797, 1800, with 'record' of events, 1787-1797, by Maria Cowper, begun in 1700
- Recipe book of Helen Maitland, compiled and given to her by her mother-in-law, Penelope Maitland, 1786
- Household account book, 1781-1783
- Poems of Judith Madan, some autograph and some copied by her daughter, Penelope Maitland, 1717-1719
- Miscellaneous verse by members of the Madan and Cowper families, 18th century
- Commonplace book begun by Judith Madan in 1769 and continued from 1782 by her daughter Penelope Maitland
- Volumes entitled 'Some observations on parts of the Holy Scriptures - principally intended for the use of the author', Maria Cowper, begun in 1780
- Volumes of notes by Penelope Maitland on sermons, with prayers and meditations
- Two similar volumes containing prayers and meditations
- Miscellaneous religious writings by members of the Madan and Cowper families, 1790-1805
Dates
- Creation: 1717-1837
Extent
1.14 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. c. 502, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. c. 502, d. 636-638, d. 679-681, e. 588, e. 642-647; Eng. lett. c. 284-285, d. 286-289; Eng. poet. c. 62, d. 196
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17391, 10988, 10989
Abstract
Archive of the Madan Family
Biographical / Historical
The members of the Madan family represented in this collection are Judith Madan, née Cowper,(1702-1781), poet, and Martin Madan (1700-1756), Lieutenant-Colonel and MP. Also included are Judith's daughters Maria Frances Cecilia Cowper (1726-1797), poet, and Penelope Maitland (1730-1805), and Penelope's daughter-in-law, Helen Maitland.
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. 44075-96.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1967.
Subject
- Cowper | Maria Frances Cecilia | 1726-1797 | Poet (Person)
- Madan | Judith | 1702-1781 | Poet (Person)
- Madan | Martin | 1700-1756 | Lieutenant-Colonel and MP (Person)
- Maitland | Helen | fl. 1786 (Person)
- Maitland | Penelope | 1730-1805 (Person)
- Cowper | family (Family)
- Madan | family (Family)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of the Madan Family
- 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
Weston Library
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