Correspondence, and literary and antiquarian papers of Thomas Percy.
Dates
- 17th-19th cent.
Extent
35 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
English and Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Percy b. 1].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Percy b. 1-3, c. 1-11, d. 1-11, e. 1-10
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8626, 8555, 9011, 9012, 10799
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Percy (1729-1811) was Bishop of Dromore and an antiquary. 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. II, nos. 49781-815.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library, with some of his printed books, by Percy's great grand-daughter in 1932.
- Title
- Papers of Thomas Percy
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk