18th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Archive of the Townesend family
Accounts of the Townesend family, master masons, mainly concerning their work in Oxford for the University and Oxford colleges, 1687-1804.
Extents: 2.0 Linear metres (55 Shelfmarks)
Dates: 1687-1804
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'Articles of Reformation for the two Universitys'
'Articles of Reformation for the two Universitys'
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Oxon e. 125
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates: Written in 1715
Collection
Bliss Manuscripts
Eleven manuscripts, and printed books with manuscript notes, of Philip Bliss, including material relating to Oxford graduates.
Extents: 11 shelfmarks
Dates: 17th-19th cent.
Collection
Bradley Papers
Bradley's papers relating to astronomy, including:
Lectures delivered by Bradley at Oxford as Savilian Professor of Astronomy and Lecturer in Experimental Philosophy, in about 1745-60
Astronomical observations
Computations relating to the sun and the moon
Letters to Dr James Bradley or his assistants, chiefly from men of science, 1732-1761
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Extents: 48 shelfmarks
Dates: 1705-1766
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Collection of letters principally addressed to dr. Hall, master of Pembroke College (1809-43) and vice-chancellor of Oxford University (1820-24)
Collection of letters principally addressed to dr. Hall, master of Pembroke College (1809-43) and vice-chancellor of Oxford University (1820-24)
Shelfmark: MS. Autogr. d. 9
Extents: 69 Leaves
Dates: Written in 1743-1854
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'Collections relating to [Oxford] University Degrees made by the late John Anstis Esqr....'
'Collections relating to [Oxford] University Degrees made by the late John Anstis Esqr....'
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 48
Extents: 137 Leaves
Dates: Written about A.D. 1730-1745 by John Anstis (d. 1745)
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An English translation of dr. Robert Sanderson's Latin inaugural oration when made regius professor of Divinity
An English translation of dr. Robert Sanderson's Latin inaugural oration when made regius professor of Divinity
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Oxon e. 119
Extents: 12 Leaves
Dates: Written about A.D. 1790-1800
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'Feoda ad Universitatem, officiarios et servientes quoscumque spectantia'
'Feoda ad Universitatem, officiarios et servientes quoscumque spectantia'
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Oxon b. 79
Extents: 180 pages
Dates: Written in the 2nd half of the 18th cent. in Oxford
Collection
Heber Manuscripts
Manuscripts collected by Richard Heber, including material relating to Latin inscriptions, Latin language, the University of Oxford, 18th century literary figures, northern dialect and Greek history, BC 400-BC 320.
Extents: 14 shelfmarks
Dates: 13th-19th cent.
Collection
Manuscripts and Papers of Ingram Bywater
This collection consists of manuscripts collected by Bywater, working papers on classical subjects, and correspondence mainly with classical scholars.
Extents: 53 shelfmarks
Dates: 16th cent.-1914
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Oxford University Registers
Oxford University registers, chiefly collected by Dr Philip Bliss.
Extents: 16 shelfmarks
Dates: 1704-1866
Collection
Papers of H.H. Vaughan
Papers of H.H. Vaughan, including:
Correspondence, 1833-1916
Lectures as Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford, 1849-1854
Fragments and drafts of lectures and papers relating to attendance at Vaughan's lectures, 1850-7, n.d.
Miscellaneous papers relating to university affairs and concerning Vaughan's resignation from the professorship, 1835-1857
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Extents: 60 shelfmarks
Dates: 1799-1916
Collection
Records of the Oxford University Barbers' Company
Records of the Company of Barbers, including charters, order books, certificates of admission, quarterage and fine books, account books, rolls of apprentices, bonds, and alphabetical lists of matriculations in the University of Oxford.
Extents: 18 shelfmarks
Dates: 1663-1859
Collection
Rigaud Manuscripts
Manuscripts of S.P. Rigaud, including transcripts, summaries of lectures, and papers relating to Edmond Halley.
Extents: 21 shelfmarks
Dates: 16th-19th cent.
Collection
Three Essays: Ars musica, 'The origin of geometry' and 'The Grecian dialect'
Three essays, one written by Jeremiah Milles, A.B. of Queen's College, Oxford: Ars musica, winner of the Chancellor's Prize, English Essay, 1773, 'The origin of geometry' and 'The Grecian dialect', n.d.
Extents: 3 shelfmarks
Dates: 1773, n.d.
Collection
Topographical Collections for Oxfordshire and Berkshire, Compiled by Henry Hinton and James Hunt
Topographical collections for Oxfordshire and Berkshire, compiled by Henry Hinton and James Hunt. The collection consists of:
Notes on Oxfordshire churches
Notes on the history of Oxfordshire
Drawings and engravings of Oxfordshire churches
Drawings of coats of arms in Oxfordshire and Berkshire churches
Drawings of monuments and brasses in…
Extents: 19 shelfmarks
Dates: 1791-1840
Collection
Topographical collections relating to Oxfordshire made by Rev. John Pridden
Topographical collections, in two volumes, by Rev. John Pridden, c. 1780, relating to 'Oxford university and city', especially to Queens College, and 'Oxford city parishes and country parishes'.
Extents: 2 shelfmarks
Dates: [c. 1780]
Collection
Two Interleaved Volumes of A. Wood's Antiquities of Oxford (1786)
Two interleaved volumes of A. Wood's Antiquities of Oxford (1786) with several hundred drawings, some in watercolour, portraits, arms, brasses, old plans, etc., with manuscript additions, partly by Henry Hinton, written and printed before 1811.
Extents: 2 shelfmarks
Dates: 1786-1811
Collection
Twyne Manuscripts
Transcripts, extracts and notes relating to the university and city of Oxford, made by and for Brian Twyne, with some notes by Anthony Wood and William Smith.
Extents: 30 shelfmarks
Dates: 16th-17th cent.
Collection
University of Oxford Law School Disputations
Four volumes consisting of two sets of the formal disputations (one for the opponent to read from, the other for the respondent), which were held to satisfy the requirement (see Administrative/Biographical History). Each book contains the same four Quaestiones, nos. 32757 and 32759 (written in about 1770 and about 1840) being for the opponents, and the other two (written at the same times, and partly in the same words as the opponents' books) for the respondents.
Extents: 4 shelfmarks
Dates: 1770-1840