Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
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Alexandri Magni vita et res gestae
Alexandri Magni vita et res gestae, written in the 16th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Auct. T. 5. 21
Extents: 121 Leaves
Dates:
written in the 16th century
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Anonymous life of Dom Louis de Lauzeray (d. 1658)
Anonymous life of Dom Louis de Lauzeray (d. 1658), early 18th century.
Shelfmark: MS. French e. 35
Extents: 113 Leaves
Dates:
early 18th cent.
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Archive of Mark Pattison
Archive of Mark Pattison (1813-1884).
Extents: 6.93 Linear metres (63 boxes)
Dates:
1763-1892
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Biographical notes on Harriet Garland Acworth, née Müller, and her husband, William Acworth, 1988
Biographical notes on Harriet Garland Acworth, née Müller, and her husband, William Acworth, 1988.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 943, fols. 24-29
Extents: 6.0 Leaves
Dates:
1988
Collection
Biographies and Family Trees by W.H. Lewis
Biographies and family trees, mainly of French families in the 17th and 18th centuries, by W.H. Lewis, typescript with manuscript additions, 1947-1949, with a catalogue of his library.
Extents: 12 shelfmarks
Dates:
1947-1949
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Biography of Charles Townsend, poet (1789-1870), by William Twopeny
Biography of Charles Townsend, poet (1789-1870), by William Twopeny
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. d. 916
Extents: 128 pages
Dates:
c. 1789-1870
Collection
Braun Family Archive
Correspondence and papers of the Braun Family, including papers of Thomas Braun (1935-2008), classicist and Fellow and Dean of Merton College, and family history research material.
Extents: 37.0 Linear metres (221 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1685-2016
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Brief accounts by Benjamin Pratt
Brief accounts by Benjamin Pratt, mid-19th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Berks. d. 34
Extents: 173 Leaves
Dates:
mid-19th century
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Catalogue by John Brand, begun 30 May 1792, of engraved portraits, illustrating his copy of James Granger's Biographical History
Catalogue by John Brand, begun 30 May 1792, of engraved portraits, illustrating his copy of James Granger's Biographical History
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. e. 485
Extents: 50 Leaves
Dates:
1790-1792
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Collections by John Bruce for his edition of The poetical works of William Cowper
Collections by John Bruce for his edition of The poetical works of William Cowper
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. d. 135
Extents: 255 Leaves
Dates:
c. 1865
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'Collections for the biography of Old Actors, derived from old books & MSS., alphabetically arranged'
'Collections for the biography of Old Actors, derived from old books & MSS., alphabetically arranged,' written about 1840-1880 chiefly by J. Payne Collier.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. hist. e. 1
Extents: 843 Leaves
Dates:
written about 1840-1880 chiefly by J. Payne Collier
Collection
Collections of Sir Charles Rugge Price
Five volumes of collections of Sir Charles Rugge Price for a biographical dictionary, arranged alphabetically, A-B, C-E, F-L, M-P, Q-Z. Each volume has a printed title page, 1865, and contains articles by Price, mainly copied from printed works, with newspaper cuttings, engraved portraits and miscellaneous printed items.
Extents: 5 shelfmarks
Dates:
1865
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Copy of L.B. Phillips, The dictionary of biographical reference (London, 1871)
Copy of L.B. Phillips, The dictionary of biographical reference (London, 1871), laid down on larger sheets, with manscript corrections and additions by the compiler.
Extents: 3 shelfmarks
Dates:
1871
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Extracts from medieval manuscripts relating to early English history, copied in the second half of the 17th cent., partly from earlier 17th-cent. collections
Extracts from medieval manuscripts relating to early English history, copied in the second half of the 17th century, partly from earlier 17th-cent. collections.
Shelfmark: MS. Lat. misc. c. 52
Extents: 325 Leaves
Dates:
second half of the 17th century
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Fair copy of 'Memoir of Crispin. A fragment. By a late celebrated biographer', Edinburgh
Fair copy of 'Memoir of Crispin. A fragment. By a late celebrated biographer', Edinburgh
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. e. 597
Extents: 45 Leaves
Dates:
1813
Collection
Five foolscap notebooks containing Theresa Whistler's notes for her biography of Walter de la Mare, Imagination of the Heart (London, 1993)
Five foolscap notebooks of Theresa Whistler, children's author and biographer of Walter de la Mare. The notebooks contain notes for her biography of de la Mare, Imagination of the Heart (London, 1993).
Extents: 0.5 Linear metres (5 shelfmarks)
Dates:
n.d. [c. 1993]
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Four fragments from a Greek menology
Four fragments from a Greek menology, 16th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Gr. liturg. c. 4
Extents: 52 Leaves
Dates:
16th century
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'The genealogie, life and death of ... Robert [Greville], Lord Brooke' by Thomas Spencer
'The genealogie, life and death of ... Robert [Greville], Lord Brooke' by Thomas Spencer, 1644
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. hist. e. 240
Extents: 100 pages
Dates:
1644
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The history of the life and death of John Witcliff, S.T.P . . ., with an account of his writings and opinions, collected from original MSS. and records
'The history of the life and death of John Witcliff, S.T.P . . ., with an account of his writings and opinions, collected from original MSS. and records,' written by J. Lewis in A.D. 1741.
Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. C. 979
Extents: 164 Leaves
Dates:
written by J. Lewis in A.D. 1741
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The history of the life of the right reverend Reginald Pecock, S.T.P., Lord Bishop of St. Asaph and Chichester in the reign of K. Henry the VIth, being a sequel of the history of the life of Dr. John Wiclif etc.
The history of the life of the right reverend Reginald Pecock, S.T.P., Lord Bishop of St. Asaph and Chichester in the reign of K. Henry the VIth, being a sequel of the history of the life of Dr. John Wiclif [etc.]; written in the year 1725, and reviewed by John Lewis.
Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. C. 413
Extents: 205 Leaves
Dates:
written in 1725 by J. Lewis