Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:
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Memoirs of [eighteen] celebrated professors of the belles Letters in the Academy of Inscriptions etc. at Paris
Memoirs of [eighteen] celebrated professors of the belles Letters in the Academy of Inscriptions etc. at Paris, written in A.D. 1757 by R. Gough.
Shelfmark: MS. Add. A. 372
Extents: 148 pages
Dates:
written in A.D. 1757 by R. Gough
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Memorial of the life and character of John Shute Duncan by his brother Philip Bury Duncan
Memorial of the life and character of John Shute Duncan by his brother Philip Bury Duncan
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Oxon. e. 697
Extents: 97 Leaves
Dates:
1844-1845
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Miscellaneous 'Scraps' in English
Miscellaneous 'Scraps' in English
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 4
Extents: 64 Leaves
Dates:
Written in the 16th-19th century
Collection
Notebooks of Alexander Chalmers
Notebooks of Alexander Chalmers, containing literary references for the lives of well-known persons.
Extents: 1.20 Linear metres (24 boxes)
Dates:
1810
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Notes made by Ann Thwaite while compiling My Oxford
Notes made by Ann Thwaite while compiling My Oxford
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7556, fols. 116-124
Extents: 9 Leaves
Dates:
1976-1977
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Notes of a perambulation of Oxford by an artist
Notes of a perambulation of Oxford by an artist, written in A.D. 1785.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Oxon c. 33
Extents: 55 Leaves
Dates:
written in A.D. 1785
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'Of Robert Devereux Earle of Essex & George Villiers Duke of Buckingham. Some Observations by way of paralell ...'
'Of Robert Devereux Earle of Essex & George Villiers Duke of Buckingham. Some Observations by way of paralell ...', written in about the middle of the 17th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Add. A. 104
Extents: 45 Leaves
Dates:
written in about the middle of the 17th century
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Papers of Boyd Alexander relating to William Beckford
Papers of Boyd Alexander (1913-1980), publisher of works on William Beckford (1760-1844), author, MP and art collector.
Extents: 4.6 Linear metres (46 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
19th-20th century
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Papers of Henry William Carless Davis, mainly relating to his work as editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
Papers of Henry William Carless Davis, mainly relating to his work as editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7042
Extents: 177 Leaves
Dates:
1904-1960
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Papers of Michael Francis Strachan, relating to his work, Esmond de Beer: scholar and benefactor: a personal memoir (Norwich, 1995)
Papers of Michael Francis Strachan, relating to his work, Esmond de Beer: scholar and benefactor: a personal memoir (Norwich, 1995)
Extents: 157.0 Leaves
Dates:
1960-1996
Collection
Papers relating to Cecil John Rhodes (2)
Album of newspaper cuttings and printed material relating to the life and career of Rhodes in Southern Africa, including a biography (Miniature series) by Ada S. Frost entitled The right hon. Cecil J. Rhodes (London: 1902).
Extents: 38 ff.
Dates:
1896-1902
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A postcard of Elizabeth Jennings and an Oxford University Poetry Society performance ticket given by Ann Thwaite
A note by Ann Thwaite describing her gift of a 1958 postcard from Elizabeth Jennings a ticket for a 1953 Oxford University Poetry Society performance of T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 8238, fols. 104-6
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
1953, 1958, 2016
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Proof sheets of sir Theodore Martin's Life of the Prince Consort
Proof sheets of sir Theodore Martin's Life of the Prince Consort
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. hist. c. 56
Extents: 388 Leaves
Dates:
Printed in 1874-1878
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R. C. Nichols, Memoir of the late John Gough Nichols, F.S.A.
R. C. Nichols, Memoir of the late John Gough Nichols, F.S.A.
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. e. 145
Extents: 79 Leaves
Dates:
c. 1874
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Rambling notes, chiefly legal and biographical
Rambling notes, chiefly legal and biographical
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. g. 3
Extents: 31 Leaves
Dates:
Written about A.D. 1821
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'Recueil des Chansons critiques, satyriques, libres, joyeuses et grivoises', by Roger Rabutin
'Recueil des Chansons critiques, satyriques, libres, joyeuses et grivoises', by Roger Rabutin
Shelfmark: MS. Don. c. 4
Extents: 181 Leaves
Dates:
17th century
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Reminiscences of Theodore Hook (1788-1841), by R. H. Barham
Reminiscences of Theodore Hook (1788-1841), by R. H. Barham
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. d. 291
Extents: 44 pages
Dates:
1843
Collection
Roy Jenkins papers
Correspondence and papers of Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920-2003), politician and author, with additional papers of his father Arthur Jenkins, MP for Pontypool (1882-1946).
Extents: 100 Linear metres (607 shelfmarks)
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1940-2003; 1882-2006
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'Seldeniana', collected by dr. David Wilkins
'Seldeniana', collected by dr. David Wilkins, written in about 1720-1724 by D. Wilkins.
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 1022
Extents: 102 Leaves
Dates:
written in about 1720-1724 by D. Wilkins
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Spanish pieces, chiefly biographical
Spanish pieces, chiefly biographical, written in the 17th century
Shelfmark: MS. Add. A. 158
Extents: 442 pages
Dates:
written in the 17th century