373 drawings and paintings, mainly of buildings in Oxford, by artists including (passim) William Alfred Delamotte, William Turner, James Allen Shuffrey, George Pyne, John Whessell, R Phene Spiers, W. Calcott, William Varley, H. O'Neill, and John Chessell Buckler. There is a table of contents at fol. ii [ii+375 leaves]: (image 1) Pencil drawing of a view from the South East of the Abingdon Road, Oxford,...

Draft of an essay on 17th-century sports in Oxfordshire, touching on horse racing, cock-fighting, boating, cricket, taverns, including (fols. 2, 4) letters from C.H. Firth [i + 84 leaves].

Miscellanous notes, with letters from members of the Folk-Lore Society and others including (fol. 2) Edwin Sidney Hartland, (fols. 4, 6) Florence Grove, (fols. 24, 39) Charlotte Sophia Burne, (fols. 26, 28, 30) C.E. Prior, (fol. 32) V. Louise Wrench, (fol. 43) M.M. Banks, (fols. 166, 192, 194, 197) T.J. Carter. Comprises [i+405 leaves]: (Fols. 2-44) Notes on the recording of folklore ...

Notes and transcripts by Percy Manning of leases and other 14th- to 18th-century documents relating to Oxfordshire places including (fol. 10) Eynsham, (fol. 30) Nether Worton, and (fol. 44) North Leigh. At fol. 57 is a copy of a court-roll of Tadmarton (1614), now MSS. Rolls Oxon. 505-506 (formerly MS. Phillipps 29185) [i+69 leaves].

(Fols. 49-52) Letter of 12 Apr 1821 to Sir Marcus Somerville from William Briggs, headmaster of Bampton Free Grammar School, regarding Briggs boarding Somerville's sons and teaching them the classics prior to entrance to Oxford University. A second letter, 13 Apr 1821, from L Turner to Sir Marcus Somerville offering terms for the same.

Notes on monumental brasses in Oxfordshire, arranged alphabetically by placename [i+453 leaves].

First of three volumes of topographical and historical collections on Oxfordshire made by Charles Richardson (d. 1827). Arranged by the county subdivision of the 'hundred', excluding Wootton Hundred [iii + 380 leaves].

Folk-lore (General) I. A volume containing collections on Oxfordshire folklore, arranged alphabetically. Includes a list of contents at fol. 1, newspaper and journal clippings, and letters from individuals including (fol. 20) Diamond Jenness, (fol. 115) Thomas Davenport, (fol. 167) William Reginald Halliday, (fols. 299, 327) J.E. Field, (fols. 301, 315, 323, 325) Charlotte Sophia Burne, (fol. 317) G. Busby, (fol. 319) C.E. Prior [i+336 leaves]. Covers...

Folk-lore (General) II. A volume containing collections on Oxfordshire folklore, arranged alphabetically. Includes a list of contents at fol. 1, newspaper and journal clippings, (fols. 370-371) photos of rocks or ancient monuments, and letters from individuals including (fol. 39) William Reginald Halliday, (fols. 95, 103) J. Rhys, (fols. 97, 99) J. Earle, (fols. 191, 195, 201, 202, 203, 246a) Charlotte Sophia Burne, (fol. 26) H. Salter, (fol. 369) Edward Mulligan...

Collections on Oxfordshire folklore arranged alphabetically, with letters from (fol. 1) H.E. Abrams, (fol. 129a) V. Louise Wrench [i+217 leaves]: Animals Birth Christening Charms against disease Divination charms Death Games Ghosts Gipsies [Romany] ...

Notes, cuttings and a letter from Adolphus Ballard relating to the industries of Oxford, Woodstock, Witney, and the neighbourhood [i+194 leaves]: Agriculture (butter, cheese, malt and brewing, straw work, turf and peat, wood transport) Transport of wood Glass making Pottery Leather glove making Saddle making ...

Chronologically arranged collections on (fols. 1-278) the celebration of seasonal feasts in Oxford University, City, and County including including (fol. 194) photographs of May Day 1901 in Cuddesdon, and (fols. 196-7) Watford, n.d. and (fols. 279-373) on mumming, with (fols. 353-365) 13 photographs of mummers. Includes letters from people including (fol. 284) Oscar Montelius, (fols. 286, 288, 295) Thomas Fairman Ordish, (fol. 299) Edward Hibbert Binney [i+373 leaves].

Collections on morris dancing and Whitsuntide celebrations in Oxfordshire. Includes (passim) music manuscripts and dance patterns, and letters from people including (fols. 70-76, 79, 80) T.J. Carter, and (fol. 86) P. Powell, plus (fol. 148) a photograph of morris dancing in Bampton [ii + 269 leaves].

Sports and pastimes pursued in Oxford and neighbourhood down to about 1850, arranged alphabetically, with letters from individuals including (fol. 68) Alfred Hutton, (fols. 70, 265) Henry W. Taunt, (fol. 76) J.W.W. Murray, (fols. 252, 254) W.E. Sherwood, (fols. 340, 480) Herbert Hurst [i+489 leaves]: Angling Backsword or cudgel play [singlestick] Ballooning ...

Sports and pastimes pursued in Oxford and neighbourhood down to about 1850, arranged alphabetically, with letters from individuals including (fol. 9a) William Holden Hutton, (fols. 73, 81) Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill, (fol. 75) T.F. Dale, (fol. 130) Harold Lee-Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, (fol. 303) John Richard Magrath [ii+413 leaves]: Hunting and poaching Racing ...

Collections relating to Oxfordshire village life in the 19th century, comprising [i+ 151 leaves]: Agricultural improvement Agricultural maxims Charities Clothing Dress Coaching Cooking, food Cottages Cradle-holding Enclosures Common...

Newspaper clippings, notes, ephemera on Oxfordshire places, events and topics, including (fols. 131-32) two photos of an unidentified Oxfordshire house, and letters from (fol. 144) Edward Baverstock, (fol. 178) Abel Beesley, (fol. 180) C. Henry Daniel and (fol. 315) H. Salter [i+324 leaves]: Earthquake, 1896 East Gate Eccles Court-Books Elections and...

'A translation of T[homas] Cole's collection of 16th and 17th century escheats for Oxfordshire, now forming numbers 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 410 and 411 of the Harleian manuscripts deposited in the British Museum'. Includes an alphabetical index of personal names at fol. 2 and of place names at fol. 30v [xv + 47 leaves].

Alphabetically arranged loose manuscript notes, ephemera, cuttings and prints on Oxfordshire towns, villages and houses from Adderbury to Bampton (including the Roman town of Alchester, south of Bicester).

Manuscript notebook (with some tipped in printed and typescript material) listing sources for Oxfordshire topography [277 leaves, fol. 158 appears twice]. Includes: (fols. i-66) A list of monumental inscriptions in Oxfordshire and Berkshire recorded in certain manuscripts in the Wood and Rawlinson collections, and the Harleian and Additional manuscripts in the British Museum (British Library). ...