Scenes in Oxford: 40 drawings by John Malchair (1764-1800) and his pupils and (beginning at fol. 39) 23 drawings by John Claude Nattes (1804) [ii + 65 leaves]: (image 1) Graphite self-portrait of the artist, Jean-Baptiste Malchair, n.d. (originally in the possession of Mr F.R. Morrell at Blackhall) (image 2) Watercolour and pencil sketch of "Part of Magdalen Grove & Meadows", Oxford…

(fol. 1) Watercolour of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, from the north entrance, by an unnamed artist, n.d. (fol. 2) Watercolour of a design for New Quad, Magdalen College, Oxford by an unnamed artist, 1804 (fol. 3) Watercolour of the east view of Brasenose College, Oxford by an unnamed artist, n.d. (fol. 4) Pencil drawing of the west front of Christ…

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,…

206 drawings, mainly by Joseph Fisher, mainly of buildings in Oxford, with a table of contents at fol. ii. Page 80 also contains a photograph of a building on George Street, Oxford, 1903, and page 159a contains a letter from the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain, 9 Oct 1877 [ii+228 leaves]: (fol. 1) Watercolour of a view from Botley Bridge, Oxford by Joseph Fisher, 1815 …

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 on monumental brasses in Oxfordshire, arranged alphabetically by placename [i+455 leaves].

Notes and sketches by Thomas Rickman for the sections covering Oxfordshire and Berkshire in the third edition of An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England from the Conquest to the Reformation (London, 1825) [iii + 44 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…

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 …

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…

Alphabetically arranged loose manuscript notes, ephemera, cuttings and prints on Oxfordshire towns, villages and houses from Idbury to Islip.

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). …