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Dorset (England)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Archive of Helen Muspratt

Correspondence, papers and photographs of Oxford-based studio and documentary photographer Helen Muspratt (1907-2001) including material gathered for a book about her work by her daughter Jessica Sutcliffe.
Extents: 31.531 Linear metres (97 boxes)
Dates: 1900-2016
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Brief Church notes taken in Dorset and Devon by Richard Gough

Brief Church notes taken in Dorset and Devon by Richard Gough, written about A.D. 1780-1800 (?) by R. Gough.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. f. 2
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates: written about A.D. 1780-1800 (?) by R. Gough
Collection

Brocas Family Deeds

Brocas family deeds, principally concerning property in Berkshire and Hampshire but also relating to property in Buckinghamshire, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. Members of the family mentioned in the deeds include Bernard Brocas (d. 1400), Johanna Brocas (d 1429), Prudence Brocas (1617-61, her will), William Brocas (d. 1456), and Sir James Whalley S. Gardiner (1788-1851).
Extents: 0.98 Linear metres (14 boxes)
Dates: [c. 1362-1807]
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Christmas carols copied on vellum by or for Thomas Battrick of Bere Regis, Dorset

Christmas carols copied on vellum by or for Thomas Battrick of Bere Regis, Dorset
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. poet. d. 24
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates: 1820
Collection

Collections by James Cross

Collections by James Cross relating to the parish of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.
Extents: 0.53 Linear metres (7 boxes)
Dates: Late 19th-early 20th century
Collection

Correspondence of Richard Gough, John Nichols, and J.B. Nichols concerning the second edition of The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset

Correspondence of Richard Gough, John Nichols, and J.B. Nichols concerning the second edition of The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset.
Extents: 0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates: 1770-1817
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Correspondence, sketches and estimates of Sir George Gilbert Scott

Correspondence, sketches and estimates of Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1852-1858.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset c. 6
Extents: 156 Leaves
Dates: 1852-1858
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A fine copy of (John Coker's) Survey of Dorset (printed in 1732)

A fine copy of (John Coker's) Survey of Dorset (printed in 1732)
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset c. 1
Extents: 122 Leaves
Dates: Written chiefly about the middle of the 17th century in several hands
Collection

Gough Collection

Richard Gough Collection
Extents: 96.03 Linear metres (873 boxes)
Dates: 12th-19th century
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Guard-book mainly relating to Dorset

Guard-book, 16th-18th century
Shelfmark: MS. Don. a. 10
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates: 16th-18th century
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Legal papers relating to the Chancery case of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, and John Kirke v. the trustees of Mere town lands

Legal papers relating to the Chancery case of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, and John Kirke v. the trustees of Mere town lands, 1651-1656.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset b. 2
Extents: 180 Leaves
Dates: 1651-1656
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Map of Nathaniel Dalton's farm in West Stour, Dorset, by Jeremiah Cruse

Map of Nathaniel Dalton's farm in West Stour, Dorset, by Jeremiah Cruse, 1809.
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:26 (16)
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1809
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Map of Porter's and Goff's estate in Bagber, Dorset

Map of Porter's and Goff's estate in Bagber, Dorset, c.1730, endorsed 'Old map of Matthew Dowding's farm'.
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:26 (18)
Extents: 1 box
Dates: c.1730
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Map of the manor of Bagber, Dorset

Map of the manor of Bagber, Dorset, c.1823.
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:26 (17)
Extents: 1 box
Dates: c.1823
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Miscellaneous bonds

Miscellaneous bonds, 16th-18th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. c. 84
Extents: 53 items
Dates: 16th-18th century
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Notes of antiquarian journeys, mainly between London and Poole

Notes of antiquarian journeys, mainly between London and Poole
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. e. 58
Extents: 49 Leaves
Dates: Written in 1747-1755 by Joseph Ames
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Pencil and wash drawings of ornamental carving in churches and houses

Pencil and wash drawings of ornamental carving in churches and houses in Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Sussex, mid-19th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. d. 54
Extents: 47 Leaves
Dates: mid-19th century
Collection

Rawlinson Manuscripts

Richard Rawlinson's collection of manuscripts, 8th-18th century.
Extents: 3571 boxes (392.81 linear metres)
Dates: 8th-18th century
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Rental of the manor of Moor Court, Sturminster Marshall

Rental of the manor of Moor Court, Sturminster Marshall, 1676-1685.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset c. 5
Extents: 54 Leaves
Dates: 1676-1685, 1703
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Six sermons by John Freke of Wadham college, Oxford

Six sermons by John Freke of Wadham college, Oxford
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. th. e. 24
Extents: 244 pages
Dates: Written in 1683-1698 by John Freke