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
Single Item
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]
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
Guard-book mainly relating to Dorset
Guard-book, 16th-18th century
Shelfmark: MS. Don. a. 10
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates:
16th-18th century
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
Miscellaneous bonds
Miscellaneous bonds, 16th-18th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. c. 84
Extents: 53 items
Dates:
16th-18th century
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
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
Single Item
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