Dorset (England)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Archive of Helen Muspratt
Collection
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
Brief Church notes taken in Dorset and Devon by Richard Gough
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. f. 2
Brief Church notes taken in Dorset and Devon by Richard Gough, written about A.D. 1780-1800 (?) by R. Gough.
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates:
written about A.D. 1780-1800 (?) by R. Gough
Brocas Family Deeds
Collection
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]
Christmas carols copied on vellum by or for Thomas Battrick of Bere Regis, Dorset
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. poet. d. 24
Christmas carols copied on vellum by or for Thomas Battrick of Bere Regis, Dorset
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates:
1820
Collections by James Cross
Collection
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
Correspondence of Richard Gough, John Nichols, and J.B. Nichols concerning the second edition of The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset
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.
Extents: 0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates:
1770-1817
Correspondence, sketches and estimates of Sir George Gilbert Scott
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset c. 6
Correspondence, sketches and estimates of Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1852-1858.
Extents: 156 Leaves
Dates:
1852-1858
A fine copy of (John Coker's) Survey of Dorset (printed in 1732)
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset c. 1
A fine copy of (John Coker's) Survey of Dorset (printed in 1732)
Extents: 122 Leaves
Dates:
Written chiefly about the middle of the 17th century in several hands
Gough Collection
Collection
Richard Gough Collection
Extents: 96.03 Linear metres (873 boxes)
Dates:
12th-19th century
Guard-book mainly relating to Dorset
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Don. a. 10
Guard-book, 16th-18th century
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates:
16th-18th century
Legal papers relating to the Chancery case of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, and John Kirke v. the trustees of Mere town lands
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset b. 2
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.
Extents: 180 Leaves
Dates:
1651-1656
Map of Nathaniel Dalton's farm in West Stour, Dorset, by Jeremiah Cruse
Single Item
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:26 (16)
Map of Nathaniel Dalton's farm in West Stour, Dorset, by Jeremiah Cruse, 1809.
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1809
Map of Porter's and Goff's estate in Bagber, Dorset
Single Item
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:26 (18)
Map of Porter's and Goff's estate in Bagber, Dorset, c.1730, endorsed 'Old map of Matthew Dowding's farm'.
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
c.1730
Map of the manor of Bagber, Dorset
Single Item
Shelfmark: [Maps] MS. C17:26 (17)
Map of the manor of Bagber, Dorset, c.1823.
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
c.1823
Miscellaneous bonds
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. c. 84
Miscellaneous bonds, 16th-18th century.
Extents: 53 items
Dates:
16th-18th century
Notes of antiquarian journeys, mainly between London and Poole
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. e. 58
Notes of antiquarian journeys, mainly between London and Poole
Extents: 49 Leaves
Dates:
Written in 1747-1755 by Joseph Ames
Pencil and wash drawings of ornamental carving in churches and houses
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. d. 54
Pencil and wash drawings of ornamental carving in churches and houses in Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Sussex, mid-19th century.
Extents: 47 Leaves
Dates:
mid-19th century
Rawlinson Manuscripts
Collection
Richard Rawlinson's collection of manuscripts, 8th-18th century.
Extents: 3571 boxes (392.81 linear metres)
Dates:
8th-18th century
Rental of the manor of Moor Court, Sturminster Marshall
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Top. Dorset c. 5
Rental of the manor of Moor Court, Sturminster Marshall, 1676-1685.
Extents: 54 Leaves
Dates:
1676-1685, 1703
Six sermons by John Freke of Wadham college, Oxford
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. th. e. 24
Six sermons by John Freke of Wadham college, Oxford
Extents: 244 pages
Dates:
Written in 1683-1698 by John Freke