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19th century

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3849 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Papers of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881) and of his family

The papers of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), statesman and author.
Extents: 63.66 Linear metres (382 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1681-1928 (predominantly 19th century)
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Papers of Bernard Quaritch, bookseller

Papers of Bernard Quaritch, bookseller
Extents: 24 boxes (1.74 linear metres)
Dates: 1828-1906
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Papers of Boyd Alexander relating to William Beckford

Papers of Boyd Alexander (1913-1980), publisher of works on William Beckford (1760-1844), author, MP and art collector.
Extents: 4.6 Linear metres (46 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 19th-20th century
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Papers of Cecil Audley Sacheverell Yonge

Album of press cuttings relating to Yonge's career in Natal, 1886-1910, with a cabinet photograph of Yonge and a packet of photographs of the Battle of Pieter's Hill (last stand of the Boers).
Extents: 14 items
Dates: 1886-1910
Single Item

Papers of Cecil John Rhodes

Wills and related papers, with some additional material, including holograph letters (1889-1901).
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. t. 1
Extents: 1 volume
Dates: 1871-1901
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Papers of Charles Sturt

The collection contains: Journals, letters and maps relating to Sturt's three expeditions of discovery into the interior of Southern and Central Australia (1828-1829, 1829-1830, 1844-1846) Correspondence (1828-1869) Notebook of Mrs. Napier George Sturt (including parts of her book entitled the Life of Charles Sturt sometime Capt. 39th Regt and…
Extents: 11 boxes
Dates: 1828-1869
Single Item

Papers of Charles Towneley

Papers of Charles Towneley
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. d. 240
Extents: 30 Leaves
Dates: 1786-1802
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Papers of Dame Margery Freda Perham

Family papers, including journals and correspondence, [1881-1977] Papers relating to academic career, 1908-77 Papers relating to non-academic activities and interests, [1916-1980] Papers relating to publishers, finance, charities and disposition of archives, [1925-80] Correspondence, [1931-1979] Diaries, [1910-1980] …
Extents: 771 boxes
Dates: [1844]-1980
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Papers of David Beatty

Letters home from Canton and Christmas Island, with related photographs, press cuttings and farewell addresses, 1899-1954; transcript of journal of his father Robert Beatty's voyage to India, 1856.
Extents: 3 boxes : The farewell address, 1926, written on silk and originally stored in a wooden box, was donated to the library in a large frame format, with degraded paper backing. The Conservation Section of the Bodleian Library undertook limited drycleaning, minor repairs, etc. in [March 1997], rehousing the item in a card box and placing a hollytex sheet against the silk to prevent abrasion when rolled. Future plans for the item's preservation include flat storage and remounting of the silk with new borders by an experienced Oriental conservator.
Dates: [1856], 1899-1954
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Papers of David Thomas, Rector of Garsington, Oxfordshire

Papers of David Thomas, Rector of Garsington, Oxfordshire
Extents: 3.30 Linear metres (30 boxes)
Dates: 1839-[c.1911]
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Papers of Dr. Clement John Baker and Lt. George Baker

Clement Baker's diaries, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1908 and 1909, and papers as Medical and Sanitary officer in Uganda, 1902-1928 (including correspondence, maps, reports, photographs, etc. relating to sleeping sickness and the bubonic plague).George Baker's journal and papers relating to his journey overland from Ceylon to England, 1822-1823.
Extents: 4 boxes
Dates: 1822-1823, 1901-1928
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Papers of Dr. Edward Rigby

Papers of Dr. Edward Rigby, physician.
Extents: 0.16 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates: 1789-1805
Single Item

Papers of Edmund Meade-Waldo

Papers of Edmund Meade-Waldo.
Shelfmark: MS. 15034
Extents: 1 box
Dates: 1863-1934, n.d.
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Papers of Edmund Selous (1857-1934)

The papers of Edmund Selous, 1888-1930, 1986
Extents: 5.61 Linear metres (29 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1888-1930, 1986
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Papers of Edward Marshall and his son E.H. Marshall

Papers of Edward Marshall and his son E.H. Marshall
Extents: 0.1 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates: 1835-1929
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Papers of E.H. Down

Papers of E.H. Down, comprising a collection of grey literature and bibliographical references.
Extents: 14.85 Linear metres (81 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1876-2000s
Single Item

Papers of E.J.P. Jorissen

Photocopy of a pamphlet entitled The Peace Negotiations at Laing's Neck, March 1881, Reminiscences and Warnings by Jorissen (Pretoria, s.d., 1885); a letter, [1885], addressed to Jorissen by 'A Britisher', threatening violence against the people of the Transvaal, from the House of Parliament in Cape Town.
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 2224
Extents: 42 ff.
Dates: 1881-[1885]
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Papers of Eleanora Reay

Autograph album and loose papers of Eleanora Reay, 1785-1839.
Extents: 0.2 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1785-1839
Single Item

Papers of Elizabeth Mary Wright

Papers of Elizabeth Mary Wright
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 4801
Extents: 243 Leaves
Dates: 1890-1958
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Papers of Ernest Gedge

Letter-books, correspondence, notebooks, press cuttings, notes on expeditions, notes for articles, maps, periodicals, account books etc. relating to the East African Estates Limited, Imperial British East Africa Company, Uganda, prospecting expedition to the Yukon, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Kenya, Russia, Malaya, Borneo and Java. Includes letters from Sir Frederick Jackson and Sir Frederick Lugard.
Extents: 6 boxes
Dates: 1890-1929