Papers of Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1844-1931) and the Lewis family, 1849-1982

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 161 Dep. c. 831-53, d. 840, e. 393
  • Dates of Creation
      1849-1982
  • Language of Material
      English.
  • Physical Description
      25 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Papers of the Lewis family, 19th-20th cent., mainly letters to Elizabeth, Lady Lewis, many from literary figures, 1866-1931.

Administrative / Biographical History

The members of the Lewis family represented in this collection are as follows: Elizabeth, Lady Lewis (1844-1931); her husband Sir George Lewis, 1st Bart. (1833-1911), solicitor; their son Sir George Lewis, 2nd Bart (1868-1927), solicitor; one of their daughters, Katherine Elizabeth Lewis (d. 1961); and their grand-daughter Elizabeth Lewis, later Wansbrough (d. 1995). Details for Sir George Lewis are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections)

Acquisition Information

Deposited by Ampleforth Abbey, 1996.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection is available online at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollectionswmss/online/online.htm.

Custodial History

The papers were bequeathed by Elizabeth Wansbrough to Ampleforth Abbey.

Related Material

The Bodleian Library holds other papers of the Lewis family, including lists of dinner guests, 1876-1919, and letters, (MSS. Don. c. 189, e. 180-4); and an autograph album, and cookery book, of Katherine Lewis, (MSS. Don. b. 38, d. 201).