Papers of Vaughan Thomas, including papers relating to Dr Samuel Wilson Warneford (1763-1855), the University of Oxford, and Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.
Vaughan Thomas Papers
Archive Collection
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Add. C. 88, C. 184, C. 190-1, D. 77; Eng. poet. e. 7; Top. Oxon. b. 18-19, Top. Warwickshire b. 2, c. 9, d. 1, e. 1
- Dates of Creation17th-19th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish, and Latin.
- Physical Description12 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Vaughan Thomas (1775-1858), Vicar of Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was an antiquary and philanthropist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The manuscripts were acquired by the Library, 1877-80.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 29119-25, 29129-31, 29192-3.