Genealogical Collections of Sir Clements R. Markham

Scope and Content

Genealogical collections of Sir Clements R. Markham relating to the families of Chichester, Markham and Milner, including manuscript histories of the Chichester and Milner families by Markham; an annotated copy of Rev. D.F. Markham, A History of the Markham Family (London, 1854); and a collection of printed works relating to the Markham and Milner families, annotated and expanded by Markham.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Clements Robert Markham (1830-1916) was a geographer and historian. Details 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

The collection was bought by the Library in 1984.

Note

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

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

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