Brooke's papers consist of correspondence, 1769-94; 'field books' containing notes on topographical, antiquarian and personal matters made by Brooke during his travels in England and Belgium, 1775-93; and various other papers containing topographical and genealogical notes.
Papers of J.C. Brooke
Archive Collection
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Top. gen. e. 99-128; Top. Yorks. c. 75; Eng. lett. c. 221-7, e. 98-9; Eng. misc. a. 13, c. 455
- Dates of Creation1769-1828
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description42 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Charles Brooke (1748-94) was Somerset Herald 1777-94. 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 papers were bought from Winifred A. Myers in 1967.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 54253-94.