William Thomas: Notes on Cambridge colleges

Scope and Content

Manuscript notes on Cambridge colleges, 293 pages, dated 30 January 1824, followed by an index. At the end of the volume are family trees and genealogical notes relating to the Thomas family.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

A note at the front of the book records that it was given to Edith Emily Adelaide Thomas of Ilford, Essex, in 1911 by her grandfather William Thomas of Harlesden (1834-1917), who was the son of the author. Purchased by the Library from J. O'D. Fenning, bookseller, 29 April 1971.

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