Papers of the Tomkins Family of Abingdon

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 161 MSS. Top. Berks. c. 59, d. 42-3, e. 26-7
  • Dates of Creation
      1693-1862
  • Language of Material
      English.
  • Physical Description
      5 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Papers of the Tomkins family, including accounts, papers relating to wills, and a volume of extracts relating to the history of Abingdon, general history and current affairs.

Administrative / Biographical History

Tomkins family of Abingdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire).

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 at Sotheby's in 1981.

Note

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

Other Finding Aids

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