Collections by K.V. Elphinstone for a history of the Elphinstone family

Collections by K.V. Elphinstone for a history of the Elphinstone family comprising:

• K.V. Elphinstone The Elphinstones of Blytheswood and Lopness (privately printed, [1925])
• carbon typescript copies, 1925, of documents mainly relating to Nicholas W. Elphinstone's claim in 1905 to the baronetcy of Sir William Elphinstone (d. 1645)
• carbon typescript copies, 1828-9, of family documents of 1623-1742 and of wills, 1680-1802.

Kenneth Vaughan Elphinstone (1878-1963) was a colonial civil servant.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk).

Given to the Library with Ms. Don. c. 155, fols. 30-45, throught the Friends of the Bodleian in 1976.

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

See scope and content.