Miscellaneous Autograph Collection I

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MS 340
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th Century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 355 x 305 mm. 1 volume (30 folios);
  • Location
    • Collection available at John Rylands Library, Deansgate.

Scope and Content

The volume contains a large number of letters and papers written or signed by writers, divines, politicians and others, chiefly of the nineteenth century.

Access Information

The manuscript is available for consultation by any accredited reader.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the John Rylands Library as part of Mrs Rylands's bequest in 1908 (R60213).

Note

Description compiled by Henry Sullivan and Jo Humpleby, project archivists.

Other Finding Aids

Catalogued in the Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1928 (English MS 340). Some correspondents are indexed in a card catalogue.