Manuscripts of Thomas Beckwith

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. c. 4782-6
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1767-85
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 5 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Heraldic and genealogical manuscripts relating to noble and gentry families of England and Yorkshire, compiled by Thomas Beckwith, mainly comprising family trees.

Administrative / Biographical History

Thomas Beckwith of York (d 1786) was a painter and antiquary.

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 manuscripts were bought by the Library in 1993.

Note

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

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection is available online at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollectionswmss/online/online.htm.

Geographical Names

Yorkshire, England