Papers of Reverend Edward Frederick Holwell Dunnicliff (b. 1901), vicar of Ollerton, 1931-1932

This collection, which was formerly stored in a box-file marked 'Magazine Printing', includes the following series.

• Correspondence sent to Rev. Dunnicliff relating to the a range of local and parish affairs at Ollerton. Correspondents include senior officers of Nottinghamshire County Council (Education Committee), and the Butterley Company Limited (Colliery Department). 1831-1932 (MS 227/1);
• Receipts and invoices sent to Rev. Dunnicliff relating to the parish, particularly for printing undertaken by Henry Waby of Ollerton. 1931-1932 (MS 227/2);
• Papers relating to the union of part of the Parish of Boughton with part of the Parish of Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. They include a map showing the area concerned, typescript draft of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners' scheme for the union, and typescript statement by the manager of the Butterley Co. Ltd. 1932 (MS 227/3);
• Papers relating to the parish magazine including draft manuscript text, accounts and circulation list. 1931-1932 (MS 227/4);
• Ephemera and occasional notices, including arrangements for social events and charitable provision. 1931-1932 (MS 227/5).

Edward Frederick Holwell Dunnicliff was born in Nottingham in 1901, the son of Frederick John Dunnicliff. He was educated at Nottingham High School; Worcester College, Oxford; and St Stephen's House, Oxford. He began his clerical career as Curate of Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, 1924-1927 and Curate-in-Charge of Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, 1927-1928. He was appointed vicar of Ollerton, Nottinghamshire in 1928, and moved to St Lawrence, Mansfield in 1934. He was a keen local historian and his book 'The Story of Selston Parish Church Nottinghamshire' was published in 1949.

The collection has been divided by document type into five series. Within these series, items have been arranged chronologically.

ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers.

LANGUAGE: English

• This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright on the description belongs to the University of Nottingham.

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The collection was acquired by the University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts in May 1973.