Notebook of Dr Thomas Ford (1742-1891)

This material is held atUniversity of Leicester Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 338 PR8/3
  • Former Reference
    • GB 338 MSF/3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1773-1821
  • Physical Description
    • 95x110mm 1 volume 19th century black leather binding with gold tooling and the initials 'TF' on the front.

Scope and Content

Manuscript notebook written by Dr Thomas Ford containing poems, speeches and literary fragments, mostly dated and by Ford himself; a number relate to public events in melton Mowbray (Leics.) and district.

Text written on the right-hand pages only, in two sequences front-to-back and vice versa. Indexed.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchase ; Hove Public Library c.1955

Archivist's Note

Former reference number GB 338 MS034.