Research Papers of John Fletcher, Nottinghamshire local historian, 1999-2002

The collection is mainly composed of typescript selections from original manuscripts made in connection with Fletcher's research into the archives of successive Dukes of Newcastle and their Clumber Park estate, with particular reference to the 4th Duke. The following elements are included.

• Unpublished typescript work entitled 'History of Clumber Park: Extracts from the Estate Agents Reports 1905-1928'. 1999 (MS 735/1/1);
• Unpublished study entitled 'The Hafod Estate and the 4th Duke of Newcastle-Under-Lyne 1832-1846'. 2000 (MS 735/1/2);
• Unpublished transcripts from the diary of the 4th Duke of Newcastle-unde-Lyne's family doctor, John Dethick, which is held by the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. The typescript is entitled 'The Final Illness and Death of Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke of Newcastle-Under-Lyme'. 2001 (MS 735/1/3);
• Research notes about Clumber and the dukes, covering the period 1880s-1940s, entitled 'The Newcastles of Clumber Park'. 2002 (MS 735/1/4);
• Copy of chapters from the draft of a book entitled 'The White Spaniel' by Jan Irving, with correspondence between her and John Fletcher on the subject of the Clumber Spaniel. 2000 (MS 735/2/1).

John Fletcher is a local historian of Nottinghamshire. He has undertaken extensive research into the Pelham-Clinton archive of the Dukes of Newcastle, both at the University and in other repositories, and has provided the National Trust at Clumber with background research to assist the Trust's interpretation and management of the property. In 2001 the Trust published his extracts from the diaries of the 4th Duke of Newcastle, which form part of the University's Newcastle Collection, under the title 'Where Truth Abides'. John Fletcher has also lectured regularly to local groups and societies about his research.

Further accruals are expected to this collection. One series, MS 753/1 for research papers, has been assigned. The notes on the Clumber Spaniel do not fit into this series and have been assigned MS 753/2/1 in the expectation that more miscellaneous research material will be deposited.

ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers by appointment.

LANGUAGE: English

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

• Other relevant archive collections are recorded on the National Register of Archives (www.hmc.gov.uk/NRA/nra2.htm).

REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

COPYRIGHT: Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk).

The collection was given to the University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections in a number of transfers 2001-2002.

• The University of Nottingham; Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections: Diaries of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne and his sons, 1822-1855, in the Newcastle (Clumber) Collection. Reference: Ne 2F
• Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh: Diary of Dr John Dethick.

• John Fletcher, 'Where Truth Abides: Diaries of the 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (1822-1850)', (Bakewell: Country Books for the National Trust, 2001)