Nichols Papers

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. lett. b. 11-17; c. 354-71
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1742-1872
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 25 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

These papers include correspondence to John and John Bowyer Nichols, regarding the Gentleman's Magazine and the History of Leicestershire.

Administrative / Biographical History

John Nichols (1745-1826) and his son, John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863), were both printers and antiquaries, and were proprietors of the Gentleman's Magazine. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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 papers were bought by the Library in 1929 and 1975.

Note

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

Other Finding Aids

A full catalogue is available in the Library.

Related Material

See also Papers of the Nichols Family, Printers and Publishers.

Corporate Names