Correspondence and papers relating to Joseph Toynbee and George Toynbee, including two volumes and a notebook compiled by Joseph's eldest daughter, Gertrude.
Papers of Joseph Toynbee, FRS, and George Toynbee
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. lett. c. 535, e. 210-11; Eng. misc. d. 1211, e. 1328
- Dates of Creation
- 1821-66, 1944
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 5 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Joseph Toynbee (1815-1866) was an aural surgeon. George Toynbee (d ? 1841), a landowner and a large tenant-farmer in Lincolnshire, was his father. Details for Joseph Toynbee are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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Acquisition Information
The papers were given to the Library in 1982.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
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