Collections made and chiefly written by William Plowman, consisting of copies of monumental inscriptions, lists of presentations, views and plans, some coloured arms, extracts from manuscripts and printed books, and newspaper cuttings for various parishes in Oxfordshire.
Oxfordshire Parish Collections of William Plowman
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Top. Oxon. c. 77-9, c. 84
- Dates of Creation
- 1870-88
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English, and Latin.
- Physical Description
- 4 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Plowman.
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 collections were bought from William Plowman in 1889.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 30101-4.