Papers relating to Theophilus Rowe, his wives and other family members. The largest part of the collection is correspondence, a portion of which is arranged into envelopes by year. There are also diaries, notebooks, sketchbooks, photographs, financial records (mainly bills), sets of pictorially-headed writing paper, printed items, and manuscript documents, including poems and a memoir of Rowe, written by his second wife after his death.
Theophilus B. Rowe: Personal and family papers
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.8252
- Dates of Creation
- 1800-1900 (19th century to early 20th century)
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 7 archive box(es) 7 boxes
Scope and Content
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Misses D.H. and B. Rowe, 31 July 1978.
Other Finding Aids
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