In 1886, the artist Norman Garstin (1847-1926) and his wife Louisa joined the blossoming artistic community in Newlyn and Penzance and it became home for them and their three children. All of
Over 800 letters from MacCaig (recipients not listed); they range widely over his life, work and his opinions of the work of other writers.
Jean Hartley and her husband founded the Marvell press, which in 1955 first published poetry by Philip Larkin.
A most important collection of papers, spanning Haigs entire military career, from exercise books used at Staff College to the personal diary he kept throughout the First World War.
Presented by CER Clarabut together with Park: Letters from Ladysmith, 1901 and Palliser: Historic Devices, Badges and War-Cries
In 1927, the new diocese of Guildford was carved out of the huge diocese of Winchester. The competition for the design of the new cathedral was won by Sir Edward Maufe.
Architectural watercolour of his design for a country house for the lawyer, later Lord Chancellor, Sir Roundell Palmer. Illustrated on p46 of AR; presented by FONL
Bought to reunite with the rest of the Bibliotheck of Kirkwall now held at Aberdeen University Library.
This archive falls into two parts. The first is the surviving archive of the Rev. Philip Hunt, who was Lord Elgin's chaplain during his embassy (1799-1803).
Philip Miller’s Gardener's Dictionary was one of the most popular gardening books of the 18th century.
A copy of this book is listed in the first catalogue of the Plume Library, 1704, but it subsequently went missing.
An album measuring 11.1 x 8.8cm containing 42 images of individuals and groups, birds and flowers.
