99 letters written by the Field Marshal to his mistress, revealing that French was affected by the heavy losses and was not as callous as had been formerly thought. He wrote in great detail about the conduct of operations under his command on the Western Front
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: 1914-15
Date acquired: 1975
Grant Value: 500
Item cost: 4,800
Institution: Imperial War Museum
Town/City: London
Item date: 1473
Date acquired: 1975
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Printed at Strassburg by Adolf Rusch. Proctor *232, Hain *12796, Goff P-417 Presented by CA Webb together with Nicolaus: Dialogus creaturarum moralisatus, Gouda, 1482. Proctoer 8929, Hain-Copinger 6127, Goff N-154
Item date: early 15th century
Date acquired: 1975
Grant Value: 300
Item cost: 1,500
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
A series of assessments for the collection of clerical taxation within the two archdeaconries of Suffolk and Sudbury.
Item date: 1826
Date acquired: 1975
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
The letter is about a new prison to be erected at Cambridge. Presented by John Ehrman
Item date: 1604
Date acquired: 1976
Grant Value: 100
Item cost: 1,200
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh
King Jamess early attempt to unify the two kingdoms; it would not be until 1707 that the term Great Britain would receive the official recognition of Parliament. Printed in London by Robert Barker, 3 broadside sheets, printed on rectos only in black letter.
Item date: mid 9th century
Date acquired: 1976
Grant Value: 500
Item cost: 7,500
Institution: National Library of Wales
Town/City: Aberystwyth
County: Ceredigion
24 leaves written in Carolingian script with titles of sections written in rustic capitals in the style of Tours. Bound in 18th century mottled sheepskin
Item date: 1469
Date acquired: 1977
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
The second book to be printed at Oxford.
Item date: 1874
Date acquired: 1977
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library, India Office Library
Town/City: London
50 photographic views of Lucknow and environs with accompanying descriptions. Presented by the Hon. Mrs Desmond Cooke
Item date: 1834-38
Date acquired: 1977
Grant Value: 300
Item cost: 400
Institution: British Library, India Office Library
Town/City: London
Written during a journey from Midnapore in Bengal to Simla while Trower was on sick leave. Illustrated with pen and ink and water colour sketches
Item date: 1483-85
Date acquired: 1977
Grant Value: 100
Item cost: 900
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Shows William Montacute, first Earl of Salisbury in full armour with crested helm and with his arms displayed on his surcoat and on accompanying shields and lance-pennons