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Author: Petty Officer Patrick Keohane
Item date: 1910-1913
Date acquired: 1968
Grant Value: 100
Institution: Scott Polar Research Institute
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire

Keohane was a member of Scott's last expedidition and a member of the seach party that found the bodies of Scott and his companions in November 1913

Author: Rev William Gilpin
Item date: 1804
Date acquired: 1968
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Lambeth Palace Library
Town/City: London

Broadsheet, presented by Peter Davies

Author: John Webster
Item date: not given
Date acquired: 1964
Grant Value: 400
Institution: Edinburgh University Library
Town/City: Edinburgh

Acquired with 600 other books, the majority 17th century English drama. As well as the first of The White Devil, Webster is represented by firsts of The Devils law-case, and Appius and Virginia, plus first, second and third editions of The Duchess of Malfy [sic].

Item date: 1285-1325
Date acquired: 1963
Grant Value: 150
Institution: Lambeth Palace Library
Town/City: London

This is the earliest survey of the temporalities of the See of Canterbury to survive and contains much matter copied from earlier, now lost, documents

Item date: 14th & 15th centuries
Date acquired: 1963
Grant Value: 100
Institution: Lincolnshire Archives
Town/City: Lincoln
County: Lincolnshire

Terrier of lands in Lincoln belonging to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral. A 15th century Psalter and a vellum roll of rental of lands belonging to the Guild of Corpus Christi, Boston, 1489

Author: Captain Dawtrey Cooper RN
Item date: 1628
Date acquired: 1963
Grant Value: 300
Institution: National Maritime Museum
Town/City: London

A good day to day account of the Earl of Lindseys expedition to relieve the Hugenot defenders of La Rochelle. Purchased with The Journal of Jeremy Roch 1665-92 a naval captain who had many adventures including shipwreck and capture by French privateers.

Author: John Buckler
Item date: 1810
Date acquired: 1964
Grant Value: 100
Institution: National Library of Wales
Town/City: Aberystwyth
County: Ceredigion

Contains 72 fine drawings of North Wales with views of cathedrals, churches and castles, bound in contemporary russia, gilt

Author: Francesco Marcaldi
Item date: 1580
Date acquired: 1963
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh

Shows interesting evidence of an attempt to bring the plight of Mary Queen of Scots to the attention of prominent Italian political figures. Presented by Matthew Stirling

Author: Hector Berlioz
Item date: 1837-1855
Date acquired: 1963
Grant Value: 250
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh

10 of the letters were unpublished at the time of purchase. Eight were written to his sister Nanci, two to her husband Camille Pal and two to his uncle Flix Marmion. They touch on concerts he is giving, his opinion of Liszts conducting as well as more personal feelings for Harriet Smithson

Author: Josephus Gadea
Item date: 1718
Date acquired: 1963
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

A map of the Kingdom of Slavonia and the Duchy of Syrmia drawn after the signing of the Peace of Passarowitz, 1718, to depict territories annexed to the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the Turks. Presented by Arthur Gimson