A large assemblage of engravings, plans, general topography , views of houses and medieval ruins, plus many portraits of persons in any way connected with the county
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: not given
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: 50
Institution: Ipswich Public Library
Town/City: Ipswich
County: Suffolk
Item date: 1911-1936
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Trinity College, Cambridge
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Presented by John Carter. Content mostly family matters
Item date: 1688
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
One of a collection of 15 late 17th century pamphlets mostly concerning the Glorious Revolution, presented by John Ehrman
Item date: 16th century
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Cambridgeshire Archives
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
16ft long roll containing copies of 17 deeds concerning property at Doddington, March and Marchford. Presented by TS Blakeney
Item date: 1875-1901
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: University College London
Town/City: London
20 long letters written from London, Oxford and the Continent. Presented by John Carter
Item date: not given
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: 100
Institution: University of London
Town/City: London
Almost 300 letters written to Dobson by a large number of correspondents including Trollope, Kate Greenaway, Laurence Binyon, George Saintsbury and EV Lucas
Item date: 1514-17
Date acquired: 1961
Grant Value: 125
Institution: Lambeth Palace Library
Town/City: London
The first polyglot Bible; it marks the beginning of modern biblical scholarship
Item date: 1180-1220
Date acquired: 1960
Grant Value: 350
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh
Manuscript of 150 leaves possibly written for Beatrix first prioress of the Augustinian Priory on Iona
Item date: 1903
Date acquired: 1960
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
A bound volume of Letters received by Curzon whilst in England between his two periods as Viceroy of India. Correspondents include Lord Ampthill and Francis Younghusband. Other books included Curzons own copy, with MS annotations of the programme for the Coronation Durbar.
Item date: 12th century
Date acquired: 1959
Grant Value: 250
Institution: National Library of Wales
Town/City: Aberystwyth
County: Ceredigion
The Book of Llandaff was the most valuable book of Welsh interest remaining in private hands; it was purchased together with a holograph revised translation of the Epistles to Timothy ...