Archive of Raymond Chandler
Susan Thomas, Head of Archives & Modern Manuscripts, writes: With the generous support of the Friends of the Nations' Libraries, the Bodleian Libraries i
Susan Thomas, Head of Archives & Modern Manuscripts, writes: With the generous support of the Friends of the Nations' Libraries, the Bodleian Libraries i
Collection of over 200 items, 75 being holograph.
The SS Great Britain Trust, based beside Bristol’s floating harbour, is the charity that owns and cares for Brunel’s stea
This is a collection of pre-eminent importance.
A small but fascinating archive of notes and drawings by the painter Charles Mahoney (1903-1968), mostly relating to the murals in the Lady Chapel of Campion Hall, subsidised by Evelyn Waugh, and p
Sarah Griffin, Rare Books Librarian, writes: John Cole (1792-1848) was a 19th-century bookseller, writer, publisher and antiquarian and an under-researched cha
Original deeds for a Priory for which no cartulary exists, almost 800 deeds of the Priory's property in Staffordshire, some for a Lost Village' that would have disappeared at the Black De
The Batten family have acted as solicitors in Yeovil since the early 18th century.
As well as the usual estate manuscript deeds and accounts the collection includes documents relating to the remodelling of Cusworth Hall by James Paine and the design of the gardens by Richard Wood
The railway history of the County of Dorset begins with the Portland Railway Company, formed by a group of merchants to better transport Portland Stone from the quarries.
The single most important source for the history of music in England during the 19th century.
The non-current papers of the Society, ranging in date from the 1820s to the 1990s. It includes registers, subscription lists, account books, and a very large accumulation of correspondence.