Grants awarded in 1961

20 long letters written from London, Oxford and the Continent. Presented by John Carter

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

Presented by John Carter. Content mostly family matters

50 given by Arthur Gimson. The only known copy of the first edition of the first English abridgement of the Laws

One of a collection of 15 late 17th century pamphlets mostly concerning the Glorious Revolution, presented by John Ehrman

Manuscript on vellum, 96 leaves written in a small gothic hand in red and black with intials in red, green and blue. Add MS 50754

Also includes two long letters from Mrs George Villiers to her daughter Theresa Lister describing the circumstances of Mrs Fitzherberts marriage to the Prince of Wales

Almost 300 letters written to Dobson by a large number of correspondents including Trollope, Kate Greenaway, Laurence Binyon, George Saintsbury and EV Lucas

Presented by TS Blakeney together with autograph draft of a letter by William Paley. Add MSS 50785, 50789

The first polyglot Bible; it marks the beginning of modern biblical scholarship

Presented by WL Wood together with Goldsmith & Parnell Poems 1795, JD Bordona Manuscritos con Pinturas, 1933 and a 17th century Manuscript of the Kuran in Arabic script with decorated panels bound in contemporary red morocco

92 pages with 3 full page drawings. Mostly notes of pictures seen in the great collections in Paris with notes on sale prices of some of them

Presented with two other books in 16th century French bindings, Poetical Works of the Strozii and Catois disticha, 1577 by Mrs & Mrs Albert Ehrman. They also gave a large collection of rubbings of bindings by Roger de Coverly

16ft long roll containing copies of 17 deeds concerning property at Doddington, March and Marchford. Presented by TS Blakeney

Presented by Major Magnus Sandison

250 title deeds relating to properties in Sussex acquired by the Dennetts of Woodmancote

By the charter, the grantor Waleran FitzRanulf gives to the Abbey of St Stephens Caen the church of Bures St Mary in Suffolk. Signum of the Conqueror considered to be genuine and not a later forgery. Illustrated as frontispiece of AR. Add Charter 75503