Grants awarded in 1986

As well as 63 manorial court rolls and 232 manorial records there are 50 tin boxes of bills, correspondence and papers, many of them for household expenses in the late 18th century, including lette

Parker was Captain of the Pleasure yachts Jason I and Jason II owned by the Bibby family of Liverpool, then master of the yacht Iolanda owned by Moses Taylor of New York and of Sir Robert Houstons

Cousin was Erasmus amanuensis in Freiburg. He sent Erasmus the observations he had made on the book in 1536, but Erasmus died before they could be incorporated into following editions

The London Tavern in Bishopsgate was a City building of considerable social significance, being let regularly for balls, banquets and public meetings.

Two maps drawn by Anthony Everenden, they depict buildings and give field names and acreages in a bold italic hand

Extra-illustrated with original watercolours, portraits, engravings and coats of arms all by Moses Griffiths who was employed by Pennant to illustrate his works

Rare second edition, the first to develop Calvins ideas on the Trinity and with new chapters on repentance and justification by faith

Mainly the papers of Violet, Lady Milner, editor of the National Review from 1932 to 1948, but also includes correspondence and papers of her first husband Lord Edward Cecil, her second husband Lor

This considerable archive provides evidence of the contribution made by one of Kents leading families to the economic life of the county over several centuries.

As well as copies of Becks letters there are many from the Booksellers Longman and Nicoll. the painter JW Carmichael and the engraver and illuminator Henry Shaw.

As well as private correspondence of this properous silk merchant the collection includes Beuzevilles correspondence as Director and Joint Treasurer of the French Committee which was concerned from

More than 200 letters, mostly addressed to Sir William Heathcote, patron of the living of Hursley, where Keble was Vicar from 1836.

The Orelbar family of Hinwick House were active in Bedforshire affairs for 400 years, serving as justices of the peace, sheriffs and MPs

Deberny et Peignot were the last major type foundry in France. They ceased trading in 1973.

23 full page miniatures precede the text; made for a lady who is depicted in one of the miniatures.

The first papers were deposited in 1974; this group of material augments the collection considerably