GB 0096 MS 527 - Baker, Jonathan

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 MS 527

Title

Baker, Jonathan

Date(s)

  • 1765-1800 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 volume containing 127 leaves

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Jonathan Baker was probably a cobbler somewhere in Gloucestershire.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS 527 1765-1800 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 127 leaves Baker , Jonathan , fl 1765-1800 , cobbler
Jonathan Baker was probably a cobbler somewhere in Gloucestershire.

Bought from W.A. Myers, Ltd. in 1960.

Notebook compiled by Jonathan Baker containing mathematical problems and tables, dated 29 July 1765. The notebook was also used for entering his accounts between 1782 and 1796, with some later, more general, additions to 1800, mostly relating to his work as a cobbler, but also accounts of household expenses and rents received. The accounts mention places between Cirencester and Newnham.

Single item.

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English
7¼" x 6". In original boards with vellum spine.

Collection level description.

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2001 Accounting Avon Baker , Jonathan , fl 1765-1800 , cobbler Cirencester England Europe Finance Financial administration Gloucestershire Mathematics Newnham UK Western Europe London

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bought from W.A. Myers, Ltd. in 1960.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Notebook compiled by Jonathan Baker containing mathematical problems and tables, dated 29 July 1765. The notebook was also used for entering his accounts between 1782 and 1796, with some later, more general, additions to 1800, mostly relating to his work as a cobbler, but also accounts of household expenses and rents received. The accounts mention places between Cirencester and Newnham.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Single item.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Institution identifier

Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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