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- 1841 (Vervaardig)
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1 sheet
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Biografie
Edward Hawkins was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated locally and in Kensington. As a young man he worked in banks in Cheshire and in Wales. He was interested in botany and history from an early age and became a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1806, a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1826. His greatest interests as a scholar, however, was coins; he was a founder-member of the Numismatic Society of London and served twice as its president. In 1825 Hawkins became assistant keeper of the Department of Antiquities at the British Museum; he was promoted to keeper the following year and retained the position for 35 years.
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GB 0096 AL205 1841 fonds 1 sheet Hawkins , Edward , 1780-1867 , museum curator and numismatist
Edward Hawkins was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated locally and in Kensington. As a young man he worked in banks in Cheshire and in Wales. He was interested in botany and history from an early age and became a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1806, a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1826. His greatest interests as a scholar, however, was coins; he was a founder-member of the Numismatic Society of London and served twice as its president. In 1825 Hawkins became assistant keeper of the Department of Antiquities at the British Museum; he was promoted to keeper the following year and retained the position for 35 years.
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Found inserted in a copy of the text volume of Hawkins's The silver coins of England (1841) - classmark: [G.L.] E1.841 fol.
Letter from Edward Hawkins to James Dodsley Cuff, [Jul-Aug] 1841. On numismatical matters.
Autograph, with signature. Marked as received on 3 Aug 1841.
See hard copy catalogue.
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
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
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
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.
July 2008 Coinage Numismatics Hawkins , Edward , 1780-1867 , museum curator and numismatist Antiquities Works of art Arts Movable cultural property Cultural property Cultural heritage
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Found inserted in a copy of the text volume of Hawkins's The silver coins of England (1841) - classmark: [G.L.] E1.841 fol.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Letter from Edward Hawkins to James Dodsley Cuff, [Jul-Aug] 1841. On numismatical matters.
Autograph, with signature. Marked as received on 3 Aug 1841.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
See hard copy catalogue.
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Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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.
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- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
English
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.
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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
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
- Engels