GB 0096 MS 604 - Poetry album

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Reference code

GB 0096 MS 604

Title

Poetry album

Date(s)

  • c1841-c1846 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 volume containing 65 leaves

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Name of creator

Biographical history

No information available at present.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS 604 c1841-c1846 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 65 leaves Possibly: Hedgeland , Reginald Follett Codrington , fl 1841-1846 , collector
No information available at present.

Bought from Dr.J.H.P.Pafford in 1963.

Album with leaves of various colours containing poetry, chiefly of a religious nature, hymns and moral aphorisms; a few printed items have been inserted. The volume includes works by Isaac Watts, William Cowper, John Newton, Maria Abdy and James Montgomery, and shares with the last a Sheffield connection. One leaf bears the name 'Reginald Follett Codrington Hedgeland'. Compiled c1841-1846.

Single item.

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. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. 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
6" x 3½"

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. Oct 2001 Abdy , Maria , ? 1797-1867 , poet Cowper , William , 1731-1800 , poet Literary forms and genres Literature Montgomery , James , 1771-1854 , poet Newton , John , 1725-1807 , clergyman and poet Poetry Religion Watts , Isaac , 1674-1748 , non-conformist minister and hymn writer

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bought from Dr.J.H.P.Pafford in 1963.

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Scope and content

Album with leaves of various colours containing poetry, chiefly of a religious nature, hymns and moral aphorisms; a few printed items have been inserted. The volume includes works by Isaac Watts, William Cowper, John Newton, Maria Abdy and James Montgomery, and shares with the last a Sheffield connection. One leaf bears the name 'Reginald Follett Codrington Hedgeland'. Compiled c1841-1846.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Single item.

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Conditions governing access

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. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. 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

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English

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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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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