Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1804?-1844? (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Whitby, deputy of Vintry Ward, was described in 1849 as having been very generous towards Guildhall Library during his lifetime.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/515 1804?-1844? Collection 4 production units. Whitby , Thomas , fl 1834 , patron of Guildhall Library
Thomas Whitby, deputy of Vintry Ward, was described in 1849 as having been very generous towards Guildhall Library during his lifetime.
Ms 01625 was donated to Guildhall Library in 1849. No accession details are available for Ms 00202-3, but they were probably also a 19th century gift or purchase. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Thomas Whitby, comprising commonplace books, [1804-1844]; scrapbook containing autographs, mostly of people connected with the Corporation of London, [1830-1835]; and catalogue of Whitby's library, 1834-1836.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Library catalogues Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Archives Personal archives Information sciences Communications media Publications Books Albums (documents) Autograph albums Catalogues Secondary documents Handwriting Writing Communication skills Communication process Autographs Manuscripts Corporation of London x City of London
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Ms 01625 was donated to Guildhall Library in 1849. No accession details are available for Ms 00202-3, but they were probably also a 19th century gift or purchase. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Thomas Whitby, comprising commonplace books, [1804-1844]; scrapbook containing autographs, mostly of people connected with the Corporation of London, [1830-1835]; and catalogue of Whitby's library, 1834-1836.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Subject access points
- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Archives
- Information sciences
- Books
- Secondary documents » Catalogues
- Secondary documents
- Communication process » Communication skills » Writing » Handwriting
- Communication process » Communication skills » Writing
- Communication process » Communication skills
- Communication process
- Documents » Manuscripts
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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
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English