Papers of W.L. Bowles, including poems by Bowles and poems by various authors collected by Bowles.
Dates
- Creation: 1779-1840
Extent
0.10 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. poet. c. 64, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. poet. c. 64-65
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12809
Abstract
Archive of W.L. Bowles
Biographical / Historical
William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850) was Canon of Salisbury, a poet and antiquary. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 46373-46374.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library by the National Library of Scotland from the estate of Professor W.L. Renwick in 1973.
Topical
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of W. L. Bowles
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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