Collection Level Description: 19th-century Diaries and a Commonplace Book collected by Margaret Crompton
Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. e. 1339-40, e. 1342-3
Title: 19th-century Diaries and a Commonplace Book collected by Margaret Crompton
Dates of Creation: 19th cent.
Extent: 4 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Scope and Content
- Commonplace book of Eliza Cooper, mid-19th century, including copies of poems, late 18th -
mid-19th century, many by members of the George family of Bristol
- Intermittent diary entries by a woman, probably a member of the George family of Downside, near Bristol,
1875-84
- Diaries of Elizabeth Hannah Otway (née Batt), written mainly in Ireland, 1850-8, 1870-5
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was given to the Library by Margaret N. Crompton in 1982.
Access Conditions
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a
valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).
Further Information
Finding Aids
A full description is available in the Library.
Access Points
Commonplace-books | 19th century
Diaries | 19th century
Cooper | Eliza | fl 1830-1870
Otway | Elizabeth Hannah | fl 1850-1875
Enquiries
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09 June 2011