Collection Level Description: Papers of Sir Edmund F. Du Cane
Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. d. 956-8, d. 961
Title: Papers of Sir Edmund F. Du Cane
Dates of Creation: 19th-20th cent.
Extent: 4 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Administrative/Biographical History
Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane (1830-1903), Major General, was a prison reformer. Details are given in the
Dictionary of National Biography.
Scope and Content
Papers of Sir Edmund relating to the Du Cane family, consisting of:
- Interleaved copy of E.F. Du Cane, Some Account of the family of Du Quesne (London,
1876)
- Two volumes of working papers and correspondence of Sir E.F. Du Cane for his account of the Du Cane
family, 19th century
- Loose papers from the above, 19th-20th century
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1976.
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.
Related Units of Description
See also Papers of Sir Edmund Frederick du Cane and Family.
Access Points
Du Cane | Edmund Frederick | 1830-1903 | Sir | Knight, Major General, and Prison Reformer
Du Cane | family
Enquiries
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09 June 2011