The Hudson papers mainly comprise travel journals written by Robert Hudson, 1818-1834, in England, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany and Switzerland. The Cotton papers comprise an autobiography and miscellaneous papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1818-1860
Extent
2.1 Linear metres (14 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. e. 3438, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. c. 7065, fols. 80-107, c. 7099, d. 3551, d. 3605, e. 3438-3448
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13209
Abstract
Travel journals and related papers of Robert Hudson, 1818-1841, and autobiography of William Cotton, 1860.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Hudson was born in 1801 in Camberwell, son of Robert Hudson of the East India Company and Demetria, sister of William Cotton. He matriculated at New College, Oxford in 1823 - see J. Foster, Alumni Oxonienses, 1715-1886 (London, 1887).
William Cotton, later of Ivybridge, Devon, was born in 1794, son of William of St. Laurence Pountney, London. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1811, becoming B.A. in 1814 and M.A. in 1818 - see Foster, Alumni Oxonienses, 1715-1886. For further information see Gerald Hamilton-Edwards, An exhibition of Old Master and English drawings and European bronzes (Sotheby's, 1979), and the Plymouth City Museums and Art Gallery web site relating to the Cottonian Collection.
Arrangement
The papers of Robert Hudson are listed first, followed by the papers of William Cotton. Both series are arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by Gerald Hamilton-Edwards, 1987.
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of Robert Hudson and William Cotton, 1818-1860
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Emma Davies
- Date
- 2003
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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