Papers of the Morton, Dorville and Gorham families, including journals and diaries, correspondence, accounts, catalogues of books, notebooks, and wills and settlements, including:
- Journal by Joseph Morton of voyages to Holland, 1789, and Denmark, 1791
- Catalogues of the libraries of J.P. D'Orville, late 18th cent., and George and Elizabeth Dorville, early 19th cent.
- Diary of Anne Dorville, 1825-1837
- Diaries of Mrs H.S. Gorham (Clara Dorville Morton), 1886-1907
Dates
- Creation: 18th-20th century
Extent
2.66 Linear metres (46 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. b. 303, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. b. 303-10, c. 729, d. 350-352, e. 363-367, e. 398, e. 1197-1199, f. 651, g. 18-58, g. 231; Eng. hist. e. 213; Eng. lett. d. 142, e. 195; Eng. th. d. 40, d. 42; Top. gen. c. 113
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17248, 8057, 8080
Abstract
Archive of the Morton, Dorville and Gorham Families
Biographical / Historical
Morton, Dorville and Gorham families.
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. 43145-214.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1953 and 1955.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Dorville | Anne | b 1755 (Person)
- Dorville | Elizabeth | fl 1800-1899 | of Hammersmith (Person)
- D'Orville | Jacques Philippe | 1696-1751 | Classical Scholar (Person)
- Gorham | Clara Dorville Morton | 1886-1907 (Person)
- Morton | Joseph | fl 1789-1791 (Person)
- Dorville | family (Family)
- Gorham | family (Family)
- Morton | family (Family)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of the Morton, Dorville and Gorham Families
- 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
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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