Papers of James E. Thorold Rogers

Collection Level Description: Papers of James E. Thorold Rogers and his family

Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. c. 583-6, d. 902, e. 855, f. 476-98, g. 100-1; Eng. lett. c. 334; Eng. poet. e. 131, f. 31
Title: Papers of James E. Thorold Rogers and his family
Dates of Creation: 1796-20th cent.
Extent: 34 shelfmarks, plus uncatalogued material

Language of Material: English, French, and Latin

Administrative/Biographical History

James Edwin Thorold Rogers (1823-90) was an MP, a political economist and a historian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Scope and Content

Rogers's papers include diaries, correspondence and other papers. There is also some uncatalogue material, for which a box list exists.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers were acquired by the Library in 1953 and 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

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. 44258-322

A fuller description, including the box list of uncatalogued material, is available in the Library.

Access Points

Diaries | 19th century

Rogers | James Edwin Thorold | 1823-1890 | MP, Political Economist, and Historian

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09 June 2011