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Letters to R. Payne Smith

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Letters to R. Payne Smith, consisting of:

  1. Letters to R. Payne Smith, 1860-95, mainly concerning attendance of students at his lectures as Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, 1865-70
  2. Miscellaneous letters collected by R. Payne Smith, 1860-95

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-95

Extent

0.15 Linear metres (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. lett. d. 171, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Eng. lett. d. 171, e. 46-7

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 8651

Abstract

Letters to R. Payne Smith

Biographical / Historical

Robert Payne Smith (1819-95) was Dean of Canterbury, and an orientalist and theologian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The letters were bought from Myers & Co. in 1957.

Title
Letters to R. Payne Smith
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

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom