| Abstract: Diaries of Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, 1845-69, and Bishop of Winchester, 1869-73 |
Samuel Wilberforce (1805-73) was Bishop of Oxford from 1845 to 1869, and Bishop of Winchester, 1869 to 1873 - see Dictionary of National Biography.
This collection comprises diaries kept by Wilberforce from 1853 until his death in 1873. The diaries are written in Letts's Diary No. 9, each with a note that it was examined by Reginald G. Wilberforce, who completed the Life of his father. Some have newspaper cuttings inserted, and notes by Samuel Wilberforce of interesting conversations, all have a list of notable entries at the end.
Oxford, Bodleian Library [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Dep. e. 311, fols. 1-2].
Other papers of Samuel Wilberforce in the Bodleian Library are among the Wilberforce family papers (MSS. Wilberforce a. 1, b. 1, c. 1-31, d. 1-51, e. 1-24, f. 1-5, g. 1-17) and additional Wilberforce papers (MSS. Don. e. 164-5; Wilberforce b. 2, c. 33-67, d. 54-6, e. 24).
| Diary, 1853 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 311 Extent: ii + 178 leaves |
| Diary, 1854 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 322 Extent: iii + 188 leaves |
| Diary, 1855 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 323 Extent: iv + 183 leaves |
| Diary, 1856 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 324 Extent: ii + 191 leaves Scope and Content: With (fols. 171-2) a list of candidates at ordination on 21 Dec., inserted. |
| Diary, 1857 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 325 Extent: ii + 181 leaves |
| Diary, 1858 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 312 Extent: ii + 186 leaves |
| Diary, 1859 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 326 Extent: ii + 183 leaves |
| Diary, 1860 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 327 Extent: ii + 184 leaves Scope and Content: With
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| Diary, 1861 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 328/1 Extent: ii + 191 leaves |
| Loose leaves removed from the 1861 diary Shelfmark: Dep. e. 328/2 Extent: 31 leaves Scope and Content: Includes notes by Samuel Wilberforce and notes and letters of his daughter-in-law Annie. |
| Diary, 1862 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 329 Extent: ii + 193 leaves Scope and Content: With (fol. 137) a sketch of walkers and a dog, 12 Aug., inserted. |
| Diary, 1863 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 330 Extent: ii + 192 leaves |
| Diary, 1864 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 313 Extent: ii + 190 leaves Scope and Content: With (fols. 69-70) a letter of Nassau W. Senior inserted. |
| Diary, 1865 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 314 Extent: ii + 192 leaves Scope and Content: With (fols. 128-9) a printed agenda for a conference of clergy of Oxford diocese inserted. |
| Diary, 1866 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 315 Extent: ii + 203 leaves |
| Diary, 1867 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 316 Extent: ii + 189 leaves |
| Diary, 1868 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 317 Extent: ii + 194 leaves Scope and Content: With
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| Diary, 1869 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 318 Extent: ii + 184 leaves |
| Diary, 1870 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 319 Extent: ii + 181 leaves |
| Diary, 1871 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 320 Extent: ii + 200 leaves |
| Diary, 1872 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 321 Extent: ii + 200 leaves Scope and Content: With
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| Diary, 1873 Shelfmark: Dep. e. 331 Extent: ii + 203 leaves |