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Wilberforce Family archive

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The Wilberforce archive consists of:

  1. Family correspondence, 1814-1873
  2. Archive of William Wilberforce, 1772-1833, including correspondence and other papers
  3. Archive of Samuel Wilberforce, 1818-1873, including larger groups of letters, letter books, smaller groups and single letters, letters concerning the church overseas, and diocesan correspondence
  4. Papers relating to the death of Samuel Wilberforce
  5. Materials relating to the publication of the Life of Samuel Wilberforce, D.D., by A.R. Ashwell and R.G. Wilberfoce (1880-1882)
  6. Other papers
  7. Addenda

Dates

  • Creation: 1726-[c. 1900]

Extent

7.75 Linear metres (113 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Wilberforce a. 1, fols. 1-2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Wilberforce a. 1, b. 1, c. 1-31, d. 1-51, e. 1-24, f.1-5, g. 1-17

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13478

Abstract

Wilberforce Family archive, 1726-[c.1900].

Biographical / Historical

The members of the Wilberforce family of Markington represented in this collection are William Wilberforce (1759-1833), MP and philanthropist, and Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873), Bishop of Oxford and Winchester. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was acquired by the Library in 1965, 1966, 1969 and 1970.

Related Materials

See also Additional Wilberforce Papers (MSS. Don. e. 164-165; Wilberforce b. 2, c. 33-67, d. 54-56, e. 24) and Diaries of Samuel Wilberforce (Dep. e. 311-331).

Some related material, mainly estate papers but including correspondence of the Sargent and Wilberforce families of H.E. Manning, were presented by the executors to the West Sussex County Record Office and are listed in F. W. Steer The Wilberforce Archives, 1966.

Title
Catalogue of the Wilberforce Family archive
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom