Collection Level Description: Antiquarian Collections of H.F. Owen Evans
Reference: MSS. Top. gen. a. 10, b. 57, c. 83, d. 50-2, e. 86, f. 37; Top. Glouc. a. 3(R)
Title: Antiquarian Collections of H.F. Owen Evans
Dates of Creation: 17th-20th cent.
Extent: 9 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Administrative/Biographical History
H.F. Owen Evans (d. 1966) was an antiquary.
Scope and Content
Antiquarian collections of H.F. Owen Evans, consisting of:
- Pedigree of the Hungerford family of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, early 16th century
- Genealogy of the Peyton family, 1615
- Genealogy of the Berners family, 1616
- Description by H.F. Owen Evans of his brass rubbings
- Working notebook of Evans, 1946-65
- Church notes by Evans, 1938-45
- Miscellaneous papers, 17th-20th century
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was bequeathed to the Library by Evans in 1966.
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. II, nos. 54058-66.
Access Points
Antiquarians
Genealogy
Evans | H F Owen | d 1966 | Antiquary
Berners | family
Hungerford | family | Down Ampney, Gloucestershire
Peyton | family
Enquiries
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09 June 2011