Letters to John Richard Magrath, with four groups of letters inherited or otherwise acquired by Magrath, to Edith Simcox, George and William Simcox, Amy Lefroy and Eleanor Grove. The letters to Magrath include some to his wife and are mainly on educational, university or social affairs.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1920
Extent
0.1 Linear metres (9 Shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. e. 202, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Don. e. 202-210
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11543
Abstract
Letters to John Richard Magrath (1839-1930), Provost of the Queen's College, Oxford, with four groups of letters (found with Magrath's papers) to Edith Simcox, George and William Simcox, Amy Lefroy and Eleanor Grove, 1861-1920.
Biographical / Historical
John Richard Magrath (1839-1930), Provost of the Queen's College, see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Arrangement
Letters to Magrath, followed by other correspondence.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought with the aid of a grant from the Queen's College, Oxford, from Christopher Edwards, through the Friends of the Bodleian, 1998
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of J.R. Magrath, 1861-1920
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Anna Petre
- Date
- 2001
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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