Papers relating to the Richardson family, to Abingdon and to Blewbury. The collection appears to have been formed by William H. Richardson.
Richardson Papers
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. b. 10, c. 46-7; Top. Berks. b. 7, c. 17-23, e. 9-15
- Dates of Creation
- 19th-20th century
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 17 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Henry Richardson (1836-1909) was a schoolmaster and antiquary.
Access Information
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/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The papers were presented to the Library by W.W. Richardson, of Kensington, London, in 1910.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, nos. 35161-78.