Papers of John Hodgkin

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. c. 146-8, d. 218-25, e. 198, f. 59-61; Lat. misc. d. 55-62, e. 84; Eng. lett. c. 11, d. 36
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th-20th century
  • Language of Material
    • English, Latin, and French.
  • Physical Description
    • 26 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Essays, notes and transcripts by John Hodgkin relating to bibliographical and other work on William Beckford and on macaronic literature.

Administrative / Biographical History

John Hodgkin (1857-1930) was a bibliophile.

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 bequeathed to the Library by John Hodgkin in 1930.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other 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. I, nos. 43584-610.

Related Material

See also:

  • Papers of William Beckford (1760-1844), author (MSS. Beckford a. 1-4, b. 1-8, c. 1-89, d. 1-29, e. 1-5, f. 1-5, g. 1-2)
  • Papers of William Beckford, 1787-1811 (MSS. Eng. lett. c. 499-501; Eng. misc. e. 1236; Portuguese c. 1)