Papers relating to the Leigh family of Adlestrop, Gloucestershire

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 Dep. a. 55-6, b. 225, c. 562-85, d. 501-9, e. 261-2
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1654-20th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 38 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Correspondence of the Leigh family, 1654-1788, together with collections by Mrs M.G. Beachcroft on the Leigh family, especially Theophilus Leigh, and on Balliol College, Oxford, 20th century.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Leigh family of Adlestrop, Gloucestershire included Theophilus Leigh (1694-1785) Master of Balliol College, Oxford.

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).

The Leigh family correspondence is restricted, contact the Library for further details.

Acquisition Information

The papers were deposited in the Library in 1978.

Note

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

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.