Correspondence of James Wilson and family - Archives Hub (original) (raw)

• Reference
  • GB 161 MSS. Eng. lett. d. 468-9
• Dates of Creation
  • 1840-1924
• Name of Creator
• Language of Material
  • English.
• Physical Description
  • 2 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Correspondence of James Wilson and family, concerning political, literary and family matters, 1840-1924. Correspondents include Walter Bagehot, Richard Cobden, Lord Palmerston, Joseph Parkes, and Lord Radnor.

Administrative / Biographical History

James Wilson (1805-60) was a politician and economist.

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.bodley.ox.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Bought by the Library, John Wilson (Autographs) Ltd., Sept. 1979.

Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

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