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1. Add MS 70839-70854

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Correspondence chiefly relating to the history of the British Museum, collected by Mrs. Barbara S. McCrimmmon; 1638-1956, n.d. English, French, German and Italian. Included are some portraits and photographs, etc. Where possible, arrangements of the material at a detailed level made by Mrs. McCrimmon have been maintained, and lists made by Mrs. McCrimmon are mounted in some of the volumes. Presented by the American Trust for the British Library, 17 Sept. 1991. Paper. ...
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British Museum: Barbara Smith McCrimmon, bibliographer: Correspondence rel. to the British Museum, collected by Barbara Smith McCrimmon: 1638-1956, n.d: Partly French, Germ., Ital.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1638-1956
Extent:
16 items

2. Add MS 70839-70841

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. I-III. Collected autographs, chiefly of Trustees of the British Museum, with some portraits and photographs; 1638-1947. Some letters concern British Museum business and a few are addressed to British Museum staff. Letters and other material relating to Trustees occur in small quantities elsewhere in the collection. Three volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1638-1947
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 70842-70853

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-XV. Correspondence, both official and private, of and concerning British Museum staff; 1771-1956. Twelve volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1771-1956
Extent:
12 items

4. Add MS 70854

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XVI (ff. 207). Miscellaneous letters and papers conc. the British Museum; 1811-1908, n.d. English and French. Contents: 1. ff. 1-15. Miscellaneous official letters, including ticket applications; 1845-1887. 2. ff. 16-39. Miscellaneous letters referring to the British...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1811-1908
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 70842-70848

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-X. Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1783-1939. English, French, German and Italian. Includes correspondence of individuals concerning previous offices held in the Museum. Before 1837 the Secretaryship of the Museum was held as a part-time post by a Keeper. Seven volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1783-1939
Extent:
7 items

6. Add MS 70843-70844

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. V-VI. Albums compiled circa 1897-1910, probably by members of the Ellis family, containing letters from prominent people chiefly addressed to Sir Henry Ellis; 1806-1877, n.d. English and French. A few of the letters are written by Ellis and others are addressed to British Museum staff, chiefly of the Science Departments. The letters are mounted and the items numbered, indicating the existence of earlier volumes in the series. Biographical details are added in two ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1806-1877
Extent:
2 items

7. Add MS 70853

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XV (ff. 154). Correspondence of Keepers, etc., of Prints and Drawings; 1814-1929, n.d. Contents: 1. ff. 1-112. Letters from Sir Sidney Colvin, Keeper of Prints and Drawings 1883-1912; 1881-1908, n.d. 2. ff. 113-154. General correspondence of Keepers and other staff; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1814-1929
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 70851

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. 91). Correspondence, etc., of members of the Natural History Departments, afterw. the British Museum (Natural History); 1773-1916, n.d. English and French. Includes some portraits. includes: f. 1 Daniel Charles Solander, botanist; Keeper of Printed Books,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1773-1916
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 70852

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XIV (ff. 122). Correspondence of staff of the Antiquities Departments and the Department of Coins and Medals; 1811-1930, n.d. Includes one portrait. Contents: 1. ff. 1-89. Antiquities Departments; 1811-1930, n.d. 2. ff. 90-122. Department of Coins and Medals; 186...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1811-1930
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 70839

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. I (ff. ii+109). Letters, etc., of Archbishops of Canterbury and Bishops of London; 1638-1900, n.d. Includes material for some Archbishops and Bishops from the period before the British Museum was founded. Arranged chronologically. Contents: 1. ff. 1-66. Archbishops...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1638-1947
Extent:
1 item