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1. 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

2. 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

3. Add MS 70840

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. II (ff. iv+107). Letters, etc., of Lords Chancellors and Speakers of the House of Commons; 1669?-1929, n.d. English and French. Includes correspondence for some Chancellors and Speakers from the period before the British Museum was founded. Arranged chronologically. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1668-1929
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 70841

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. III (i+128). Letters, etc., of Trustees, and general autographs; 1713-1909, n.d. English and French. 1. ff. 1-90. Trustees; 1814-1909, n.d. Arranged alphabetically. 2. ff. 91-128. Autographs of collectors, scholars, etc.; 1712-1904. English and French. includes: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1712-1909
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 70842

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. IV (ff. 156). 1. ff. 1-6. Letters, etc., of Joseph Planta, Keeper of Manuscripts 1776-1799, Principal Librarian 1799-1827; 1783-1815, n.d. 2. f. 7. Letter of Joseph Planta, diplomat, son of Joseph Planta, Principal Librarian; 1838. 3. ff. 11-156. Correspondence, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1776-1868
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 70842-70848

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Title:
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

7. 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

8. Add MS 70843

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. V (ff. 170+74*). Letters numbered 1594-1678, with additions 1782-1786; 1806-1877, n.d. Contemporary index. Probably vol. X from the original series, see Add. 70844 below. Disbound, with several pages missing. Contemporary foliation 4-91, with gaps. Gilt-edged pages. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1806-1877
Extent:
1 item

9. 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

10. Add MS 70844

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. VI (ff. x+169). Letters numbered 1680-1759; 1808-1871, n.d. Decorated title page, '1910 Autographs Volume XI'. Several pages are missing. Attached is a list of the letters made by Mrs. McCrimmon. Contemporary foliation 1-77, with gaps. Gilt-edged pages. Dark green mo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1808-1871
Extent:
1 item