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1. Add MS 41312

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. I. General correspondence of Sir Henry Ellis; 1795-1866. The letters are mainly concerned with Museum affairs, excepting one group (ff. 18-24) which refer to his unavailing efforts, in 1811-1812, to be elected Director of the Society of Antiquaries. The names of the writers ar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, English, and French
Date Range:
1795-1866
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 41312-41319

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Add MS 41312-41319
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ELLIS PAPERS: correspondence and collections of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1827-1856, and of his grandson, Henry John Ellis, of the Dept. of MSS., British Museum
Scope & Content:
Eight volumes. For further Ellis Papers, see Add. MSS. 42137, 42506.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
[1765-1999]
Extent:
8 items

3. Add MS 41315

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. IV. Letters and journal of John Bidwell, a clerk in the Foreign Office (d. 1853; biographical notice, taken from Foreign Office List, 1854, p. 63, on f. 7), while attached to the mission of Robert Adair in 1808-9 to negotiate peace with Turkey. Lithographed portraits of Bidwel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item