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1. Add MS 70839-70854

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Add MS 70839-70854
Title:
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. ...
Scope & Content:
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 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

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 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

5. 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

6. Add MS 70846

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. VIII (ff. 128). Letters to Sir Antonio Panizzi; 1838-1873, n.d. English, French, German and Italian. Includes one photograph. Arranged in alphabetical order, with a list of most of the items made by Mrs. McCrimmon attached. includes: f. 9 Sir Robert Adair, GCB: Lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1838-1873
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 70847

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Add MS 70847
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Scope & Content:
MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. IX (ff. 140). Letters of and concerning Sir Antonio Pannizzi; circa 1820-1896. English and French. Lists of most of the items by Mrs. McCrimmon are attached. Contents: 1. ff. 4-84. Letters from Panizzi; 1831-1869, n.d. 2. ff. 88-140. Letters conc. Panizzi, or wri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1815-1896
Extent:
1 item