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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 41312-41319 Name Ellis, Henry, Knight, Principal Librarian, British Museum, 1777-1869 Level [40] File

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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...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, English, and French
Date Range:
1795-1866
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1 item

2. Add MS 41313

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. II. (1) Papers chiefly relating to Sir H. Ellis's edition of Izaak Walton's Compleat Angler, published in 1815 by S. Bagster; circ. 1770-circ. 1855. They include some biographical and bibliographical notes on Walton, Charles Cotton, John Hales and John Dennys. There are a fe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1765-1860
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1 item

3. Add MS 41314

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. III. 'Observations on the Devices and Badges of Cognizance formerly borne by the Royal Families of England' (so on f. 34, etc.) in the form of six letters addressed by Sir H. Ellis to the Earl of Aberdeen, President of the Society of Antiquaries. The first four are dated 28 Ja...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1822
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1 item