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1. 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

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 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Add MS 70849

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XI (ff. 123). Correspondence of Secretaries of the British Museum and Keepers of Printed Books; 1789-1904, n.d. English and Italian. Contents: 1. f. 1. Letter from Edward Whittaker Gray, Keeper of Natural History 1787-1806, as Secretary ; 23 May 1789. 2. ff. 3-23....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1789-1904
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 70850

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XII (ff. 160). Correspondence relating to the Departments of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts; 1771-1956, n.d. English and French. Contents: 1. ff. 1-96. General correspondence of Keepers and other staff of the Department of Pri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1771-1956
Extent:
1 item

8. 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

9. Add MS 70848

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. X (ff. 122). Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1849-1939, n.d. English and Latin. Contents: 1. ff. 1-88. John Winter Jones, Keeper of Printed Books 1856-1866, Principal Librarian 1866-1878; 1849-1878, n.d. A few of the letters are addressed to J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1849-1939
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 70847

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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