Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1544 - 1877 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
823 books
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Heversham Grammar School existed for more than 370 years from 1613 until 1984, when it amalgamated with the comprehensive school in Milnthorpe to become the boarding house and 6th form college of Dallam School.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Library of Heversham Grammar School in Westmorland. The Library was intended for the use of neighbouring clergy as well as for the masters and pupils of the School, and books were also given by local gentry and former pupils. Two MSS. Catalogues, compiled abound 1800, show that the Library then consisted of 600 volumes, of which about 450 survive. The collection consists mainly of editions of classical or theological authors, with approximately half of the volumes having been printed before 1700 and a few before 1600.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Dewey Decimal
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
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Description control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English