Archive Collection MSA - Manuscript Albums

Identity area

Reference code

MSA

Title

Manuscript Albums

Date(s)

  • 1615 - 1959 (Creation)

Level of description

Archive Collection

Extent and medium

2 volumes (1 linear metre)

Context area

Name of creator

(1963-)

Administrative history

Formed in 1963 after an amalgamation of institutions dating back to 1834, Newcastle University is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, with overseas campuses in Malaysia and Singapore. It is a member of the Russell Group of Universities.

Archival history

The items in these albums have been accrued through gifts to and purchases made by Newcastle University's Robinson Library from its establishment.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Contains of 2 albums of letters, including some by people of local significance like Thomas Bewick, Richard Grainger, George Stephenson, George Otto Trevelyan, Robert Spence Watson and Joseph Swan and others written by such household names as A.E. ... Read more

Accruals

Further accruals to this collection are expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged in order of accrual.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

UK Copyright applies

Language of material

  • English

Access points

Subject access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-msa

Archivist's note

This catalogue was created by Ruth Sheret, Volunteer, at Newcastle University Special Collections, in 2013.

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