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Manuscripts and Special Collections

Family and Estate Collections at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is fortunate in holding a significant number of family and estate collections. With material ranging in date from the 12th to the 20th centuries, the collections represent some of the most important ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½shire landowning families whose influence stretched the length and breadth of the country and even extended abroad.

Below is a list of the principal family and estate collections held by the University. These link to further information where available (these pages are also listed in the left-hand menu) and each item is followed by a link to its entry in the online catalogue:

In addition, there are a number of smaller estate collections:

  • Chaworth Musters of Felley (more information | )
  • Holden of Nuthall Temple ( )
  • Kirke of East Markham ()
  • Manners Sutton of Kelham ( )
  • Parkyns of Bunny ( )
  • Smith-Bromley of East Stoke ( )

Plus some family collections consisting mainly of correspondence:

  • Buchanan of Hodsock (more information | )
  • Marlay of Westmeath, Ireland, incorporating papers of the Bury family, Earls Charleville, and the Tisdall family ( )
  • Wrench of Baslow ( )
  • Mary Howitt, writer ( )
  • Derry of Leicester ( )
  • Lawson of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ ( )
  • Papers of John S. Hoyland, Quaker missionary ()
  • Albert and Christiane Tugendhat of Vienna and London ()

A full listing of family and estate collections can be found on the .

 

Next page:  Chaworth-Musters of Annesley Collection

 

Manuscripts and Special Collections

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