British Autograph Collection - Autographs of the Kings & Queens & Eminent Men of Great Britain, ca. 1500-1899

Summary

Title:

British autograph collection: Autographs of the Kings & Queens & Eminent Men of Great Britain,

Dates:

ca. 1500-1899

Creators:

Cardonnel-Lawson, Mansfeldt de, collector

Extent:

1 linear ft.

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] British autograph collection, M0168, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Summary: Autographs of the kings and queens and eminent men of Great Britain. Collection contains two large volumes, compiled in 1835 by Mansf. de Cardonnel-Lawson. Among those represented are Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, John Locke, Isaac Newton, William Wordsworth, and a possible William Shakespeare signature. Most signatures were cut from documents or letters and are undated. Some are facsimiles.

Biographical / historical:

Custodial history:

Gift of Fred Darvill, 1936

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by PSE; machine-readable finding aid created by C. Del Anderson

Date Prepared:

© 1998

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word.. Date of source: 1967 Aug.

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] British autograph collection, M0168, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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