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Miscellanea - special collections.

Catalogue reference: U1590/C470-477

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U1590/C470-477
Title
Miscellanea - special collections.
Description

The 5th Earl was a collector of MSS. and also created 'special collections' from among his own papers.

Here are to be found three groups of papers (a) letters, etc. removed to form separate subject units, e.g. 'Historical MS. Letters'; (b) 'autograph books' being volumes composed of individual letters of distinguished people; (c) loose MS. items acquired by purchase or casually removed from bundles and never replaced.

Related material

<p>The large and significant accumulations for Peel, Pitt, Grenville, etc. will be found in the section of the catalogue headed SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (cat. mk. S)</p>

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Kent History and Library Centre
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/207180ec-247a-46b2-976d-e415c605be17/

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Miscellanea - special collections.