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James Money (Capri) Archive
Catalogue reference: CAPRI
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAPRI
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Title (The name of the record)
- James Money (Capri) Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808-c1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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Working papers and other material relating to Money's background research for his publication Capri: Island of pleasure'. Comprising: One medallion, 1808 One box containing a decorated tile, piece of a mosaic, pottery and other artefacts Four cassettes of radio interviews given by Money with BBC Radio Two, Radio Wales, and others Twelve boxes of 35mm colour slides of houses, churches, hotels, people and topographical scenes One box of lectures, notes and draft chapters One box of research notebooks 56 ring binder folders and loose bundles of notes and photographs relating to people, institutions, businesses, religion, archaeology, hotels and pensions, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English, Italian
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Money; James H (1918-1991); writer
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 56 ring binder folders, 15 boxes, 4 cassettes and one medallion
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed pending cataloguing. Please contact UCL Special Collection team for futher information on how to access collection.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Bequeathed after Money's death in 1991 to UCL Library in accordance with an existing arrangement between Money, the Librarian F J Friend and J R Hale, Professor of Italian. Transferred to Special Collections in January 1992.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Collection level description.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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James Money was a historian who lived on the Italian island of Capri. He wrote 'Capri: Island of pleasure' (London, 1986), a social history of Capri which documents its various visitors through the centuries and their impressions of the island.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a7192b98-d447-4127-ae96-0fc7be7467c3/
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James Money (Capri) Archive