PAPERS OF THE PHYTHIAN FAMILY OF MANCHESTER

M270/1/1-11 JOSEPH PHYTHIAN OF CHEETHAM, SMALLWARE MANUFACTURER, 1814 - 1887

M270/1/1-5 BUSINESS

M270/1/1. Bank Pass Book, 1846 - 1849

M270/1/2. Accounts, 1838 - 1859

M270/1/3. Cash Books, 1837 - 1865

M270/1/4. Dissolution of Partnership, 1885

M270/1/5. Blank Receipt, n.d.

M270/1/6. ESTATE

Letters re Disputed Boundary, 1879

M270/1/7-11 PERSONAL INTERESTS

M270/1/7. Diaries and Memoranda Books, 1805 - 1849

M270/1/8. Passports, 1839 - 1871

M270/1/9. Essays, 1846 - 1847

M270/1/10. Speech, 1879

M270/1/11. Exhibition Season Tickets, 1851 - 1862

M270/2/1-3 TRUSTEES OF THE WILL OF JOSEPH PHYTHIAN

M270/2/1. Receipts for Legacy Duty, 1889 - 1890

M270/2/2. Trustees' Accounts, 1887 - 1906

M270/2/3. Estate Agent's Accounts, 1910 - 1925

M270/3/1-23 ALICE PHYTHIAN, 1816 - 1861, FIRST WIFE OF JOSEPH PHYTHIAN

M270/3/1. FINANCIAL PAPERS

Household Bills, 1856 - 1860

M270/3/2-23 FAMILY

M270/3/2-20 Correspondence

M270/3/2. To and from Jos. Phythian, 1838 - 1840

M270/3/3. From Sister Bessie Townsend, n.d.

M270/3/4. To Sister Bessie Townsend, 1855 - 1861

M270/3/5. From Son Jos. Collier Phythian, 1855

M270/3/6. From Robert Crowther, 1839

M270/3/7. From Sal Harger, 1840

M270/3/8. From M. Holmes, n.d.

M270/3/9. From Mary Houldsworth, 1837 - 1840

M270/3/10. From Mrs. M. Lees, 1835

M270/3/11. From Sam Lewthwaite, 1835 - 1838

M270/3/12. From Miss Lewthwaite, 1837 - 1838

M270/3/13. From Sarah Marsland, 1839

M270/3/14. From Rachel Waddingham, 1836 - 1837

M270/3/15. From E. Wood, 1839

M270/3/16. From S. Yates, 1838

M270/3/17. Anonymous letters, n.d.

M270/3/18. From Wm. Berry, 1859

M270/3/19. From J. Collier, 1859

M270/3/20. From Edw. Ingle, 1856

M270/3/21-23 Papers relating to the Townsend Family

M270/3/21. Leases of Elland, Yorks, 1778 - 1789

M270/3/22-23 Letters to David Townsend, 1815 - 1851

M270/4/1-3 ELIZABETH ANNE PHYTHIAN, 1842 - 1913, ELDEST CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ALICE PHYTHIAN

M270/4/1. FAMILY

Letter from Mother and Sister Alice Townsend Phythian n.d.

M270/4/2-3 PERSONAL INTERESTS

M270/4/2. Copy Will, 1912

M270/4/3. Programme on Retirement as a Sunday School Teacher, 1906

M270/5/1-4 JOSEPH COLLIER PHYTHIAN, 1844 - 1905, SECOND CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ALICE PHYTHIAN

M270/5/1-2 FAMILY

M270/5/1. Letter from Sister Elizabeth Anne Phythian, n.d.

M270/5/2. Letter from Niece Nina Phythian, n.d.

M270/5/3-4 PERSONAL INTERESTS

M270/5/3. Diaries, 1863 - 1869

M270/5/4. Photographs, late 19th c.

M270/6 SARAH HANNAH [Annie] PHYTHIAN, 1846 - 1888, THIRD CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ALICE PHYTHIAN

Obituary of Son Canon Wm. Norton Howe, 1945

M270/7/1-3 ALICE TOWNSEND PHYTHIAN, 1850 - FIFTH CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ALICE PHYTHIAN

FAMILY

M270/7/1. Letters from Sister Elizabeth Anne, 1863

M270/7/2. Letters from Sister Sarah Hannah, 1865

M270/7/3. Letter from Brother J.E. Phythian, 1888

M270/8/1-3 ARTHUR THOMAS PHYTHIAN, MANUFACTURER, 1853 - 1924, SEVENTH CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ALICE PHYTHIAN

M270/8/1. FAMILY

Letter from Mrs. A. Fiddian, 1913

M270/8/2-3 PERSONAL INTERESTS

M270/8/2. Diaries, 1871 - 1887

M270/8/3. Scrapbook, 1848 - 1886

M270/9/1-48 JOHN ERNEST PHYTHIAN, 1858 - 1935, M.A. SOLICITOR, ART EXPERT, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LECTURER, MANCHESTER CITY COUNCILLOR, EIGHTH CHILD OF JOSEPH AND ALICE PHYTHIAN

M270/9/1. PROFESSIONAL

Legal Profession, 1877 - 1894

M270/9/2-3 ESTATE

M270/9/2. Letters about property in Chorlton upon Medlock, 1903 - 1910

M270/9/3. Probate Valuation, 1935

M270/9/4-6 FINANCIAL PAPERS

M270/9/4. Ledgers, 1887 - 1935

M270/9/5. Cash books, 1887 - 1928

M270/9/6. Miscellaneous, 1887 - 1894

M270/9/7-19 FAMILY

M270/9/7. Certificates of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1858 - 1935

M270/9/8. Wills of John Ernest Phythian, 1887 - 1932

M270/9/9-16 CORRSPONDENCE

M270/9/9. From Children when young, 1898 - 1912

M270/9/10. From Nieces and Nephews when young, n.d.

M270/9/11. From Father, Joseph Phythian, 1882

M270/9/12. From Niece, Edith Baker, 1932 - 1934

M270/9/13. From Brother-in-Law Alf. N. Crompton, 1933

M270/9/14. From Mary Anna Farrar, 1932 - 1933

M270/9/15. From Nephew Rev. W.N. Howe, 1932 - 1934

M270/9/16. From Daughter Mabel, n.d.

M270/9/17. Papers about Affairs of Mary Anna Farrar, 1890 - 1927

M270/9/18. Papers about Affairs of Mrs. E.J. Crompton, 1931

M270/9/19. Family Photos, n.d.

M270/9/20-47 PERSONAL INTEREST

M270/9/20. Diaries, 1876 - 1935

M270/9/21. Miscellaneous Travel Document, 1911 - 1926

M270/9/22. Sketches, 1876 - 1934

M270/9/23. Sketches by his Children, 1899 - 1900

M270/9/24. Notebooks on Arts and Architecture, 1882 - 1913

M270/9/25. Miscellaneous Notebooks, 1878 - 1934

M270/9/26. Miscellaneous Writings and Talks, 1866 - 20th c.

M270/9/27. Sermons, 1882 - 1883

M270/9/28. Notebooks of Draft Lectures, n.d.

M270/9/29. Cambridge University Local Lectures Syllabuses, 1910 - 1923

M270/9/30. Oxford University Extension Lectures Syllabuses, 1899 - 1919

M270/9/31. Victoria University Extension Lectures, 1899 - 1900

M270/9/32. Manchester Public Free Libraries Lectures Syllabuses, 1900

M270/9/33. Workers Education Association Lecture, Stockport, 1925

M270/9/34. Miscellaneous Papers re Lectures, 1914 - 1928

M270/9/35. Newspaper Cuttings referring to Talks and Articles by J.E. Phythian, 1884 - 1927

M270/9/36. Offprints from the Manchester Quarterly, 1888 - 1915

M270/9/37. Miscellaneous Published Articles by J.E. Phythian 1886 - 1916

M270/9/38. Letters about his Writings, 1908 - 1917

M270/9/39-41 Miscellaneous Papers Relating to J.E. Phythian's Interest in Art and Literature

M270/9/39. Guild of St. George, 1880 - 1933

M270/9/40. Ancoats Brotherhood, 1895 - 1914

M270/9/41. Royal Jubilee Exhibition, 1887

M270/9/42. Election as Councillor, 1892

M270/9/43. Manchester City Art Gallery, 1898 - 1910

M270/9/44. Manchester Free Libraries, 1903 - 1934

M270/9/45. Christmas Greetings from the Lord Mayor of Manchester, 1899 - 1906

M270/9/46. Award of Master of Arts Degree, Manchester University, 1919

M270/9/47. Miscellaneous Letters, 1910 - 1923

M270/9/48. Miscellaneous Papers, 1872 - 1915

M270/10/1-9 ADA PRICHARD PHYTHIAN, - 1931, WIFE OF JOHN ERNEST PHYTHIAN

M270/10/1-6 FAMILY

M270/10/1-4 CORRESPONDENCE

M270/10/1. Letters and Cards on her Marriage

M270/10/2. From Husband Lecturing to Troops in France and Italy 1919

M270/10/3. From Elizabeth Howe, n.d.

M270/10/4. From J. Mundell 1901

M270/10/5-6 Miscellaneous Papers re Crompton Family, 1856 - 1931

M270/10/7-9 PERSONAL INTERESTS

M270/10/7 Scrapbook, 1876 - 1886

M270/10/8. War Work, 1916 - 1917

M270/10/9. District Provident Society, n.d.

M270/11/1-2 DOROTHY PHYTHIAN, 1888 - , ELDEST CHILD OF JOHN ERNEST AND ADA PRICHARD PHYTHIAN

M270/11/1. Letters from Sarah - , n.d.

M270/11/2. Sketch, n.d.

M270/12/1-2 NINA PHYTHIAN, 1890 - 1901, SECOND CHILD OF J.E. AND A.P. PHYTHIAN

M270/12/1. Letters, 1900 - 1901

M270/12/2. Obituary, 1901

M270/13/1-2 WILFRID PHYTHIAN, 1894 - , THIRD CHILD OF J.E. AND A.P. PHYTHIAN

M270/13/1. Xmas Cards, 1894

M270/13/2. Letter from Wilfrid to - , n.d.

M270/14/1-4 MABEL PHYTHIAN, 1896 - 1987 FOURTH AND YOUNGEST CHILD OF J.E. AND A.P. PHYTHIAN, DAME MABEL TYLECOTE, D.B.E., B.A., Ph.D., LL.D.

M270/14/1. Writings by Mabel, Dorothy and Wilfrid Phythian, 1904-1910

M270/14/2. Photocopies of Research Letters and Lecture on the "The Work of Lady Simon of Wythenshawe for Education in Manchester", 1974.

M270/14/3. Photocopy of Obituary of Ernest McDonnel, c 1968

M270/14/4. Photocopies of Newspaper Cuttings re Being Labour Candidate for the Fylde, 1938 and Norwich South, 1950 [Dame Mabel's own papers are deposited in Manchester University Library]

M270/15/1-2 MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGICAL PAPERS

M270/15/1. Letters and Notes, 1870 - 1908

M270/15/2. Photocopies of Obituaries etc., 1887 - 1935, and Family Histories

M270/16/1-7 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIAL

M270/16/1. Books belonging to Joseph Phythian, 1803 - 1829

M270/16/2. Bradshaw's Railway Timetables, 1839

M270/16/3. Publications on France, 1829

M270/16/4. Publications on Italy, 1932 and n.d.

M270/16/5. Newspapers and Handbills, c 1802 - 1919

M270/16/6. Pamphlets by T.C. Horsfall, 1902 - 1913

M270/16/7. Miscellaneous, c 1890 - 1930

M270/17 COMMEMORATIVE TROWELS

The following papers were deposited in the library on permanent loan between July 1977 and January 1986 by Dame Mabel Tylecote, D.B.E., Ph.D., LL.D., daughter of John Ernest Phythian, (1858 - 1935), M.A., solicitor, lay preacher, University Extension Lecturer and authority on Art, Councillor for Cheetham Ward, 1892 - 1898, and Chairman of the Manchester City Art Gallery Committee, 1895 - 1898. Most of the papers relate to the activities of J.E. Phythian and his father, Joseph Phythian of Cheetham, smallware manufacturer and member of Manchester School Board.