Archives and Manuscripts

Alphabetical list of archives and manuscripts

This list is intended to give a brief overview of all the archive collections currently held in Special Collections. For full details please search by MS No. at the Online Archives Catalogue.

MS No.	Name	Description
MS 151	Gavin	R J Gavin: carbon copy of his typescript on 'British policy and the seizure of Aden, 1839', 1959
MS 152	Pamir	Pamir Commission: volume of illustrations, 1895
MS 153	Arrabeh	Arrabeh, Palestine: papers relating to 100 years of the village's history, 1969-1972
MS 154	Land	Janet M Land: typescript Exeter MA thesis on 'The growth of learning and the making of books in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria', 1968
MS 155	Leeds	Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company: Reports and accounts for the years 1877; 1895-1927; 1929-1933; 1935
MS 156	Whitton	John B Whitton, Librarian: typescript thesis for the degree of M.A. in Librarianship at the University of Sheffield, 'A history of libraries in Exeter, in particular the Exeter City Library: a study', 1969
MS 157	Perrett	Wilfrid Perrett (b 1873), literary and music critic: reconstruction of Finn-Episode (Beowulf 1068-1159) and the Finnsburg fragment manuscript copy of a letter sent to R W Chambers on Aug 17 1934 by W Perrett, annotated by Frederick Norman, 1934, with a letter from Frederick Norman to Perrett
MS 158	Russian	Russian Ballet: programmes and press-cuttings of the Russian Ballet's Paris seasons, including costume designs by Leon Bakst, 1911-1914
MS 159	Beerbohm	Anonymous: scrapbook of caricatures of poets created and extended out of a published version, Max Beerbohm, The poets' corner (London, Heinemann 1904). Also anonymous: scrapbook of assorted caricatures created and extended out of a published version, Max Beerbohm, A book of caricatures (London, Methuen 1907)
MS 160	Bentley	John Bentley: One red bound volume containing copy engravings and pencil sketches of various churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland, early 20th c
MS 161	Exeter University	University of Exeter Biological Records Unit: microfilm of 'Bibliography of Cornish natural history', 1980.
MS 163	Jeffery	M R Jeffery: typescript MA thesis, 'Introduction and glossary to Bede's Ecclesiastical history of the English people', undated
MS 164	Evans	D Wyn Evans, Librarian, Exeter University Library: Two volume typescript, 'A catalogue of bindings in Exeter Cathedral Library', 1979
MS 165	Daviss	Lucy Vincent Daviss, typescript special topic essay, Dept. of English, University of Exeter, 'The history of letter and type design', 1968
MS 166	Dunstan	Gordon Reginald Dunstan, historian: typescript of Leeds University, Dept. of History, MA thesis, 'Parish clergy in the diocese of Exeter in the century after the black death', 1939
MS 168	Allcroft	A Hadrian Allcroft: scrapbook of typewritten extracts, photographs and newspaper cuttings entitled 'Earthworks of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman and mediaeval'. Also includes several articles by R Hanford Worth on Dartmoor archaeology, and by E Herbert Stone on Stonehenge, c 1950
MS 169	Gent	Robert P Gent: typescript of Exeter MA thesis in a ring binder, entitled 'The life and work of William Caxton', 1960
MS 170	Bernhardt	Theatre pamphlets and cuttings relating to the actress Sarah Bernhardt, 1889-1973
MS 171	Exeter	Exeter Cathedral: four ring bound volumes of photographs, ? 1990s
MS 172	New Zealand	John Tensfeld, photographer: 'New Zealand souvenir...containing twenty interesting views of the most important places in New Zealand'. twelve plates only present, lacks title page. Cover title: 'A trip through New Zealand', undated
MS 173	Bradninch	Revd S C Collins: lease on Bradninch Place, Exeter, 1813
MS 174	Heaney	Seamus Heaney (b 1939), poet, Nobel Prize winner: notes relating to his speech on receiving an honorary degree at Exeter, written on back of arrangements for his visit, 2001
MS 175	Wallace-Crabbe	Chris Wallace-Crabbe: letter from partner of Chris Wallace-Crabbe, with photographs of the family in Victoria, Australia, 1972. Also a copy of the Yale Literary Magazine May 1996 with two pieces by Wallace-Crabbe
MS 176	Australia	Watch Bill for HMS Australia, 1889, maintained by Lieutenant Richard M Harbord
MS 177	Cockerell	Letters, articles and other papers to Sir Sydney Cockerell relating to his publication of The Work of W. de Brailes (Roxburgh Club, 1930), 1929-1955
MS 178	Gatty	Nicholas Gatty (1874-1946), composer: four unpublished opera manuscripts, 20th c
MS 179	Czabaun	Jan Czabaun (or Èaboun or Caboun) (1839-1902), Czech composer and organist: music manuscripts of solo piano pieces, 1889-1990
MS 180	South Tawton	South Tawton Photographic Archive: copies of original photos held at South Tawton Photographic Archive, 1980s
MS 181	Churches	Fred W Latterall: two photographic albums of churches [one compiled by Latterall, 1872-1874; the other by Bedford Lemere & Co, London, c 1874]
MS 182	Curtis	Jane Jordan Browne: photocopied corrected typescript of Edward Sheriff Curtis: 'Visions of a vanishing race' (unpublished), 1967
MS 183	Nubia	Archive for Nubian language and culture: tapes relating to fieldwork undertaken by Dr Peter Shinnie; large genealogical tree from Nubia, collected by Muhammed Jalāl Hāshim; research papers; reel-to-reel cassette, 1950s-2001
MS 184	Perrott	David T Perrott, Lecturer in Law: papers relating to Sudanese legal cases, 1898-1960s
MS 185	Knight (Jackson)	William Francis Jackson Knight (1895-1964), classical scholar: Knight's own copies of offprints and typescripts, 1920-1965
MS 186	Lockyer	Sir Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), astronomer: correspondence (Sid Vale Heritage Centre collection), 1895
MS 187	Exeter University Library	Exeter University: volume, heavily annotated, of Roborough Library counts and accessions registers, 1921-1983
MS 189	Spence	Copies of drawings of University buildings (physics and chemistry) by Basil Spence (1907-1976), architect, 1958
MS 190	Exeter University	Exeter University: photographs of staff and students, 1927-1939
MS 191	Knight (Jackson)	William Francis Jackson Knight (1895-1964), classical scholar: letters to Mary Farrow (nee Roe), 1952-1964
MS 192	Hughes	Ted Hughes (1930-1998), poet laureate: photographs by Noel Chanan, 1979
MS 193	Knight (Jackson)	William Francis Jackson Knight (1895-1964), classical scholar: letters to Mrs Edith Bonner (nee Rogerson), 1960-1962
MS 194	Knight (Jackson)	William Francis Jackson Knight (1895-1964), classical scholar: two letters to Professor L J D Richardson, and a signed copy of his Penguin edition of The Aeneid, 1960-1962
MS 195	British Commerce	Association of British Chamber of Commerce: papers submitted by Government to the Legal Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and their responses to Government, c 1973-1988
MS 196	Weaver	Mike Weaver: photographs, press information and news releases relating to American stage productions in Los Angeles. Also contains publicity posters for productions, 1966-c 1980
MS 197	Exeter University	Photographs of the university and students, given by a 1926 graduate, 1920s
MS 198	Exeter University	Reference set of negatives of photographs of Exeter University buildings, early 20th c
MS 199	Ethiopia	Ethiopic bible, bound in wood, 19th c.
MS 200	Medieval	Albertus Magnus: second part of a French manuscript of his 'De Rerum Origine', late 13th c.