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Letter to George Willis

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P716

Overview

R. T. [or R. J.? or R. I.?] writes to George Willis, editor and publisher of Willis's Current Notes: a series of articles on antiquities, biography, heraldry, history, language, literature, topography, curious customs, etc., selected from original letters and documents. R. T. notes that he knows of an advertisement announcing the first circulating library that will answer a question of another reader of the Current Notes. He also provides information about official government stationery and about Richard Grenville, Earl Temple, his family and government connections.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1853

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P716

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:42 Former temporary collection name: Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c.

Title
Guide to the Letter to George Willis
Subtitle
Letter to George Willis
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6996587075
Preferred citation
Letter to George Willis, Department of Special Collections, MS P716, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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