Letter to Alderman Fisher
Overview
John Whitwell (1812-1880), a carpet manufacturer and 6-time mayor of Kendal, writes to Alderman Fisher thanking him for sending Joseph Mayer's speeches to the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. There is also a leaflet printed in November 1877 by Joseph Mayer (1803-1886), a collector of antiquities and art.
Dates
- Creation: 1868?
Creator
- Whitwell, John, 1812-1880 (Person)
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 : 2 leaves
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P722
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966
Processing Information
Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:51
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.
Subject
- Mayer, Joseph, 1803-1886 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Whitwell Letter and Joseph Mayer Leaflet Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter to Alderman Fisher
- 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/10407/1501706503
- Preferred citation
-
Letter to Alderman Fisher, Department of Special Collections, MS P722, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository