Papers and correspondence of Richard Congreve, with some correspondence of his wife. Many of the papers are copies by Mrs Mary Congreve for an intended biography.
Papers of Richard Congreve
Archive Collection
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. a. 10, c. 343-50, d. 481-92, e. 453-6, g. 60-1; Eng. lett. c. 181-7, d. 172, e. 49-71; French e.27
- Dates of Creation1841-1902
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description59 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Richard Congreve (1818-1899) was a positivist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The papers were given to Wadham College, Oxford, after the British Museum had made a selection, and were given by the college to the Library in 1957.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41939-97.