French and English manuscripts, some relating to Montesquieu.
French and English Manuscripts Collected by Robert Shackleton
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- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Eng. misc. e. 1637; French c. 47-9, d. 42-4, e. 39
- Dates of Creation18th-20th century
- Language of MaterialFrench, and English.
- Physical Description8 shelfmarks
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Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Shackleton (1919-1986) was Bodley's Librarian, 1966-79, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, and Fellow of All Souls College, 1979-86. He collected books by and about Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, and wrote Montesquieu : a critical biography (London : Oxford University Press, 1970). Details are given in Who Was Who.
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Acquisition Information
The collection was bequeathed to the Library by Robert Shackleton, with his library of books by and about Montesquieu, 1986.
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Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
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