Comprises material on religion, genealogy, local history, numismatics and publishing, mostly relating to the Sheffield area (some of it relating to John Parker, Whig MP for Sheffield 1832-52)
Miscellaneous papers collected by W.T. Freemantle
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1700
- Dates of Creationca.1775-ca.1925
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 envelope, containing cuttings and fragmentary printed material, some manuscript notes, and correspondence
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Thomas Freemantle, of Barbot Hall, Rotherham, was a bibliographer and book collector whose Yorkshire collections came into the possession of Lord Brotherton. He published, by subscription, the very detailed A bibliography of Sheffield and vicinity : section 1, to the end of 1700 (Sheffield, 1911).
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Acquisition Information
The collection came to the library via the Brotherton Collection
Note
In English
Custodial History
W.T. Freemantle