Xerox copy of Mr A.N.L. Munby's annotated copy of the catalogues of Sir Thomas Phillipps' manuscripts

Scope and Content

Xerox copy, from microfilm (MS. Film Dep. 914-6) of Mr A.N.L. Munby's annotated copy of the catalogues of Sir Thomas Phillipps' manuscripts (with continuations). The annotations give the sale numbers and present wherabouts where known.

Administrative / Biographical History

Alan Noel Latimer Munby (1913-74) was a librarian, bibliographer, historian and book collector. Sir Thomas Phillipps, Baronet, (1792-1872) was an antiquary, collector of manuscripts and books. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

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Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Related Material

See also:

  • Topographical collections, correspondence and papers of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. (1792-1872) (MSS. Phillipps-Robinson a. 1-48, b. 1-218, c. 1-726, d. 1-326, e. 1-509, f. 1-83, g. 1-6; Rubbings Phillipps-Robinson 1-933)
  • Pedigrees printed for Sir Thomas Phillipps (MSS. Top. gen. a. 20, c. 105-6, c. 106*)
  • Indexes to the collection of manuscripts formed by Sir Thomas Phillipps (MSS. Eng. misc. b. 83-92)
  • Phillipps-Munby papers (MSS. Phillipps-Munby b. 1-5, c. 1-34, d. 1-25, d. 29-38, d. 41-9, e. 1-10, f. 1-3).

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