The diaries contain occasional notes of Library business, including notes of books that were offered for sale, bought, presented, recommended for the Library, missing, or mutilated; autographs in books; requests for, and receipt of, loans; complaints; engagements; binding practice; visitors; copyright claims; and library rearrangement. The diaries were continued in other hands during the absence or illness of Jenkinson.
Francis John Henry Jenkinson: Cambridge University Library Diaries
Archive Collection
- For more information, email the repository
- Advice on accessing these materials
- Cite this description
- Bookmark:http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb12-msadd.8728-8761
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.8728-8761
- Dates of Creation1890-1923
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description34 volume(s) 34 volumes
Scope and Content
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Transferred from Rare Books Department
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.