A wide collection of papers compiled by Durning-Lawrence, dating between 1556-1883. The papers are often connected with his interest in the argument over authorship of Shakespeare's works.
Papers of Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence
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- ReferenceGB 96 MS 285, MS 286, MS 287, MS 288, MS 289, MS 290, MS 291, MS 292, MS 293, MS 294, MS 295, MS 296, MS 297, MS 298, MS 299, MS 300, MS 301, MS 302, MS 303, MS 304, MS 305, MS 306, MS 307, MS 308, MS 309, MS 310, MS 311, MS 312, MS 313, MS 314, MS 315, MS 316, MS 317, MS 318, MS 319, MS 320, MS 380, MS 381, MS 382
- Dates of Creation1556-1883
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- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description35 volumes, 3 bundles, 6 single sheets
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Administrative / Biographical History
Durning-Lawrence was born in London in 1837 and went on to be educated at University College London. He was an MP for Truro between the years 1895-1906 but his main passion was the study of literature, especially the field of Bacon/ Shakespeare. In 1910 he wrote Bacon is Shakespeare and in 1912 The Shakespeare Myth. He died in 1914. His papers and library were bequeathed by his widow to the University of London in 1929 and transferred in total in 1931.
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Archivist's Note
2000-02-15 Joseph Gelfer