IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 Q/WIL
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: WILLIS COLLECTION
Date(s): 1600-1925
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.15 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Various.
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
These papers were collected for their general or antiquarian interest rather than having a united provenance (that is, being produced by the same institution or business).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Collection of letters, notes and other documents (including photographs and sketches) from various correspondents relating to a large number of topics. Many are from or to well-known Victorian public figures.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Q/WIL/1-500: Letters and notes; Q/WIL/501-612: Further letters and notes.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Material is from a print collection purchased for the GLC Members' Library from G. Willis, Esq. between 1950-60.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: August to October 2010.