Bourne, Thomas

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 MS 416
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: Bourne, Thomas
Date(s)	: 1846-1850
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Bourne | Thomas | fl 1846-1850 | copyist
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Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information was available at the time of compilation.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

A manuscript Bible containing both Old and New Testaments copied out in shorthand, 1846-50. Included is a treatise on the system of shorthand used and a watercolour portrait of Thomas Bourne.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English, Shorthand

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Conditions governing access:

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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Archival Information

Archival history:

Presented by Dr. P. Dunsheath, Chairman of Convocation, 1955, the great-nephew of Thomas Bourne and with an inscription by him on one of the preliminary blank leaves.

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Date(s) of descriptions:
2000-02-14 Joseph Gelfer