Helsby Family Scrapbook
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 MS ADD 132 |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : Helsby Family Scrapbook |
Date(s) | : c1460-1903 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Helsby | Thomas | fl 1882 | historian |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
An antiquary and local historian; revised and enlarged George Ormerod's The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (first published, 1819) for its second edition (3 volumes, London, 1882); a member of Lincoln's Inn.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Scrapbook of letters, legal documents and genealogical notes of the Lancashire and Cheshire Helsby families, including correspondence between members of the firm of Thomas Helsby and Sons in Liverpool and South America (c1828-1835).
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Closed. Please contact UCL Special Collections Team for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Finding aids:
Collection level description.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Purchased in 1965.
Allied Materials
Related material:
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Date(s) of descriptions:
1999, revised Jul 2001
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