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Bloom, James Harvey, 1860-1944 (clergyman, antiquary and naturalist)

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Biography

James Harvey Bloom (1860-1944), clergyman, antiquary and naturalist, was a non-collegiate student at the University of Cambridge and he gained his B.A. in 1887 and a M.A. in 1891. Ordained deacon in Calcutta in 1888, he was curate of St Andrew's, Hertford. After becoming a priest in 1890, he was curate of Hemsworth from 1890 to 1892. He was Headmaster of Long Marston Grammar School from 1893 to 1895, and then Rector of Whitchurch, Warwickshire from 1896 to 1917.[1] Bloom was a genealogist, antiquarian and miscellaneous author.

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James Harvey Bloom: Letter to Charles Sayle, 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/111
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1921
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).