Francis John Henry Jenkinson: Cambridge University Library Diaries
Scope and Contents
The diaries contain occasional notes of Library business, including notes of books that were offered for sale, bought, presented, recommended for the Library, missing, or mutilated; autographs in books; requests for, and receipt of, loans; complaints; engagements; binding practice; visitors; copyright claims; and library rearrangement. The diaries were continued in other hands during the absence or illness of Jenkinson.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1923
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
34 volume(s) (34 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Rare Books Department
Subject
- University of Cambridge (Organization)
- Cambridge University Library (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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