New Catalogues in 2009

New collections

In 2009, new descriptions of 12 collections were released on the Manuscripts Online Catalogue . The hyperlinks in the descriptions below take you to a more detailed catalogue entry.

• The Philip Lyth collection (MS 823 ) contains over 1,000 colour slides taken between the 1960s and 1990s. The slides mainly relate to the Southwell area of Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands in general, but also feature other places in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Lecture notes and research papers provide the context for the slides, which Philip Lyth used as teaching aids in adult education courses about Nottinghamshire agricultural history.

• Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (1527-1608), 'Bess of Hardwick', is the subject of collection MS 663 . The collection contains microfilms, photocopies and transcriptions of 16th and early-17th century manuscripts held in other repositories, which were collected by David N. Durant in the course of his research for a book in the 1970s.

• A small collection of photographs and newspaper cuttings (MS 567 ) relates to a former Principal of University College, Nottingham, Harry A.S. Wortley (1885-1947), and his daughter Glenys Wortley (1916-2006).

• The Miscellaneous Deeds collection (MD ) has been available for many years, but was only partly catalogued. In 2009 descriptions of the second section of the collection (MD 489-701) were added to the online catalogue. 

• A general description of Manuscript material from the Briggs Collection of Educational Literature, 1744-1974 (B Ed ) was already available on the online catalogue, but now researchers can see detailed descriptions of individual items, over 200 in total.

Other smaller collections are as follows:

• MS 821 . Pencil sketch of Ossington Hall and Church, Nottinghamshire, in the style of J.C. Nattes; n.d. [1796-1839]

• MS 822 . Shaft sinking records relating to Wollaton and Radford collieries, 1873-1905

• MS 824 . Newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to James Archibald Morrison (1873-1934), M.P. for Nottingham 1910-1912

• MS 826 . Letters from Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938) to Professor Vivian de Sola Pinto (1895-1969); c.1929-1938

• MS 827 . Two documents concerning the Nottingham reform riots of 1831

• MS 836 . Papers relating to the University of Nottingham Medical School, 1969-1975, and publications of Dr Ian Olson (1939-); 1969-2006

• MS 838 . Copies of photographs of members of the Moody and Whitworth families of Laxton, Nottinghamshire, taken c.1893-1925; 2009

Catalogue conversion

In addition, staff have been busy converting existing paper catalogues into electronic form. Full details of the following collections are now available on the Manuscripts Online Catalogue as well as in hard copy format in the Reading Room:

• Al . Records of Manlove Alliott and Company Limited, Engineers, Nottingham, 1860-1957

• Bo . Records of Boden and Company Limited, Lace Manufacturers, Derby, 1818-1954

• Ca . Papers of the Families of Chamier and Deschamps, 1623-1862

• Cl . Family and Estate Papers of the Clifton Family of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, late 12th century-1945. The online catalogue includes enhanced descriptions of correspondence in series Cl C, giving the subject matter of the letters as well as the names of the correspondents.

• Da . Papers of Norman Davy (1893-1973), Reader in Physics, University of Nottingham

• GG . Manuscripts, Books and Research Papers associated with George Green (1793-1841) of Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, Miller and Mathematician, 1828-1990s.

• Ja . The W.A. James Collection of Manuscripts, 1559-1850

• Kw . Papers of Henry Kirke White (1785-1806), poet

• Ln . Papers of John Lawson (1878-1969), pharmacist, Nottingham

• Msk . Manuscripts of Manners Sutton family of Kelham, Nottinghamshire, 1722-1910

• My . Papers and Correspondence of Charles Brinsley Marlay of Westmeath, Ireland and his family, 1559, 1778-1910

• Pol P . The Fagan Collection of Political Prints and Caricatures, 1653-1911

• Pt . Papers and Correspondence of Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), poet and writer

• Rtn . Records of the Trent Navigation Company, 1780-1934

• Tw . Minutes, Reports and Related Papers of the Tobacco Workers Union No. 4 (Nottingham) District, 1862-1968

Archdeaconry Presentment Bills

Work is continuing on extracting details of people brought before the Archdeaconry Court for committing various offences. The indexes are available via the Archdeaconry Person Index part of the Manuscripts Online Catalogue. In 2009 details from the Presentment Bills from Bingham and Newark Deaneries, 1720-1729, were added to the indexes.