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RUL MS 1148
Handlist
Summary of classes
Papers of Henry Cawdron Stenton & Elizabeth Stenton
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Correspondence
Albums
Books of account & financial papers
Deeds and related papers
diaries & journals
Notebooks & notes
Sundry papers
Papers of Frank Merry Stenton & Doris Mary Stenton
8-12 Personal papers
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Correspondence
Certificates & diplomas
Diaries & journals
Financial papers
Photographs
13-18 Historical papers
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Original documents
Transcripts
Notes
Drafts
Proofs
Reviews
19-21 Other papers
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Papers of Henry Cawdron Stenton & Elizabeth Stenton
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Correspondence
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A letter from Richard Stenton to his father Richard 1801. Three letters from Richard
Stenton, senior, to Henry Stenton, another of his sons 1803-1804
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Open letters to local newspapers and societies by H.C. Stenton [n.d.]
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Letters to Elizabeth Stenton, mainly on financial matters 1879-1916
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Two letters from T.C. Cane to H.C. Stenton. Alexander Cane, one of T.C. Cane’s sons,
married Kate Fanny, H.C. Stenton’s daughter, Frank’s half-sister 1884, 1886
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Eight letters from Kate Fanny Cane to Frank Stenton, her half-brother 1885-1896
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Letters of condolence to Elizabeth Stenton on the death of Henry Cawdron Stenton
1887
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Letters from Frank Stenton to his mother written while he was studying at
University Extension College, Reading, and Keble College, Oxford 1897-1902
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Letters and fragments of letters to Frank Stenton from his mother 1915-1918
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Albums
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Album of photographs of churches, cathedrals and general views c.1875 – 1878
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Album of newspaper cuttings, letters, posters, etc. collected by E. Stenton c.18881907
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Album of picture postcards collected by E. Stenton 1904
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Album of photographs, etchings, etc.
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Album of family photographs. The Royal album, given to E. Stenton by H.C. Stenton
Xmas 1882
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Autograph album. Mainly signatures on letters written in the 1830s
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Books of account & financial papers
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Household account book of Elizabeth Stenton 1879-1883
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Elizabeth Stenton. Financial papers 1879-1916. (Includes rental accounts for
property held by Elizabeth Stenton and Kate Fanny Cane)
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Household account book of Elizabeth Stenton 16 February 1885-13 October 1893
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Two passbooks of Elizabeth Stenton in account with Messrs. Samuel Smith and
Company, Bankers, Southwell, co. Notts. 8 February 1886 – 28 July 1914, 28 July 1914
– 11 September 1918. (In July 1914, Smiths were taken over and merged into the
Union of London & Smith’s Bank Ltd., which was in turn merged into the National
Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd, in March 1918)
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Register of investments of Elizabeth Stenton 1891-1892
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Deeds & related papers
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Conveyance of freehold and leasehold premises situated in the parish of Southwell in
the county of Nottingham: Mr William Leek and Mr Thomas Hubbard, devisees in
trust, for sale of the late Mr Thos. Newsteed, deceased, to Mr H.C. Stenton 1867
2
Covenant to surrender on mortgage copyhold hereditaments and premises situate in
Westgate, Southwell, Notts., for scouting £100 and interest subject to prior
encumbrances of £450 and £50 for A.P. Barlow to Mrs H. Stenton 9 November 1889
3
Manor of Southwell. Surrender by the trustees under the will of Mr H.C. Stenton of
Copyhold premises at Southwell, Notts. To Mrs Elizabeth Stenton in fee and her
admission thereon 12 April 1890
4
Lease for 99 years of a plot of ground with buildings thereon in Brightside Bierlow in
the parish of Sheffield in the county of York (Attercliffe Road): The Duke of Norfolk
to Mr Benjamin Beaver 28 November 1836
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Assignment of leasehold premises situate in Brightside Bierlow in the parish of
Sheffield in the county of York for securing £550 and interest (Attercliffe Road): Mr
Benjamin Beaver to Mr Samuel Peace 18 December 1836
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Assignment of leasehold premises situate in Brightside Bierlow in the parish of
Sheffield in the county of York (Attercliffe Road): Mr Benjamin Beaver to Mr Samuel
Peace 24 February 1838
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Assignment of leasehold premises situated in Brightside Bierlow in the parish of
Sheffield in the county of York (Attercliffe Road): Mr Benjamin Beaver to Mr Samuel
Peace 24 February 1838
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Assignment of leasehold premises situate in Brightside Bierlow in the parish of
Sheffield in the county of York for the residue of a term of 99 years for securing £700
and interest (Attercliffe Road): Mr Samuel Lindley to Mr Samuel Peace 30 January
1839
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Assignment of the equity of redemption of leasehold land and premises in the parish
of Sheffield in the county of York (Attercliffe Road): Mr Samuel Lindley to Mr Joseph
Templeman 29 January 1841
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Assignment of leasehold messuages land and premises in the parish of Sheffield din
the county of York (Attercliffe Road): Mr Joseph Templeman and other to Miss
Frances Cooke (first wife of H.C. Stenton) 13 November 1850
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Draft and assignment of leasehold premises site in Brightside Bierlow in Sheffield in
the county of York (Attercliffe Road): the Executors of Mr H.C. Stenton to Mrs
Stenton and Mrs Cane 28 April 1890
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Agreement between Mrs Elizabeth Stenton and Mrs Kate F. cane and The Newark &
Sheffield Breweries company Ltd. for the sale of the beerhouse called King John in
Attercliffe Road, Brightside Bierlow 23 December 1891
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Underlease of messuage and premises known as “King John” situate in Brightside
Bierlow in Sheffield in the county of York (Attercliffe Road): Mrs E. Stenton and Mrs
K.F. Cane to The Newark & Sheffield Breweries Co. Ltd 27 January 1892
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Draft and assignment and memorial of assignment of half shares in lleasehold
premises in Brighsdie Bierlow, Sheffield (Attercliffe Road): the representatives of the
late Mrs K.F. Cane to Messr. F.M. Stenton and Rupert Stenton 25 october 1919
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Lease for 99 years of a plot of ground situated in the Tinsley Road in the township of
Brightside Bierlow in the parish of Sheffield and county of York: The Duke of Norfolk
to Mr Benjamin Beaver 7 October 1836
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Assignment of leasehold land and premises in the township of Brightside Bierlow in
the parish of Sheffield and county of York (Tinsley Road): Mr Benjamin Beaver to
Messrs. Brelsforth and Nanson 7 February 1838
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Draft and assignment of leasehold land and premises in the township of Brightside
Bierlow in the parish of Sheffield and county of York (Tinsley Road): Messrs.
Brelsforth and Nanson to Mr Samuel Lindley 24 April 1839
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Dradt and mortgage of leasehold land and premises in the township of Brightside
Bierlow in the parish of Sheffiled and county of York to secure £500 (Tinsley Road):
Mr Samuel Lindley to Messrs. Brelsforth and Nanson 24 April 1839
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Draft and assignment of the equity of redemption of leasehold land and premises in
Sheffield in the county of York (Tinsley Road): Mrs Samuel Lindley to MR Joseph
Templeman 27 January 1841
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Draft and assignment of leasehold messuages land and premises in the parish of
Sheffield in the county of York (Tinsley Road): Mr Joseph Templeman to Miss Frances
Coke 13 November 1850
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Draft and assignment of leasehold premises site in Brightside Bierlow in Sheffield in
the county of York (Tinsley Road): the Executors of Mr H.C. Stenton to Mrs Stenton
and Mrs Cane 28 April 1890
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Draft and assignment and memorial of assignment of half shares in leasehold
premises in Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield (Tinsley Road): the representatives of the
late Mrs K.F. Cane to Messrs. F.M. Stenton and Rupert Stenton 25 October 1919
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Lease for 85 years of ground adjoining and near to Twelve O’ Clock Street in the
township of Brightside Bierlow in the parish of Sheffield in the county of York: The
Duke of Norfolk to Miss Frances Cooke 14 November 1850
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Draft and assignment of leasehold premises site in Brightside Bierlow in Sheffield in
the county of York (Twelve O’ Clock Street): the representatives of the late Mrs K.F.
Cane to Messrs. F.M. Stenton and Rupert Stenton 25 October 1919
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Draft and assignment and memorial of assignment of half shares in leasehold
premises in Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield (Twelve O’ Clock Street): the representatives
of the late Mrs K.F. Cane to Messrs. F.M. Stenton and Rupert Stenton 25 October 1919
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Copy of opinion of Sir L Shadwell as to the construction of some parts of the will of
R.C. Stenton 4 March 1813
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Appointment of the sum of £500 three per cent annuities art of Trust monies vested
in Trustees prior to the marriage of Mr and Mrs Stenton 19 October 1832
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Marriage certificates: Henry Cawdron Stenton to Frances Cooke 12 May 1852
Henry Cawdron Stenton to Elizabeth Merry 28 July 1879
Alexander Cane to Kate Fanny Stenton 15 October 1884
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Death certificates:
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Copy of will of H.C. Stenton 16 September 1886
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Probate of the will of Richard Henry Stenton, deceased, in the High Court of Justice.
Probate Divorce and Admiralty Division, (Probate), the District Registry at
Nottingham. Extracted by Stenton and Metcalfe 22 August 1889
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Fanny Stenton 3 September 1873
Richard Henry Stenton 21 June 1889
Diaries & journals
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Diary for year 1818, entitled Goldsmith: An almanack for the year of our Lord God
MDCCCXVIII… Contains a Game Certificate for the year 1817 for William Hodgson
Barrow of Southwell
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Horticultural diary of H.C. Stenton February 1835 – September 1837
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Diary of H.C. Stenton 1 February 1837 – 19 February 1838
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Journal of Elizabeth Stenton 16 February 1885 – 18 June 1888
6 Notebooks & Notes
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Notebook of epitaphs, poems and notes on the Iliad by H.C. Stenton 1834
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Notebook of poems transcribed by H.C. Stenton 1835-1836
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Notebook of epitaphs transcribed by H.C. Stenton 1835-1836
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Notebook of poems transcribed by H.C. Stenton
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Notebook of poems transcribed by H.C. Stenton
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Notebook of poems and notes on Southwell Cathedral by H.C. Stenton
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Notebook containing epitaphs transcribed from tombstones in Southwell, Lowdham,
Oxton, and elsewhere in co. Notts.
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Notebook of poems and speeches transcribed by Elizabeth Stenton 1886-1895
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Notebook (with lock) of poems and speeches transcribed by Elizabeth Stenton 18951915
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Historical notes by H.C. Stenton on Lord Nelson, Southwell, the Battle of Waterloo
and the Battle of Naseby
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Sundry notes, poems and fragments of letters by H.C. Stenton
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Sundry papers
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Embroidered bag belonging to Elizabeth Stenton, containing short pieces of music
written on the backs of envelopes, presumably by F.M. Stenton c.1900
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Rules and list of members of the Robin Hood Archery and Lawn Tennis Club of
which Miss Stenton of Southwell was a member 1880
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Wallet belonging to H.C. Stenton containing ‘bus ticket, visiting cards and toothpicks
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Address book possibly belonging to H.C. Stenton
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“Britain”. A song written by H.C. Stenton. The music by W. Dixon
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Sundry family papers 1813-1918
Papers of Frank Merry Stenton & Doris Mary Stenton
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Correspondence
The main sequence of the correspondence, in chronological order, consists of letters
addressed to both Sir Frank and Lady Stenton on professional, personal, family,
literary, historical and official matters
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General: Undated
Includes letters and fragments of letters from Charles Clay, R.H.M. Dolley,
V.H. Galbraith, Sidney Peyton, Theodore Plucknett, A.L. Poole, H.E. Salter,
Dorothy Whitelobk
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General 1898-1902
Includes letters from G. Baskerville, Catherine Childs, W.M. Childs, A Hassall,
W. Lock, H.J. Mackinder, F.J. Medley, Frank Morgan, J.H. Sacret, Elizabeth
Stenton, Rupert Stenton, Frank Walker, J.S. Wright
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General 1903-1908
Includes letters from G Baskerville, R.H.V. Burne, H.W.C. Davis, C.H. Firth, W.
Lock, Arthur J Loyd, William Page, R.L. Poole, J.H. Round, J.H. Sacret, Arthur S.
Smith, Frederick Strutt, Paul Vinogradoff
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General 1909-1913
Includes letters from A.L. Bowley, R.V.H. Burne, S.G.H. Burne, Edmunds
Curtis, H.W.C. Davis, W.H. Duignan, C.H. Firth, H.M. Gwatkin, J. Haverfield,
W.G. Hodgson, C.L. Kingsford, Beatrice Lees, G.H. Leonard, A.G. Little, J.E.
Lloyd, Crosby Lockwood, R.B. Mowat, C.R. peers, F.M. Powicke, J.G. Richards,
R.A. Roberts, W.H. Stevenson, James Tait, T.F. Tout, J.L. Tudor, Paul
Vinogradoff
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General 1914-1919
Includes letters from W.H. Brodie, G. Baldwin Brown, H.W.C. davis, C.W.
Foster, John harley, F. Haverfield, Allen Amwer, Sidney Peyton, R.L. Pool, F.M.
Powicke, Rupert Stenton, Jame Tait, J.G. Turner, Paul Vinogradoff, Joan Wake
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General 1920-1923
Includes letters from John Bilson, W.M. Childs, R.H.m. Dolley, Eilert Ekwall,
C.W. Foster, Sir I. Gollanz, Allen Mawer, L.V.D. Owen, J.H. Round, John Wake,
S.B. Ward
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General 1924
Includes letters from G.N. Clark, Charles Clay, C.G. Coulton, Eilert Ekwall,
C.T. Flower, G.H. Fowler, L. Halpen, F.E. Harmer, E.F. Jacob, Lewis C. Loyd,
Allen Mawer, L.V.D. Wen, R.L. Poole, Eileen power, F.M. Powicke, J.H. Round,
H.E. Salter, James Tait, J.R. Tanner, T.F. Tout, Joan Wake, S.B. Ward, R.E.
Zackrisson
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General 1925
Includes letters from H.W.C. Davis, M. Deanesly, Eilert Ekwall, Harold
Lindkvist, L.V.D. Owen, R.L. Poole, H.G. Richardson, J.H. Round, James Tait,
T.F. Tout, Paul Vinogradoff, R.E. Zackrisson
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General 1926
Includes letters from Norman H. Baynes, G.G. Coulton, H.W.C. Davis, David
Douglas, F.E. Harmer, W.G. Hoskins, R.R. James, R.L. Poole, F.M. Powicke,
A.Ritter, J.H. Round, Kenneth Sisam, James Tait, T.F. Tout, Kenneth Vickers
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General 1927
Includes letters from P.S. Allen, Norman H Baynes, Z.N. Brooke, A.W.
Clapham, G.G. Coulton, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas, Eilert Ekwell, G.H.
Fowler, Sir I. Gollencz, F.E. Harmer, Harold Lindkvist, C.A. Macartney, C.
Plummer, F.M. Powicke, Chafant Robins, J.H. Round, James Tait, T.F. Tout,
Mortimer Wheeler, Dorothy Whitelock
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General 1928
Includes letters from J.H. Baxter, Z.N. Brooke, A.W. Clapham, Eilert Ekwell,
G.H. Fowler, V.H. Galbraith, Sir I. Gollencz, F.E. Harmer, E.F. Jacob, Gunner
Knudsen, Allen Mawer, Sir Theodore Morison, G.R. potter, Eileen Powe, F.M.
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Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, A.J. Robertson, J.H. round, Kenneth Sisam, James
Tait, T.F. Tout, Martin Weinbaum, Dorothy Whitelock
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General 1929
Includes letters from Z.N. Brooke, H.M. Chadwick, W.M. Childs, G.N. Clark,
David Douglas, J.G. Edwards, C.H. Firth, G.H. Fowler, Sir I. Gollancz, R.H.
Hodgkin, Gunner Knudson, A.G. Little, J.E. Lloyd, J.D. Mackie, R. Mowat, W.A.
Pantin, Eileen Power, F.M. Powicke, H.G. Richardson, James Tait, H.
Temperley
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General 1930
Includes letters from PS. Allen, Maurice Ashley, J.H. Baxter, R.W. Chamers,
G.N. Clark, G.C. Coulton, Daivd Douglas, Eilert Ekwall, V.H. Galbraith, Sir I.
Gollnacz, W.J. Harte, charles Henderson, E.F. Jacob, F.G. Kenyon, Beatrice
Loes, A.G. Little, J.E. Lloyd, Lewis C. Loyd, Sir George Macdonal, J.E.
MacFarlane, L.V.D. Owen, Eileen Power, F.M. Powicke, H.G. Richardson, James
Tait, H. Temperley, Joan Wake, S.B. Ward
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General 1932
Includes letters from Ernest Barker, C.R. Chesney, J.H Clapham, David
Douglas, C.W. Foster, V.H. Galbraith, G.P. Gooch, F.G. Kenyon, J.E. Lloyd, Lewis
C. Loyd, Eileen Power, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, H.G. Richardson, H.E.
Salter, Kenneth Sisam, James Tait, W.E. Tate, J.E. Todd, G.H. White, Basil
Williams
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General 1932
Includes letters from C.S. Anderson, Z.N. Brooke, W.G. de Burgh, E.S. Cahm,
Helen Cam, C.R. Chesney, J.H. Clapham, Charles Clay, G.G. Coulton, R.R.
Darlington, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas, Eilert Ekwall, Max Forster, C.W.
Foster, V. H. Galbraith, Hubert Hall, W.J. Harte, Christopher Hawkes, W.
Holtzmann, E.F. Jacob, F.G. Kenyon, David Knowles, R. Vere Laurence, R.
Lennard, Elizabeth Levett, Lewis C. Loyd, Kathleen Major, Allen Mawer, J.N.L.
Myres, H.A. Ormerod, L.V.D. Owen, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previt-Orton, H.G.
Richardson, H.E. Salter, Kenneth Sisam, Norman Sykes, James Tait, W.E. Tate,
A. Hamilton Thompson, A.S. Tuberville, John Wake, S.B. Ward,J.R.H. Weaver
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General 1933
Includes letters from Charles Bemont, Z.N. Brooke, Nora K. Chadwick, A.W.
Clapham, G.N. Clark, C.G.S. Crawford, R.R. Darlington, Bruce Dickins, David
Douglas, Sirt Arthur Evans, C.W. Foster, V.H. Galbraith, Christopher Hawkes,
R.H. Hodgkin, J.E.A. Jolliffe, R. Vere Laurence, Beatrice Lees, R. Lennard, J.E.
Lloyd, Lewis C. Loyd, E.S. Lyttel, Kathleen Major, Allen Mawer, L.V.D. Owen, F.
Pollock, A.L. Poole, G.R. Potter, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, Chalfent
Robinson, Kenneth Sisam, A.E. Stamp, James Tait, G.S. Veitch, J.R.H. Weaver,
Mortimer Wheeler, G.H. White
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General 1934
Includes letters from Z.N. Brooke, W.G. de Burgh, Helen Cam, C.R. Cheney,
G.N. Clark, M.V. Clarke, Charles Clay, O.G.S. Crawfoed, Bruce Dickins, Eilert
Ekwall, C.W. Foster, V.H. Galbraith, W.R. Halliday, F.E. Harmer, W.J. Harte,
Charles Johnson, Beatrice Lees, Lewis C. Loyd, Allen Mawer, M. Postan, Eileen
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Power, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, A.C. Seward, Kenneth Sisam, A.E.
Stamp, James Tait, H. Temperley, A. Hamilton Thompson, Mortimer Wheeler
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General 1935
Includes letters from Maurice Barley, W.G. de Burgh, H.E. Butler, J.F.
Cameron, C.R. Cheney, W.M. Childs, A.W. Clapham, G.G. Coulton, O.G.S.
Crawford, H.C. Darby, David Douglas, J.G. Edwards, Eilert Ekwall, C.W. Foster,
G.H. Fowler, V.H. Galbraith, F.E. Harmer, W.J. Harte, W. Holtzmann, E.F.
Jacob, Charles Johnson, Kathleen Major, Allen Mawer, J.N.L. Myres, W.A.
Pantin, Eileen Power, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, B.H. Putnam, H.E.
Salter, T. Franklin Sibly, Kenneth Sisam, H. Temperley, A. Hamilton
Thompson, G.S. Veitch, W. Vogel, Joan Wake, J.R.H. Weaver, Mortimer
Wheeler, G.H. White
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General 1936
Includes letters from Ernest Barker, Z.N. Brooke, H.E. Butler, C.R. Cheney,
W.M. Childs, A.W. Clapham, J.H. Clapham, G.N. Clark, Charles Clay, O.G.S.
Crawford, H.C. Darby, M. Deanesly, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas, Eilert
Ekwall, G.H. Fowler, Cyril Fox, V.H. Galbraith, Everett Gleason, J.E. Gover,
Hubert Hall, F.E. Harmer, Charles, Johnson, L. Landon, J.W. Mackail, Kathleen
Major, Allen Mawer, J.N.L. Myres, W.A. Pantin, A.L. Poole, M. Postan, Eileen
Power, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, B.H. Putnam, Harry Rothwell, J.H.
Sacret, H.E. Salter, Kenneth Sisam, James Tait, H. Temperley, Arnold Toynbee,
R.F. Treharne, G.I. Turner, G.S. Veitch, W. Vogel, Joan Wake, J.R.H. Weaver,
Mortimer Wheeler, Dorothy Whitelock, B. Wilkinson, Basil Williams
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General 1937
Includes letters from Sir James Baillie, Ernest Barker, Frank Barlow, Norman
H. Baynes, H. Hale Bellot, H.S. Bennett, Marc Bloch, Z.N. Brooke, E. St John
Brooks, Helen Cam, C.R. Cheney, W.M. Childs, G.N. Clark, Charles Clay, H.C.
Darby, R.R. Darlington, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas, Eilert Ekwall, Max
Forster, G.H. Fowler, V.H. Galbraith, Everett Gleason, George Gordon, Hubert
Hall, R.H. Hodgkin, W. Holtzmann, J.E.A. Jolliffe, Lewis C. Loyd, G.P. Mander,
Allen Mawer, Kenneth Pickthorne, M. Posten, Sir Edward Poulton, Eileen
Power, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton, Harry Rothwell, T. Franklin Sibly, H.
Temperley, A. Hamilton Thompson, G.M. Trevelyan, J.R.H. Weaver, Mortimer
Wheeler, Dorothy Whitelock, Basil Williams, C.H. Williams
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General 1938
Includes letters from Maurice Barley, H. Hale Bellot, Z.N. Brooke, W.G. de
Burgh, Helen cam, A. Campbell, C.R. Cheney, J.H. Clapham, Charles Clay,
O.G.S. Crawford, H.C. Darby, R.R. Darlington, M. Deanesly, Bruce Dickins, H.A.
Doubleday, David Douglas, Eilert Ekwall, C.T. Flower, Hubert Hall, F.E.
Harmer, R.H. Hodgkin, F.G. Kenyon, Neil Ker, L. Landon, R. Lennard, Lewis C.
Loyd, Kathleen Major, Allen Mawer, Hans Nabholz, L.V.D. Owen, Sidney
Peyton, M. Postan, F.M. Powicke, Harry Rothwell, T. Franklin Sibly, H.
Temperley, A. Hamilton Thompson, G.M. Trevelyan, J.R.H. Weaver, Mortimer
Wheeler, Dorothy Whitelock, Basil Williams, C.H. Williams
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General 1939
Includes letters from Catherine Childs, Charles Clay, O.G.S. Crawford, R.R.
Darlington, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas, J.G. Edwards, Eilert Ekwall, C.T.
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Flower, V.H. Galbraith, Hubert Hall, H.D. Hazeltine, Charles Johnson, Betty
Kemp, Beatrice Lees, Lewis C. Loyd, W.N. Medicott, L.V.D. Owen, W.A. Pantin,
J.B. Passmore, Sidney, Peyton, A.L. Poole, F.M. Powicke, C.W. Previte-Orton,
Harry Rothwell, Kenneth Sisam, The Marquis of Tavistock, H. Temperley, A.S.
Tuberville, Dorothy Whitelock
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General 1940
Includes letters from Maurice Barley, H. Hale Bellot, A. Campbell, C.R.
Cheney, G.N. Clark, O.G.S. Crawford, H.C. Darby, R.R. Darlington, M.
Deanesly, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas, J.G. Edwards, Eilert Ekwall, Vivian
Fisher, C.T. Flower, R. Lennard, G.P. Manders, W. Fraser Mitchell, F.M.
Powicke, Chalfant Robinson, Harry Rothwell, Kenneth Sisam, B.H. Sumner,
F.J. wainwright, Dorothy Whitelock, Basil Williams
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General 1941
Includes letters from Herbert Butterfield, Helen Cam, C.R. Cheney, G.N. Clark,
Charles Clay, M. Deanesly, David Douglas, J.G. Edwards, Vivian Fisher, C.T.
Flower, V.H. Galbraith, Robert Gibbings, Hubert Hall, F.E. Harmer, W.G.
Hoskins, Charles Johnson, F.G. Kenyon, Daivd Knowles, Lewis C. Loyd, Allen
Mawer, J.N.L. Myres, Sidney Peyton, Theodore Plucknett, G.R. Potter, F.M.
Powicke, Grenville Proby, Chalfant Robinson, F.J. Wainwright, Dorothy
Whitelock
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General 1942
Includes letters from A. Campbell, F.L. Carsten, C.R. Cheney, G.N. Clark,
Charles Clay, R.R. Darlington, M. Deanesly, Bruce Dickins, David Douglas,
Vivian Fisher, C.T. Flower, V.H. Galbraith, Philip Grierson, Hubert Hal, F.E.
Harmer, R.W. Hunt, Hilary Jenkinson, Douglas Jerrold, F.G. Kenyon, R.
Lennard, Lewis C. Loyd, J.D. Mackie, Kathleen Mjor, Allen Mawer, Theodore
Plucknett, A.L. poole, F.M. Powicke, Grenville Proby, The Bishop of Reading,
H.G. Richardson, R.L.G. Ritchie, Cecil Roth, O.K. Schram, Kenneth Sisam,
Kenneth Wickers, F.J. Wainwright, S.B. Ward, G.H. White, Dorothy Whitelock
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General 1943
Includes letters from Maurice Barley, H. Hale Bellot, Z.N. Brooke, A. Campbell,
C.R. Cheney, J.H. Clapham, G. N. Clark, Charles Clay, R.R. Darlington, Bruce
Dickins, David Douglas, J.G. Edwards, Vivian Fisher, V.H. Galbraith, R.H.
Hodgkin, Neil Ker, Kathleen Major, G.P. Mander, W.A. Pantin, Sidney Peytonm
F.M. Powicke, H.G. Richardson, Cecil Roth, J.H. Sacret, Kenneth Sisam, E.M.W.
Tillyard, A.S. Tuberville, F.J. Wainwright, S.B. Ward, G.H. White
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General 1944
Includes letters from A. Aspinall, Maurice Barley, H. GHale Bellot, z.N. Brooke,
Helen Cam, A. Campbell, C.R. Cheney, J.H. Clapham, G.N. Clark, Charles Clay,
O.G.S. Crawford, R.R. Darlington, M. Deanesly, David Douglas, Eilert Ekwall,
Vivian Fisher, V.H. Galbraith, Philip Grierson, F.E. Harmer, W.G. Hoskind,
Douglas Jerrold, F.G. Kenyon, David Knowles, R. Lennard, John Le Patourel,
Lews C. Loyd, K.B. McFarlene, Kathleen Major, G.P. Mander, R.A.B. Mynors,
W.A. Pantin, Sidney Peyton, A.L. poole, F.M. Powicke, H.G. Richardson,
Chalfant Robinson, A.L. Roswse, R.W. Seton-Watson, T. Franklin Sibly,
Kenneth Sisam, Anthony Steel, Sir John Stopford, R.F. Treharne, G.M.
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Trevelyan, A.S. Tuberville, Philip Unwin, Kenneth Vickers, F.J. Wainwright,
Joan Wake, S.B. Ward, G.H. White, Dorothy Whitelock, C.H. Williams
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Certificates & diplomas
1
F.M. Stenton. College of Preceptors. Third class, First Division, at Southwell grammar
School 1895
2
F.M. Stenton. Committee of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council on
Education, Department of Science and Art, London, S.W. Pass in elementary stage of
alternative physics 1895
3
F.M. Stenton. College of Preceptors, Second Class, First Division, in exams. At
Southwell Grammar School 1896
4
F.M. Stenton. Department of Science and Art of the Committee of Her Majest’s Most
Honourable Privy Council on Education. Pass in the elementary stage at the
examination in geology 1896
5
F.M. Stenton. Department of Science and Art of the committee of Her Majesty’s Most
honourable Privy Council on Education. Pass in the elementary stage at the
examination in inorganic chemistry (theoretical) 1896
6
F.M. Stenton. Trinity College, London. Local examinations in music. Junior division.
Pass in pianoforte playing 1896
7
F.M. Stenton. Trinity College, London. Local examinations in music. Senior division.
Pass in elementary harmony and in musical history 1896
8
F.M. Stenton. University of Cambridge. Student certified by the University of
Cambridge having passed the examination for senior students…for…students who
are not members of the University 1897
9
F.M. Stenton. First class in the Advance stage at the examination in geology 1897
10
F.M. Stenton. First class in the Advanced stage at the examination in inorganic
chemistry (theoretical) 1897
11
F.M. Stenton. University College, Reading. Diploma of Associateship 1903
12
F.M. Stenton. Membership of De Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Taal-en
letterkunde van Belgie 1949
13
F.M. Stenton. University of London. Honory D. Litt. 1954
14
D.M. Parsons. The Royal Drawing Society. Honours in Preparatory division at the
drawing examinations 1906
15
D.M. Parsons. The Royal Drawing Society. Honours in Preparatory division at the
drawing examinations 1906
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D.M. Parsons. The Royal Drawing Society. Pass in Division I 1906
16
D.M. Parsons. The Royal Drawing Society. Pass in Division II 1906
17
D.M. Parsons. College of Preceptors. Pass in Lower forms examinations 1906
18
D.M. Parsons. Religious knowledge. Association of English Schools and Colleges.
Pass in Junior divisions 1906
19
D.M. parson. The Royal Drawing Society . Pass in Division III 1907
20
D.M. Parsons. Berkshire Education Committee. Special commendation of the
Examining Board for her work in English in the Intermediate Scholarship
Examination 1908
21
D.M. Parsons. The Royal Drawing Society. Pass in Division 4 1909
22
D.M. Parsons. University of Oxford. Pass in the Oxford Local Examination as a junior
candidate 1909
23
D.M. Parsons. Scholars Certificate given by the London Institute for the advancement
of plain needlework Grade 2 1909
24
D.M. Parsons. University of Oxford. Pass in Oxford Local Examination as a senior
candidate. Associate in Arts of the University of Oxford 1910
25
D.M. Parsons. University of Oxford. Pass in Oxford Local Examinations as a senior
candidate. Associate in Arts of the University of Oxford 1911
26
D.M. Parsons. University of London. Matriculation at the June examination. Second
division 1912
27
D.M. Parsons. University of London. Passed as an external student the intermediate
examination in the Faculty of Arts 1914
28
D.M. Parsons. University of London. B.A. Honours history. First class as an external
student 1916
29
D.M. Parsons. University College, Reading. Diploma of Associateship with
distinction. Letters 1917
30
D.M. Stenton. University of Reading, Honorary D. Litt. 1948
31
D.M. Stenton. University of Glasgow. Honorary D. Litt 1959
32
F.M. Stenton. Birth certificate 17 May 1880
33
D.M. Parsons. Birth certificate 27 May 1894
34
F.M. and D.M. Stenton. Marriage certificate 8 November 1919
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Diaries & Journals
1
Appointment diaries, mainly belonging to F.M. Stenton 1899, 1903, 1906-1911, 1918,
1919, 1921, 1922, 1927-1965 (57 items)
2
F.M. Stenton’s detailed diary of visits to Edinburgh July-August 1894 and Matlock
December 1895-January 1896
3
F.M. Stenton’s detailed diary May 1892 – May 1893
4
D.M. Stenton’s detailed diary summer 1918 (4 pages August 1917 – May 1918, 29
pages June – September 1918)
11
Financial papers
1
Annual investment valuation lists prepared for Lady Stenton by Buckmaster and
Moore, Members of the Stock Exchange 1959-1970
2
Letters from Buckmaster and Moore, Members of the |Stock Exchange, London, to
Lady Stenton 1958-1970
3
Income tax certificates – foreign and colonial securities, issued by Buckmaster and
Moore to Lady Stenton 1960-1962
4
Statements of Lady Stenton’s account with Buckmaster and Moore 1959-1969
5
Statements of stocks and shares bought and sold for Lady Stenton by Buckmaster and
Moore 1958-1968
6
Detailed income tax returns prepared by Ernest |Francis and Son, Chartered
Accountants. (Reading) 1959-1967
7
Letters from Ernest Francis and Sons, Chartered Accountants, to Lady Stenton 1963 –
1968
8
Royalty statements and associated papers:
Sir Frank Stenton:
Clarendon Press, Oxford 1950-1966
Oxford University Press 1932-1949
Lady Stenton:
Penguin Books 1951-1967
George Allen and Unwin 1957-1966
9
Lists of securities held on behalf of Lady Stenton by Lloyds Bank Ltd., Reading 19611965
10
Letters from Lloyds Bank Ltd., Reading, to Lady Stenton 1953-1967
11
Letters from E.H. Carpenter, Bursar 1945-1967
12
F.M. Stenton salary statements 1934-1948, 1958-1967
13
D.M. Stenton salary statements 1934-1948, 1951-1968
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F.M. Stenton. Bank statements. National Provincial Bank, Southwell 1934-1937,
1946-1957
15
F.M. and D.M. Stenton. Bank statements. Joint account. National Provincial Bank,
Southwell 1958-1963
16
F.M. Stenton. Bank statements. Lloyds Bank, Reading 1932-1937, 1945-1950
17
D.M. Stenton. Bank statements. Lloyds Bank, Reading 1932-1950, 1968
18
F.M. and D.M. Stenton. Bank statements. Joint account. Lloyds Bank, Reading 19501959
19
F.M. Stenton. Fees from University of Cambridge for the supervision of research
students, assessment for higher degrees and prizes, election of Professor of Medieval
History and examining in the Historical Tripos 1931-1941
20
D.M. Stenton. Fees from university of Cambridge for the supervision of research
students, assessment for higher degrees and prizes, election of Professor of Medieval
History and examining in the Historical Tripos 1931-1941
21
F.M. Stenton. Fees from the University of London for examining, lecturing, and
attending committee meetings 1929-164
22
F.M. Stenton. Examiner’s fees and fees
23
F.M. Stenton. Examiner’s fees and fees for literary work from various universities,
newspapers and other sources 1929-1965
24
F.M. and D.M. Stenton. Bills from University of Reading S.C.R., Lane End Farm, Dairy
Dept., etc. 1934-1965
25
F.M. Stenton. Bills for binding books from R.E. Goodall, 33 Northcourt Ave., Reading
1950-1965
26
F.M. and D.M. Stenton. Bills for binding books from L.E. Windsor, 16 Clifton Street,
Reading 1965-1968
27
Statements of income received by Messrs. Stenton and Metcalfe on behalf of F.M.
Stenton for his property at Sheffield, Southwell, Halloughton and Eakring 1927-1964
28
Papers relating to tithes paid by F.M. Stenton on his property at Southwell,
Halloughton and Eakring 1948-1959
29
Letters from Stenton and Metcalfe, later Dowson, Wadsworth and Co., solicitors at
Southwell 1928-1964
30
Passbooks for accounts ion Lloyds Bank, Reading: D.M. Stenton 1917-1925, F/M/
Stenton 1920-1925. Lloyds Bank, Oxford: F.M. Stenton 1915-1918
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Passbooks for accounts in the Reading Savings Bank, later Reading Trustee Savings
Bank. Amelia Parsons 1938 – 1945, D.M. Stenton 1916-1965, F.M. Stenton 1933-1967.
Special investment account: D.M. Stenton 1933-1958
32
Passbook for account in abbey National Building Society D.M. Stenton 1950
33
Passbooks for account in Post Office Savings Bank, Southwell. F.M. Stenton 18881908
34
D.M. Stenton. Domestic accounts in nine notebooks 1927-1946
35
D.M. Stenton. Book of account with Eighteen and Cox, butchers etc 1956-1966
36
D.M. Stenton. Three notebooks listing investments in banks and shares 1956-1966
37
D.M. Stenton. Notebook listing royalties from F.M. Stenton’s books 1932-1970
38
Insurance policies and sundry financial papers
12
Photographs
1
600 picture postcards collected by Frank and Doris Stenton and their respective
parents 1904-1971. The great majority of them are English but there are also cards
from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Eire, France,
Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Montserrat, Norway,
Roumania, St. Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and U.S.A.
2
Album of photographs and notes belonging to D.M. Stenton 1920 (Cover title News
Cuttings)
3
Photographs: includes photographs of the Stentons their families and friends, and
photographs taken by and collected by the Stentons
13-18 Historical papers
13
Original documents
Deeds and charters
1
Royal License of Alienation: transfer of land in East Hendred, Berkshire from
Humphrey Foster to William, Doe. Royal seal 5 May 1587
2
Royal License of Alienation: transfer of land in East Hendred, Berkshire from
Laurence Rushbrook to John Woodley: Royal seal 1 March 1607
3
Conveyance of premises at Oxton upon certain trusts: Mr Thomas Hind to Messrs.
Cooke and Hodgkinson 15 April 1820
4
York charters: Charter of Robert de St. Barbe and Agnes, his wife, granting and
confirming to Thos., son of Robt. De Litton a toft in Litton (12th – 13th century);
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Charter of the Hospital of York granting with the consent of the Brethren various
lands in Leittun to Thomas, son of Garnel of Leittun and his heirs (12th – 13th
century); Charter of Robert de St. Barbe and Agnes, his wife, granting and confirming
to Thos. Son of Robt. De Litton land in Litton (12th – 13th century)
5
Certified copy of a document stating that the result of an enquiry (Inquisitio)
conducted by Cornelius Newsone and Jacobus Rae confirmed that Andrew Barrie of
Leith was the brother and heir of John (Joannes) Barrie of Edinburgh 22 October 1685
6
Deed relating to land in Scredington, Lincs. Roger de Pelwardine and others 29
September 1352
7
Attested copy of release and conveyance of premises in Easthorpe: Mr James
Nicholson and others to Tuffin Shepherd Esqre 21 December 1810
8
Articles of agreement for 4 closes at Screvetona and Hawkesworth in cons. of £1200:
Geo. Hodgkinson and Thomas Parker & John Sumner 1 May 1793
9
Collection of deeds relating to the following places according to a MS list included in
the collection: Middlesex and London; Chelsea; Pell Mell Close; Southampton;
Yorkshire; Bakewell; Ashford; Beeley; Moniash; County and Borough of Nottingham;
Great Longsdon; Wardlowe; Nettleworth; Mandsfield Woodhouse and Cole Aston;
Northlees Hall; Hathersedge; Thurgarton, Bassetlawe, Newark; Matlock, Hognaston,
Wirksworth; Bensall; Winster, Birchover, Brassington; Hartington Manor; Stanton;
Yeaveley; Boylston;’ Derbyshire; Derby, Darley, Duffield; Spondon and Locke; Stanley
and Kibworth Harcourt; Wolverhampton; Dymsdale Hall; Blaby; Deane; Birmingham,
Overwhiteare; Shitlington; Doore
10
Notebook containing minutes of the Court Leet and Great Court Baron of the manor
of Oxton Nether Hall, co. Notts., kept by Thomas Greaves, Bailiff 11 April 1757 – 11
April 1803
Collection presented to F.M. Stenton by S.G. taylor
11
Letters from S.G. Taylor concerned with the history of Derbyshire and
Nottinghamshire, with the Leacroft and Swymmer families, and with a gift of deeds
and letters relating to those families to F.M. Stenton 1943-1944 (see 16/22 for an
article by D.M. Stenton based on these and other similar papers)
12
The last will and testament of William Swymmer Esqr. Of Rowberrow in the County
of Somerset 3 April 1767
13
Letters to Bridget Swymmer from Edward Becher Leacroft 1774-1803
14
Locks of hair of members of the Leacroft family 1810-1835
15
Bills to C.W. Griffiths from firms in Nottinghamshire 1811-1813
16
Letters to John Leacroft from C.W. Griffiths 1813-1823
17
Letters to Julia and Caroline Leacroft from R.L. 1812-1819
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Letters to John Leacroft from John Rowe 1815
19
The pedigree of the Swymmer family 1819
20
Rental of the estate of the late Edward Leacroft, decease, at Wirksworth Middleton by
Wirksworth and Asheyhay in the county of Derby, and Darley Dale in the said
county and Southwell in the county of Nottinghamshire Michaelmas Day 1880
21
Deed of partition: Edward R. Leacorft, Esq., Lieut-Col. Hy. Pearson and other to A.G.
Taylor, Esq., and others 21 July 1899
22
Papers relating to E.R. Leacroft’s land in Southwell and the proposal of the Rural
District Council to lay a sewer in part of it 1906
23
Papers relating to t5he sale of E.R. Leacroft’s land in Southwell to Edward Caudwell.
Legal documents and correspondence 1913
24
Rental of the estate of Edward Ranulph Leacroft, Esq., at Wirksworth in the county of
Derby Lady Day 1915
Particulars of sale of above land 1 May 1919
25
Newspapers:
The Lincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury Friday 8 August 1828
Nottingham Journal Saturday 26 February 1831
Nottingham Journal Saturday 30 June 1827
The Morning Chronicle Friday 27 December 1895
Part of the Morning Chronicle showing engravings of scenes at the coronation
of William IV in 1831
26
Sundry printed and MS maps
27
Large map of Lincolnshire in eight parts, the first inscribed: Map of Lincolnshire
comprehending Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland, surveyed in the years 1776, 7 and 8
by Capt. Andrew Armstrong. Engrave by Stephen Pyle. MDCCLXXVIII 1778
28
Photocopy of the Norman penitential code of 1070
29
Book of accounts and notes relating to the parish of Southwell, made by Richard
Besher c.1775-1785
30
The journals of George Hodgkinson of Southwell 1780, 1782, 1783, 1784
31
Unidentified journal, probably of a person living in Nottingham area 1824-1825,
1834-1835
14
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Transcripts
Typescripts of sundry deeds and charters from various sources including the John
Rylands Library, the Bodleian Library, the Public Record Office and the British
Museum, by F.M. Stenton. Typescript and MS (incl. Harl. Mss, Arudel MSs, laud MSS,
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Cott. Vesp., Cott. Tib., Registrum Eboracense, Wardon Cartulart, Egerton MSS, Add.
MSS, Dodsworth MSS, etc.) (27 folders)
2
Transcript of the Cartulary of Croyland Abbey purchased from the Library of the
Baroness Lucas at Wrest Park, Bedford, by A.K. Maples of Spalding, Esq. Typescript
1922
3
Transcript of Carte Antiquae et Miscellaneae (MSS 889-901) of Lambeth Palae Library
by Dorothy M. Owen. Typescript. Bound
4
Transcript of the Red Book of Thorney and copies taken from it by Dugsdale, etc. MS
5
Transcripts of the Rufford Abbey MSS by R. Allen Brown. Typescript
6
Transcripts of deeds and charters from various sources relating to Lewes. MS
7
Transcripts and lists of deed and charters relating to Reading Abbey. MS
8
Transcripts of Dodsworh MSS by Lewis C. Loyd. MS
9
Transcripts and notes of documents relating mainly to Nottinghamshire. MS and
typescript.
10
Transcripts of the Shaftesbury Surveys by F.M. Stenton and others, with covering
letters from M. Postan. MS
11
Transcript of Hasted’s History of Kent: Index Locorum. Typescript
12
Transcripts and notes of Thurgatton Cartulary – “Transcriptum cartarum et
munimentorum pertinencium ad monasteriujm de Thurgarton”
13
Transcript of the huntingfield Cartulary. Transcript. Bound
14
Transcript of documents in the Ancaster second deposit (2 ANC). Typescript
15
Transcript of unidentified document in unidentified hand. Page3-86; missing leaves
1-2 and leaves after page 86
16
Transcripts of parts of Carta Antique in a seventeenth century hand:
Carta Antique OO, 1-32
Carta Antique PP, 1-82
Carta Antique QQ, 1-51
Carta Antique RR, 1-23
Carta Bundello, 1-22
17
Transcript and notes of parts of Hatton’s Book of Seals by Lewis C. Loyd. The
completed book, edited by Loyd and D.M. Stenton, was presented to F.M. Stenton on
his 70th birthday in 1950. MS
18
transcript of Liber Cartrum et Priuilegorum Henrici de yghtele Junioris. Typescript.
Bound. (Cover title: Henry of Pytchley and Carte Ant. Registrorum Precentoris)
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Notebook containing transcripts from Dodsoworth MS LXXXIX by F.M. Stenton
20
Notebook containing transcripts from assize Roll 42 by D.M. Stenton
15
Notes
1
Miscellaneous notes on assizes and eyres, made by Doris Stenton in the 1930s for
books published by the Selden Society
2
Notebooks containing historical notes made by D.M. Parson while a student at
University College, Reading 1912-1915 (10 items)
3
Notebook containing F.M. Stenton’s notes on the diplomatic course at Oxford in
Hilary Term 1900
4
Notebook containing historical notes for F.M. Stenton’s book on William the
Conqueror (published in 1908)
5
Notebook containing historical notes on Sokemen Tenements by F.M. Stenton
6
Notebooks and files containing sundry historical notes and transcripts by F.M. and
D.M. Stenton (14 items)
7
Files containing chronological notes from 1199 to 1216 by D.M. Stenton, probably in
connexion with her work on the Pipe Rolls of Richard I and John (9 items)
8
Notebook on fines by D.M. Stenton. (Wessex, Oxfordshire, Rutland,
Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hererfordshire, Wiltshire)
9
Notebook on fines by D.M. Stenton (Nottinghyamshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire)
10
Notebook on fines by D.M. Stenton. (Suffolk, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, diverse
counties, unknown counties)
11
Three notebooks arranged alphabetically with notes on names and medieval
terminology by F.M. Stenton
12
Notes of place names in charters arranged alphabetically by place names; Adstock –
Wymoondham
13
F.M. Stenton. Sundry historical notes
14
D.M. Stenton. Sundry historical notes
15
F.M. Stenton’s index of Anglo-Saxon (?) personal names on cards in three drawers. AZ
16
F.M. Stenton’s supplementary index of Anglo-Saxon (?) personal names on cards I
unsorted bundles in drawer which also contains bundles of cards relating to Norfolk
place names and to names in Rot. De Obl. 1-64
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Index of personal names in Place names by F.M. Stenton
18
D.M. Stenton’s note on King John on index cards in drawer
19
Lewis C. Loyd’s transcripts and notes for edition of Sir Christopher Hatton’s Book of
Seals edited by Lewis C. Loyd and Doris Mary Stenton, and presented to Frank Merry
Stenton on the occasion of his seventieth birthday 1950. Loyd died in 1947, having
completed a large proportion of the work on the book (12 notebooks)
20
Letters with notes on genealogy from Lewis C. Loyd 1931-1947
21
Large notebook containing newspaper cuttings on Sherwood Forest collected by H.M.
Lerman 1937
22
Notebook belonging to J.E. Gover, containing notes of place names. Also sundry
maps, letters and notes attached to the notebook
16
Drafts
1
Draft of Anglo-Saxon England by F.M. Stenton. Typescript. 2 volumes
2
Drafts of odd pages from Anglo-Saxon England by F.M. Stenton. Typescript
3
Incomplete draft of Chapter XVII The Norman Settlement from Anglo-Saxon England
by F.M. Stenton. Typescript
4
Draft of Chapter 16 the Norman Conquest of F.M. Stenton’s Anglo-Saxon England,
Typescript with MS notes. 79 Pages
5
Draft of Sir Frank Stenton’s speech at the opening of the Historical Exhibition at
Reading Library 2 November 1949, Typescript. 2 pages
6
Draft article on Local Communities by F.M. Stenton. MS. 10 pages
7
Draft of an article on King Alfred and his place in history by F.M. Stenton.
Typescript. 18 pages
8
Draft of an article on the social economy of Danelaw by F.M. Stenton MS 10 pages
9
Draft of lecture on coins in the period 975-1100 by F.M. Stenton MS. 4 pages
10
Draft of lecture on coins in the period 975-1100 by F.M. Stenton MS 4 pages
11
Draft of The Road System of Medieval England by F.M. Stenton published in
Economic History Review 1936. MS and MS notebook
12
Draft of a lecture about the history of Wallingford by F.M. Stenton. Typescript. 7
pages
13
Draft of The Historical Background of the Tapestry by F.M. Stenton. Published in the
Bayeux Tapestry 1957. Typescript. 29 pages
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Papers relating to the BBC series Medieval values and the modern world produced by
Peter Laslett: script of M. Postan’s Medieval economic values and the modern world;
script of G. Barraclough’s The International Order and the Middle Ages; script of
David Knowles’ Medieval religion; Sir Frank Stenton’s notes and draft of introduction
to series published in The Listener 24 February 1949; two letters from Peter Laslett
1948-1949
15
Draft of The Founding of Southwell Minster by F.M. Stenton. Published in The
Southwell Review vol. 5, 1956. MS 7 pages
16
Draft of review of new edition of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by F.M. Stenton. MS 2
pages
17
Draft of an article on Offa written for Encyclopaedia Britannica by F.M. Stenton 1953.
MS 2 pages
18
Draft of a paper on Place-name Studies and the directions in which further research
needed by F.M. Stenton. Read to a conference of Professors of English 1930. MS 2
pages
19
Draft of The thriving of the Anglo Saxon ceorl by F.M. Stenton, a lecture research in
the University of Cambridge 1958, and expanded into the article published in
Preparatory to Anglo-Saxon England MS 5 pages
20
Draft of Lindsey and its kings by F.M. Stenton. Typescript with MS notes. Ublished
in Essays presented to Reginald Lane Poole 1927. 11 pages
21
Draft of review of Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles. Hunterian and Coats
Collections, University of Glasgow. Part 1. Anglo-Saxon coins by Anne S. Robertson,
by F.M. Stenton 1961 MS
22
Draft of some unimportant 18th century characters by D.M. Stenton. Based mainly on
documents presented to F.M. Stenton by S.G. Turner (see 13/11-24 and the diaries of
George Hodgkinson 13/30)
23
Drafts of odd of English Justice between the Norman Conquest and the Great Charter
1066-1215 by D.M. Stenton 1964. Typescript with MS notes
24
Draft of review of The Domesday Geography of Midland England by H.C. Darby and
I.B. Terrett, by D.M. Stenton 1954. Typescript 3 pages
25
Draft of part of D.M. Stenton’s biographical obituary of F.M. Stenton, published in the
Proceedings of the British Academy 1968. Typescript 8 pages
26
Draft of articele on the royal judges itinerant in Lincolnshire in the early thirteenth
century by D.M. Stenton. Typescript and MS 3 pages
27
Draft transcript of Assize Roll 863 by D.M. Stenton 1928. Typescript 55 pages
28
Draft of an article on King John by D.M. Stenton. Typescript and MS. 27 pages
29
Draft of an article on Anglo-Saxon Local Government by D.M. Stenton. MS 10 pages
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Draft of lecture on justice in the early Middle Ages, with additional notes on Norman
justice, etc. by D.M. Stenton. MS 42 pages
31
Draft of Braceton and his materials and Mr Woodbine by D.M. Stenton. Typescript
and MS 39 pages
32
Draft report of the work of the Pipe Roll Society by D.M. Stenton. Typescript 4 pages
1928
33
Draft of preface and notes for The Earliest Lincolnshire Assize Rolls As 1202-1209 by
D.M. Stenton. MS Published by the Lincoln Record Society 1925. 9 pages
34
Drafts of After Runnymede;’ Magna Carta in the Middle Ages by D.M. Stenton.
Typescript and MS notes. Published by the University Press of Virginia for the Magna
Carta Commission of Virginia 1965. 59 pages and 56 pages (two drafts)
35
Draft of review of The King’s Pardon for Homicide before A.D. 1307 by Naomi D
Hurnard, by D.M. Stenton. Typescript. 4 pages
36
Draft of Anglo-Saxon documents as evidence of legal history by H.D. Hazeltine.
Typescript. 185 pages
37
Draft specimen pages of A Catalogue of the Battle Abbey documents at Huntingdon
Library by Eleanor Swift. Typescript. Covering letter from J.H. Clapham. 1932. 14
pages and 2 letters
38
Draft of Wulfsten at York by Dorothy Whitelock. Typescript. Published in
Franciplegius: Medieval and Linguistic Studies in honour of Francis Peabody Magoun,
Jr 1965. 41 pages
39
Draft of chapters 4-12 of A History of Sandwich by Mabel H. Mills. Typescript with
MS notes and correspondence relating to the History 1935-1938. Apparently
unpublished. 403 pages. Also 18 letters and notes
40
Draft of Bracton, an intended lecture under the David Murray Foundation at the
University of Glasgow by H. Kantorowicz. Typescript with MS notes. 151 pages
41
Draft of Market rights and toll in England before the Norman Conquest by Florence
E. Harmer, Typescript. 46 pages
42
Draft of Anglo-Saxon writs by Forence E. Harmer. Typescript. Published by
Manchester University Press 1952. 210 pages and letter
43
Draft of The Anglo-Saxons and the Byzantine Empire from the seventh to the tenth
century by Robert Sabatino Lopez. Typescript. 1945. 18 pages and letter
44
Draft of The Parliamentary History of Reading before 1850 by R.C. Bailly. Typescript.
1941. 34 pages and letter
45
Drafts of articles about a letter y Bishop Aethelric and a write by Gospatric, by
Florence E. Harmer. Typescript 1944 78 pages
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Draft of notes on instances of the appearance of the acre in Wiltshire records by
R.W. Finn. Typescript. 1944 14 pages and letter
47
Draft of Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies by Kenneth Sisam, Typescript. 1948 87 pages
and letter
48
Draft of a brochure on St Peter’s on-the-wall, Bradwell-on-sea, by F.H. laws.
Typescript 1953, 32 pages
49
Drafts of The Borough of Maldo a thousand years ago by F.H. laws. Typescript. 1951.
36 pages and 30 pages plus 2 letters
50
Draft of Plato, the Gnostics, and Neoplatonism by W.H. Fisher. Typescript. 13 pages
51
Draft of Notes on some early surveys of manors of Shaftesbury Abbey by Lydis
Marshall. Typescript 24 pages
52
Draft of The Bayeaux Tapestry as an object by Francis Wormald. Typescript. 25
pages
53
Draft of Wulfsten’s authorship of Cnut’s laws by Dorothy Whitelock. Typescript. 33
pages
54
Draft of Problems of Chronology in the seventh century Merovingian coinage. Read
to the Royal Numismatic Society by J. P. C. Kent 1966. 6 pages
55
Drafts of Our ancestors’ belief in the transmigration of souls and their systems of
name-giving by Gustav Storm. MS 59 pages and 49 pages
56
Draft of The date of the English recoinage which is recorded by Roger of Wendover
in his annal for 97 by R.H.M. Doley. Typescript. 1962. 7 pages and letter
57
Draft notes on the Dorset Hundreds by R.W. Finn. Typescript 1944 10 pages and
letter
58
Draft of a speech to be read in the house of Lords by Baron Badeley in opposition to
the Marquess of Reading’s motion in favour of equal privileges for women Peers.
Typescript 1949 9 pages and letters
59
Draft of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial: a trial bibliography 1939-1951 by F.P. Magoun, Jr.
Typescript. 1952 7 pages
60
Draft of the Charters of King Aethelbert by M. Deanesly. Typescript. 1904 30 pages
61
Draft of Early |English and Gallic Minsters by m. Deanesly. Typescript. 1940. 27
pages and letter
62
Draft of Hough and Hoon by F. Williamson. MS 6 pages
63
Draft of Matthew Parker by Maurice Barley. MS 1931 69 pages
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Draft of The Old Castle of Dean by M.F.H. Ellis. Typescript. 1943. 6 pages and 2 maps
and letter
65
Draft of Cynewulf and Cyneheard by J.J. Alexander. Typescript 4 pages
66
Draft of Surviving English Augustinian Cartularies and their transcripts by J.C.
67
Draft of Maldon “Burh” or Anglo-Saxon fort by F.H. Laws. Typescript. 1952 3 pages
68
Draft of Origins of Anglo-Norman Families by Lewis C. Loyd. MS 19 pages
69
Draft notes on the ealdorman and related Anglo-Saxon terms by Henry Loyn.
Typescript and MS with several letters of explanation 1949-1951. 13 pages and 4
letters
70
Draft of The Site of Assandun by Cyril Hart. Typescript. 16 pages
71
Draft of Survey of English place-names: Memorandum for the guidance of authors
and searchers in the preparation of county surveys by A.H. Smith. Typescript. 1952
39 pages and letter
72
Draft of Memorandum on Mr Malet’s historical text-books, and on their adaptation
for English use, or the production of an English series on the same general lines. MS
c.1911 2- pages and letter
73
Draft of Some reflections on Hildebrand type A of Aethelraed II. Typescript 35 pages
74
Draft of The Anglo-Saxon writ by G. Barraclough. Typescript 35 pages
75
Draft of The Earls of Fife in the Twelfth Century. Typescript 26 pages and map
76
Draft of The so-called Piedforts of Alfred the Great. Typescript. 36 pages
77
Draft list of the contents of a library, or a bibliography of mainly nineteenth century
books for children (untitled). Typescript 9 pages
78
Draft of St Martin-le-Grand and the anarchy 1135-54. Typescript 24 pages
79
Draft of The Glastonbury estates: a rejoinder by R Lennard. Typescript 5 pages and
letter
80
Draft of Extract from the life of Raleigh by Edward Edwards, by C. Berry. MS 9 pages
81
Draft of The Domesday Geography of Lincolnshire by H.C. Darby. Published in The
Domesday Geography of Eastern England by H.C. Darby 1952. Typsecript 60 pages
82
Draft of Todeni, Toëni, Tosny of Belboir by Lewis C. Loyd. MS 8 pages
83
Draft of Records of the trustees of Lady Beryl Groves’ settlement seen and listed in
Coutts & co. 440 Strand, W.C.2., by A.E.B/ Owen and Dorothy M. Williamson, 21 July
1958. typescript 43 pages
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Draft of place names of the Rape of Hastings: introductory notes by John E Ray 1929
85
Draft of Land held by the Bishop of Lincoln at the time of the Domesday Survey.
Typescript. 7 pages
86
Draft bibliography of works about the poor. Arranged by date (1582-1850), 641
items. Typescript 43 pages
87
Draft of article concerned broadly with constitutional evolution in England and
Germany in the 14th and 15th centuries MS 4 pages
88
draft of Discussion on Roman and Saxon in the Dark Ages, held at the Royal
Archaeological institute 1 February 1933. Typescript 8 pages
89
Draft of The Viking settlements and their influence on English History. Typescript 5
pages
90
Draft of review of Historical Foundations of the Common Law by S.F.C. Milsom, by
Frederick Bernays Wiener 1969. Typescript 5 pages
91
Draft of What information can you derive from a Domesday Account of a County of
Feudal Society? Typescript. 3 pages
92
Draft list of Old English names in Hampshire place names (including post conquest
documents). Typescript 9 pages
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Proofs
1
Proofs of The Making of Wales by F.M. Stenton 1905
2
Annotated proofs of the original introduction to the Oxford Domesday Survey by
F.M. Stenton (1908). Published in the Victoria History of Oxfordshire, vol.1 (1939)
3
Proof of Lindsey and its kings by F.M. Stenton. Published in Essays Presented to
Reginald Lane Poole 1927
4
Proof of Acta Episcoporum by F.M. Stenton. Published in the Cambridge Historical
Journal 1929
5
Proof of English History by F.M. Stneton, written for Encyclopaedia Britannica
6
Proof of The East Anglian Kings of the Seventh Century by F.M. Stenton. Published
in The Anglo-Saxons: Studies presented to Bruce Dickins 1959
7
Proof of Communications by D.M. Stenton, Chapter 6 in Medieval England, edited by
A.L. Poole 1956
8
Proof of bibliography og Doris Stenton’s works up to 1961 with covering letter from
C.F. Slade to F.M. Stenton. Published in A Medieval miscellany for Doris Mary
Stenton (Publications of the Pipe Roll Society, Volume LXXVI, n.s. vol. XXXVI) 1962
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Proof of “The provenances of the Anglo-Saxon coins in the two volumes of the British
Museum catalogue” by R.H.M. Doley and Mrs J.S. Strudwick (published in the British
Numismatic Journal 1956)
10
Proof of transcript of Cartularies of Cirencester Abbey 1953
11
Proof of Draft Report of the Council of the Northamptonshire Record Society for the
year ended 31 December 1935
18
Reviews
1
Printed reviews of Doris Stenton’s “English Society in the early Middle Ages” (Pelican)
2
Printed reviews of Doris Stenton’s “English Woman in History” (Allen & Unwin) 1957
3
Printed reviews of F.M. Stenton’s “William the Conqueror and the rule of the
Normans” (Heroes of the Nations series) taken from American newspapers and
journal 1908-1909
4
Printed reviews and articles by and about th4e Stentons
19
Committee papers
1
History of Parliament Trust. Minutes and supporting papers of meetings of the
Trustees and Editorial Board
1
1948-1951
2
1952-1953
3
1954-1955
4
1956
5
1957
6
1958-1959
7
1960-1962
8
1963-1965
2/1
History of parliament Trust. General correspondence 1942-1952 (Includes letters
from Baron Macmillan, Phyllis Briers, T.GF.B. Cocks, Lord Wedgewood, Charles Clay,
J.E. Neale, L.B. Namier, Theodore Plucknett, J.G. Edwards, I. Finestein, R.D. Barlas,
E.L.C. mullins)
2
History of Parliament Trust. General correspondence 1953-1964 (includes letters
from J.D. Mackie, E.L.C. Mullins, Clemetn Davies, R.D. barlas, J.E. Neale, J.G. Edwards,
T.D. Kendrick, A. Aspinall, L.B. Namier, Daniel Macmilan, Michael Lawrence, peter
hasler)
3
History of Parliament Trust. Papers relating to the Scottish Committee and
1707/1714 controversy 1951-1953
4
History of Parliament Trust. Draft biographies of MPs
5
History of Parliament Trust. Sundry papers
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Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles. Committee papers 1956
7
Papers of the Public Record office Consultative Committee on Publications 1947-1950
8
Papers of the Medieval Latin Dictionary Committee 1933-1958
9
Repertory of the Sources of Medieval History. Sundry papers 1954-1956
10
Berkshire Association of Parish Councils. Committee papers 1953-1962
11
University of London. Institute of historical Research. Sundry committee papers
1939-1962
12
Rhodes Chair of Imperial History. Applications and appointment – general papers
1948
13
Papers relating to the appointment of a Reader in English Local History at Univeristy
College, Leicester 1951. Includes applications submitted by Maurice Barley, R.H.
Hilton, Felix Hull, H.P.R. Finberg, G.H.C. Burley, Eric G. Forrester, E.W.J. Kerridge,
W.A. Minchinton, Reginald Hill
14
Royal Historical Society. Correspondence and other papers 1934 – 1951 (mainly 1937
– 1939) (includes letters from H. Hale Bellot, Hubert Hall, A.V. Judges, Fritz Karger,
David Douglas, F.M. Powicke, R.R. Darlington, Frank Barlow, Joan Wake, G.
Baskerville, B.H. Sumner, C.R. Cheney, C.R. Fay, H.T. Korolanyi, Telegram fro
Professors of Barcelona Univeristy)
15
The Historical Association. Committee papers 1949-1950
16
The historical Association. Correspondence 1948-1950 (includes letters from R.F.
Treharne, Philip Whitting, E.F. Jacob, J.G. Edwards, W.T. Mellows, Jean Lindsey, G.R.
Potter, J.W. Herbert, C.T.H. Sharp, W.N. Medlicott, D.P. Dobson, B.D. Maclean, S.M.
Toyne)
17
Papers relating to the Concilia group with a covering letter from C.R. Cheney 1949.
Unconfirmed minutes of the group’s eight meeting; Memorandum from the
Secretary to the Delegates of the Clarendon Press; Draft list of Modern Printed
Sources of Wilkins’ Concilia 1162-1206; Draft headed Concilia 890-1066
18
British Academy. Sundry papers 1926-1970
19
Conference papers:
1
Adjourned conference of the universities of the united Kingdom held
at the Imperial Institute 10 May 1918
2
British Records Association4th Annual meeting and Conference 16
November 1936
3
Anglo-American Historical Conference 6-11 July 1936
4
Anglo-French Historical Conference 16-18 April 1936
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Sundry papers
1
Address books (3)
2
Passport no. 144632 issued 1925
3
Passport no. 410471 issued 1962
4
D.M. Stenton’s driving license 1968
5
Ecclesiastical limericks written by F.M. Stenton
6
Notebook belonging to F.M. Stenton containing lists of books read in 1890, 1891,
1892, 1893, 1894 and a collection of 66 autographs
7
Memoranda of agreement between Stentons and publishing firms for various books,
and forms of assignment of literary copyright for article 1907-1968
8
Brochure, orders of proceeding, invitations, menus, speeches, programmes and other
papers relating to ceremonies, dinners and other official function 1910-1959
9
Notebook of which the first quarter consists of household accounts 1856-1857, and
the remainder of notes on the provenance and prices of books acquired by the
Stentons 1926-1966
10
Newspaper cuttings relating to the University of Reading, particularly to the period
of Sir Frank’s Vice-Chancellorship 1935-1955
12
Papers relating to a proposed new edition of Charles Gross’s Sources and Literature
of English History 1937-1939
13
Notebook listing references made in other books and articles to the work of the
Stentons (1160 references)
14
Printed obituaries of Sir Frank Stenton. University of Reading Staff Journal,
Berkshire Archaeological Journal, English Pace-Name Society 44th annual report,
Lincolnshire Archivist’s report, Archives, Historical Association 61 st Annual report,
History, Speculum, Lincoln Record Society, Transactions of the Thoroton Society,
Onoma, English Historical review, Oxford University Gazette, Northamptonshire Past
and Present
15
Sundry papers c.1880-1970
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