Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham
Overview
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. It is based at King's Meadow Campus
King's Meadow Campus
King's Meadow Campus is a campus, that is part of the University of Nottingham, and is located in Nottingham. It opened in 1983, as a television studio complex, called East Midlands Television Centre from 1983 till 1994 and Carlton Studios from 1994 till 2005.-East Midlands Television Centre...
in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
in England
England
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. The University has been collecting manuscripts since the early 1930s and now holds approximately 3 million documents, extensive holdings of Special (Printed Book) Collections, and the East Midlands Collection of local material, all of which are available for researchers to use in the supervised Wolfson Reading Rooms.
Manuscript and archive holdings include the papers of leading Nottinghamshire families and their estates, the records of local businesses and organisations, the personal papers of political, diplomatic, literary, scientific and academic figures, as well as some of the historical records of the University and its predecessor, University College Nottingham.
The most important collections of family and estate papers, with material ranging in date from the 12th to the 20th centuries, include:
- Papers of the Pelham-Clinton family, Dukes of Newcastle-under-LyneEarl of LincolnEarl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England.-Earls of Lincoln, First Creation :*William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Lincoln and 1st Earl of Arundel Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England.-Earls of Lincoln, First...
, of Clumber ParkClumber ParkClumber Park is a country park in the Dukeries near Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. It was the seat of the Pelham-Clintons, Dukes of Newcastle.It is owned by the National Trust and open to the public.-History:...
, Nottinghamshire - Papers of the Cavendish family, Dukes of Newcastle-upon-TyneDuke of NewcastleDuke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a title which has been created three times in British history while the title of Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne has been created once. The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 when William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
and the Cavendish-Bentinck family, Dukes of Portland, of Bolsover CastleBolsover CastleBolsover Castle is a castle in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England .-History:It was built by the Peverel family in the 12th century and became Crown property in 1155 when the third William Peverel fled into exile...
and Welbeck AbbeyWelbeck AbbeyWelbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire was the principal abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England and later the principal residence of the Dukes of Portland.-Monastic period:...
, Nottinghamshire, including the Portland Literary Papers from the library at Welbeck Abbey - Papers of the Willoughby family, Barons MiddletonBaron MiddletonBaron Middleton, of Middleton in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Nottinghamshire and Newark in Parliament...
, of Wollaton HallWollaton HallWollaton Hall is a country house standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. Wollaton Park is the area of parkland that the stately house stands in. The house itself is a natural history museum, with other museums in the out-buildings...
, Nottinghamshire and Middleton HallMiddleton HallMiddleton Hall is a Grade II listed building dating back to medieval times. It is situated in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England, south of Fazeley and Tamworth and on the opposite side of the A4091 road to Middleton village.The Manor of Middleton was held by...
, Warwickshire - Papers of the Pierrepont family, Earls ManversEarl ManversEarl Manvers was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for Charles Pierrepont, 1st Viscount Newark. He had already been created Baron Pierrepont, of Holme Pierrepont in the County of Nottingham, and Viscount Newark, of Newark-on-Trent in the County of Nottingham, in...
, of Holme PierrepontHolme PierrepontHolme Pierrepont is a hamlet located south of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region....
Hall and Thoresby HallThoresby HallThoresby Hall is one of the Dukeries, four country houses and estates in north Nottinghamshire all occupied by dukes at one time in their history.-History:...
, Nottinghamshire - Papers of the Monckton-Arundell family, Viscounts GalwayViscount GalwayViscount Galway is a title that has been created once in the Peerage of England and thrice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. He was made Earl of St Albans at the same time...
, of Serlby Hall, Nottinghamshire - Papers of the Drury-Lowe family of Locko ParkLocko ParkLocko Park is a privately owned 18th century country house, near Spondon, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.The estate was acquired by William Gilbert from William Byrde in 1563. The oldest part of the house is the chapel of 1669. The main south facing block of the present house, built...
, Derbyshire - Papers of the Denison family of OssingtonOssingtonOssington is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, England 7 miles north of Newark on Trent.It is centred around the site of Ossington Hall, the ancestral home of the Denison family. The house was demolished in 1964 and all that remains are a few out-buildings and the private chapel which...
, Nottinghamshire, including John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount OssingtonJohn Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount OssingtonJohn Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington PC was a British statesman. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1857 to 1872.-Background and education:...
(1800-1873), Speaker of the House of Commons - Papers of Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st BaronetSir Andrew Buchanan, 1st BaronetSir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British diplomat and baronet.-Family:Buchanan was the only son of James Buchanan of Blairvadoch, Ardinconnal, Dumbartonshire, and Janet, eldest daughter of James Sinclair, 12th Earl of Caithness.He married first, 4 April 1839, Frances Katharine, daughter...
(1807-1882), Diplomat - Papers of the Mellish family of BlythBlyth, NottinghamshireBlyth is a village in the Bassetlaw district of the county of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton.-Geography:...
Hall and Hodsock PrioryHodsock PrioryHodsock Priory is an English country house in Nottinghamshire, north of Worksop, England and south of Blyth. Despite its name, it is not and never has been a priory. Hodsock is renowned for its snowdrops in early spring.-History:...
, Nottinghamshire - Papers of the Clifton family of Clifton, Nottingham
- Papers of the Eyre family of GroveGrove, NottinghamshireGrove is a small village, lying about 2 miles south-west of Retford, Nottinghamshire. In fact, the parklands of Grove Hall separate it from Retford town, and a set of gates for Grove Hall can be found near the London Road, the A638....
, Nottinghamshire - Papers of the Holden family of NuthallNuthallNuthall is a village located in Nottinghamshire, England, neighbouring Kimberley, Watnall, Cinderhill and Basford.It is part of the Borough of Broxtowe....
Temple, Nottinghamshire - Papers of the Parkyns family of Bunny, NottinghamshireBunny, NottinghamshireBunny is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish has a population of around 600. It is on the A60 south of Nottingham, south of Bradmore and north of Costock.-History:...
- Papers and Correspondence of Charles Brinsley Marlay of Westmeath, Ireland and his family, including the Bury family, Earls of CharlevilleEarl of CharlevilleEarl of Charleville was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1758 when Charles Moore, 2nd Baron Moore, was made Earl of Charleville, in the King's County...
- Correspondence of the Wrench family of BaslowBaslowBaslow is a village in Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, lying between Sheffield and Bakewell. It is situated on the River Derwent just north of Chatsworth House. A seventeenth century bridge spans the river in the village, alongside which is a contemporary toll house...
, Derbyshire - Correspondence of Mary HowittMary HowittMary Howitt was an English poet, and author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly. She was born Mary Botham at Coleford, in Gloucestershire, the temporary residence of her parents, while her father, Samuel Botham, a prosperous Quaker of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, was looking after some mining...
(1799-1888), writer
Literary collections include:
- The Wollaton Library Collection, containing 10 medieval manuscripts.
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