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491:, formerly University College, Nottingham until the Royal Charter granted full University status in August 1948, relate particularly to the development of the university from the 1920s to the 1960s: coverage of the early years following the opening of the college in 1881, and of the last 50 years is less comprehensive. The records include administrative files, accounts, correspondence, minutes, plans, student registers, newspaper cuttings, ephemera, photographs, papers of the Students’ Union and various other student and staff societies, and professional and personal papers of several former members of staff. 332:(1885–1930), writer. The collections include original correspondence, artworks and literary papers of D.H. Lawrence, as well as items relating to him, such as research papers, biographical papers, photographs, audio recordings and correspondence of his friends and associates. There is also a Lawrence Special Collection of published works, including first editions, periodical literature and critical literature. 147:. 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. 545:
Early or rare imprints of printed books formed the basis of Special Collections in the areas of arts and social sciences, science and engineering, medicine, agriculture and food sciences, and law. In addition, several of the subject libraries acquired particular named Special Collections, devoted to
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The collection of manuscripts and local archives in the University Library was encouraged initially by G.E. Flack, the first College Librarian. References in minutes of the University Council from the 1930s refer to the University Library's accession of significant gifts and deposits of archival
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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
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In 1989 the Department of Manuscripts became the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, with a common reading room and staffing. Since then subject collections from the medical and law libraries have moved into Special Collections. The most substantial internal transfer was the
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particular subjects or preserving the libraries of particular individuals and institutions. The East Midlands Collection was developed to serve both as a reference and loan collection for local studies and a special collection of early and rare imprints concerning the region.
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materials, a process which accelerated after the war. The first archivist was appointed in 1948, and a separate Department of Manuscripts was established within the University Library in 1958 under the management of a newly appointed Keeper of the Manuscripts.
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as a repository for specified classes of public records (hospital records; British Coal, research report series). It has been approved for the custody of collections of national significance accepted in lieu of tax. It is recognised by the
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of Manuscripts and Special Collections includes more detailed descriptions of collections and subject areas, online exhibitions, e-learning resources, and digitised versions of visual material.
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The Cambridge Drama collection of printed works of drama or about the stage. It includes items which had previously belonged to the Cambridge Garrick Club.
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In October 2005, the Portland (London), Portland of Welbeck, and Newcastle of Clumber papers won recognition through the Designation Scheme of the
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acquisition in 1995 of the library of the former Institute of German, Austrian and Swiss Affairs, including both published and archival holdings.
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The Wollaton Library Collection, containing 10 medieval manuscripts. Items from the Wollaton Library Collection feature in the web resource
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The most important collections of family and estate papers, with material ranging in date from the 12th to the 20th centuries, include:
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Catalogue records of the Special Collections are available through the University of Nottingham Library Online Catalogue.
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of Nottingham, 1556–1942, including Marriage Bonds, Churchwarden Presentments to the Archdeaconry Court, and cause papers
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Subsequent developments have added conservation facilities. With the move into new library premises in 1973 (the
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works, and illustrated volumes with engravings and drawings of characters, actors, and scenes from the plays.
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Catalogue records of the manuscript and archive collections are available on the university's own
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programme, which are now searchable via The National Archives' Discovery Catalogue.
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Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham Information Services
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Manuscripts and Special Collections contributed 42 catalogues to the national
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The Coventry Patmore collection, of printed volumes by and about the poet
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as a repository for manorial documents. It is also approved by the
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Over 400 collection level descriptions are also available on the
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of Westmeath, Ireland and his family, including the Bury family,
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university and its predecessor, University College Nottingham.
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is part of Libraries, Research and Learning Resources at the
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Records of river, drainage and water supply bodies in the
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The Woodward Collection, of printed works concerning the
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The Briggs Collection of pre-1851 educational literature
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Records of local businesses and organisations include:
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Collection was similarly recognized in February 2008.
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Icelandic Collection of printed material relating to
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The Cambridge Shakespeare Collection, of editions of
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Records of the Nottingham Medico-Chirurgical Society
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52°56′20″N 1°10′16″W / 52.93882419620526°N 1.1711494867973165°W / 52.93882419620526; -1.1711494867973165
Nottingham
England
academic library
University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/index.aspx
University of Nottingham
King's Meadow Campus
Nottingham
England
Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Clumber Park
Dukes of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dukes of Portland
Bolsover Castle
Welbeck Abbey
Barons Middleton
Wollaton Hall
Middleton Hall
Earls Manvers
Holme Pierrepont
Thoresby Hall
Viscounts Galway
Locko Park
Ossington
John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington
Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet
Blyth
Hodsock Priory
Clifton, Nottingham

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