Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 16th-19th c. (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The manuscripts came to Trinity along with the library donated by Lord Rothschild
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of the manuscript collection of the third Baron Rothschild, much of which was purchased at auction. The majority of items are 18th-century literary works with a particular emphasis on Swift.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The manuscripts were catalogued within the Rothschild Library catalogue which is arranged in alphabetical order irrespective of whether items are books or manuscript. Each item was given a number within a running series. Therefore, the reference numbers of the manuscript item are not necessarily consecutive.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The manuscripts are catalogued in detail in the catalogue of the Rothschild Library, privately printed by CUP in 1954. Images of the material and the catalogue entries may be found in the Wren Digital Library: https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/manuscripts/rothschild/view.html