Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 16th cent.-19th cent. (Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
110 items.
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The manuscripts came to Trinity along with the library donated by Lord Rothschild
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
This material is open for research unless otherwise stated.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
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