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Collapse D4627 - John Joseph Briggs (1819-1876), antiquary and naturalist, of King's Newton - 1837-20th century

D4627 - John Joseph Briggs (1819-1876), antiquary and naturalist, of King's Newton - 1837-20th century

Expand 1 - Correspondence - 1837-1875

1 - Correspondence - 1837-1875

Expand 2 - Family history

2 - Family history

Expand 3 - Personal papers

3 - Personal papers

Expand 4 - Manuscript work

4 - Manuscript work

5 - Newspaper articles, writing as A Naturalist - [1850s-1860s]

6 - The Trent and other poems by John Joseph Briggs - 1857-1858

7 - Natural History of Melbourne

8 - Fauna of Derbyshire Quadrupeds Chapter III (reprinted from The Reliquary) Jul - 1861

9 - Newscuttings

Expand 10 - Memorials

11 - Miscellaneous letters and papers relating to the Briggs family - 1793-1880

12 - Newscuttings and articles about John Joseph Briggs including extract from diary in 1843 relating grandmother's recollection of Jacobite uprising in 1745 (D4627/12/1) - 20th century

13 - Papers not identified as connected with Briggs - 19th-20th century

14 - Obituary of Thomas Bateman by L. Jewitt reprinted from Derby Telegraph Aug 1861 (D4627/14/1), A "Memory" of the late Thomas Bateman Esq by Llewellynn Jewitt reprinted from The Reliquary Oct 1861 (D4627/14/2), alphabetical list with manuscript additions (? galley proof) addressed to Jewitt (D4627/14/3) - 1861

15 - Manuscript Newscuttings and notes on Florence Nightingale - [1850s]

16 - Printed material relating to Derbyshire people, possibly collected for work on Derbyshire worthies - [18th-19th cent]

17 - Miscellaneous items - 19th century

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist

George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist

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Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

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