| Document Reference | Ja |
| Title | The W.A. James Collection of Manuscripts, 1559-1850 |
| Date | 1559-1850 |
| Extent | 6 boxes |
| Abstract | Principal document types present include; deeds, wills |
| Level | Fonds |
| Access Conditions | Accessible to all readers. |
| Admin History | This artificial gathering is the creation of W.A. James, Librarian of Southwell Minster (after whom the Collection is named). Material was given to him from a number of different sources, much of it a gift from Mrs Becher, executrix of Mrs Handford, formerly Strutt, of Southwell. He acquired a series of documents from Westhorpe Hall, Nottinghamshire but many items bear no evidence of their provenance or the route by which they joined the collection. |
| Custodial History | The documents were given to Nottingham University in 1949 after the death of Mr James, by his express wish. |
| Description | The manuscripts consist chiefly of property documents (including leases, bargains and sales, mortgages and grants) relating to land primarily in Nottinghamshire but including some in Yorkshire. There are a small number of deeds relating to turnpike roads. Wills are present for members of the Egginton family, Nottingham (1640-1730) and a number of other individuals of Nottingham.
The earliest document is from 1559, the latest from 1850. The majority date from the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. |
| MgtGroup | Genealogical and local history |
| MgtSubGroup | Deeds and property records |
| Arrangement | Documents are listed in a single numerical sequence, which reflects their arrangement into alphabetical place sequence in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. |
| Language | English |
| Latin |
| Term | Land tenure - England - Nottinghamshire |
| Consolidation of land holdings - England - Nottinghamshire |
| Land tenure - England - Yorkshire |
| Consolidation of land holdings - England - Yorkshire |
| FindingAids | Copyright in all Finding Aids belongs to the University of Nottingham.
In the Reading Room, King's Meadow Campus:
Typescript Catalogue, 68 pp
At the National Register of Archives, The National Archives, Kew:
Older version of the typescript Catalogue, 73 pp
Online:
Catalogue accessible from the website of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Manuscripts Online Catalogue. |
| Copyright | Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). |
| ReprodnNote | Photocopies and photographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. |