Janus: Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscipts in the library of Madgalene College, Cambridge

Manuscripts contains:
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MS Add.2719	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscripts in various libraries
MS Add.2720	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscripts in the British Museum
MS Add.2721	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscripts in the Library of Jesus College, Cambridge.
MS Add.2722	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscripts in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
MS Add.2723	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscripts in the Library of Clare College, Cambridge
MS Add.2724	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscipts in the library of Madgalene College, Cambridge
MS Add.2725	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on books and manuscripts in the library of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
MS Add.2726	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on books in the library of Corpus Christi College.
MS Add.2727	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on books in the Registry of the University of Cambridge
MS Add.2728	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscripts in the library of Christ's College, Cambridge
MS Add.2729	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on books and manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford
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Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscipts in the library of Madgalene College, Cambridge

Title	Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscipts in the library of Madgalene College, Cambridge
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.2724
Creator	Bradshaw, Henry, 1831-1886
Covering Dates	31 Oct. 1861–05Nov. 1861
Extent and Medium	1 volume; paper
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Henry Bradshaw (1831-1886) was born in London on 2 February 1831. He attended Eton, before entering King's College, Cambridge, in 1850 (B.A, 1854; M.A., 1857), where he was a Fellow, 1853-1856, and Dean, 1857-1858 and 1863-1865. In 1856 he became Assistant Master at St Columba's College, near Dublin. Thereafter, he joined Cambridge University Library, where he was Assistant, 1856-1858, and Superintendent of Manuscripts, 1859-1867. He carried out the reform of the Department of Manuscripts, and served as University Librarian, 1867-1886. Bradshaw died on 11 February 1886.

Acquired on the death of Henry Bradshaw, University Librarian, 1886.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Henry Bradshaw: Notes on manuscipts in the library of Madgalene College, Cambridge, MS Add.2724

Index Terms

Bradshaw, Henry (1831-1886) scholar, antiquary and librarian

Magdalene College, Cambridge

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