Janus: Alfred Selley: letters to Spencer George Perceval

Manuscripts contains:
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MS Add.6325	Breviary on the State of the Roman Church
MS Add.6326	Game of Zodiac: Directions
MS Add.6327	Catalogue of Pictures at Leigh Court, Bristol
MS Add.6328	Ernest Augustus Perceval: Account book
MS Add.6329	Broadmead Sunday School Society: Minute Book
MS Add.6335	Alfred Selley: letters to Spencer George Perceval
MS Add.6336	Charles Bromley: Dictionary of Musicians
MS Add.6337	Collection of vocal music
MS Add.6338	[John] Rayner: Greek Grammar
MS Add.6339	George Stanhope: Commonplace Book
MS Add.6340	Arthur Christopher Benson: Collection of Drawings
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Alfred Selley: letters to Spencer George Perceval

Title	Alfred Selley: letters to Spencer George Perceval
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.6335
Creator	Selley, Alfred
Covering Dates	1901–1908
Extent and Medium	1 volume
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

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Alfred Selley lived at 17 Allington Road, Bedminster, Bristol.

Spencer George Perceval (1838-1922), antiquary and geologist, was born on 8 July 1838, the son of Ernest August Perceval, Captain, 15th Hussars. He attended Radley College, before entering Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1858 (B.A., 1862). He lived at Severn House, Henbury, in Gloucestershire, and at Longwitton Hall, Northumberland. He died on 7 March 1922.

A collection of 98 letters and postcards dealing with collections and objects of antiquarian interest. Following no. 3 are two photographs of various flints, and following no. 28 a sketch, taken from a local paper, of the 'old bascule bridge and harbour at St Augustine's'.

Presented by Spencer George Perceval, 1921.

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