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Reference code
Chorley
Title
Chorley (Sarah) Collection
Date(s)
- 1797 - 1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
228 books
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Chorley Collection, presented by Sarah Chorley, comprises children's literature chiefly from the Nineteenth Century and first decades of the Twentieth Century. Highlights include Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1884 (1883) R.M. Ballantyne's The Coral Island (1876) and The Giants and How to Fight Them (1904) by the Rev. Richard Newton. There are also several works by the highly influential children's book illustrator Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Numerical
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
gb186-Chorley
Institution identifier
gb186
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English