Beckford, William, (1760-1844), Author MP Art Collector

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Surname:	Beckford
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1760-1844
Biography:	ODNB link for Beckford, William (1760-1844) Author MP Art Collector
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P130014 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P1998 )
Online related resources	Artists' Paper Register link for William Beckford	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Beckford

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	literary MSS	See information in published source		See Index of English literary MSS vol 3 1700-1800
2	corresp and papers	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Beckford	NRA 22980 Beckford
3	1787-1810: literary notes and Jamaican estate letterbooks	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections		See Accessions to Repositories 1981
4	c1793-1811: commonplace book	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS.Eng.misc.e.1236	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
5	1834-35: 'Italy'(2 vols)', recollections (1 vol), misc papers	Harvard University: Houghton Library	MS Eng 1042, 1042.1, 1042.2	NRA 20129 Harvard Univ MSS
6	1843-44: letters	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections		See Accessions to Repositories 1988
7	1836-44: letters (29), mainly to Henry Bohn	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library	Forster Collection	NRA 38887 Forster
8	1815-37: letters (9); Fonthill and Lansdown Tower sales catalogues	Bath Central Library		See Library Association Survey 1965
9	letters (c265) and adversaria (c100)	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	GEN MSS 102
10	1841-42: letters	Lewis Walpole Library		NRA 22338 Walpole Library
11	papers	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRA(S)2177/2732-61	NRA 10979 Hamilton