Oxford, Edward Harley, earl of, 1689-1741

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English collector.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wimpole, to an unidentified correspondent, 1733 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611475

British public official, statesman and collector of manuscripts.

From the description of Collection of Harleian MSS., 1592-1728. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407665

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creatorOf Harley family. Portland papers, [1516-1784] [microform]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Oldys, William, 1696-1761,. Autograph statement and letter signed from William Oldys to Sir Peter Thompson, Knt. [manuscript], ca. 1750-1755. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell autograph album of book-collectors, 1453-1913. Houghton Library
creatorOf Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741. Collection of Harleian MSS., 1592-1728. Library of Congress
creatorOf Tudway, Thomas, 1655 or 6-1726. Tudway Harley 7338-7342 : Tables and prefaces. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Clifford E. Barbour Library
creatorOf Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741. Autograph letter signed : Wimpole, to an unidentified correspondent, 1733 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Edwards, Thomas Esq. Patent to recreate a dukedom of Newcastle on the marriage of Henrietta, daughter of the last Duke of Newcastle, with the son of Lord Oxford, ca. 1713. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Wanley, Humphrey, 1672-1726. Memorandum book of Humphrey Wanley, librarian to the Earl of Oxford [and] Diary of Mr. Wanley concerning the Earl of Oxford's library. [Three manuscripts from the British Museum, Lansdowne 677, 771-772]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
creatorOf Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741. Autograph letter signed : Wimpole, 1733 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741. A book of surveys of land / Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford. Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Warren Hunting Smith Library
referencedIn Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles Autograph Collection, 1505-1957 (inclusive), 1702-1854 (bulk). Houghton Library
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associatedWith Boswell, James, 1740-1795 person
associatedWith British Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962 person
associatedWith Edwards, Thomas Esq. person
associatedWith Harley family. family
associatedWith Oldys, William, 1696-1761, person
associatedWith Wanley, Humphrey, 1672-1726. person
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Birth 1689-06-02

Death 1741-06-16

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