The collection was amassed by Richard Henry Wood (1820-1908) of Hatton Wood, Lancashire. Wood was a historian of Lancashire and Cheshire. The collection is rich in documents relating to religious houses and other communities dating from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries.
Reference: Keele University, Special Collections and Archives Raymond Richards Collection (http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/li/specarc/archives/richards.htm). Accessed December 2001.
From the guide to the Hatton Wood Collection, [11--]-[19--], (Special Collections and Archives, Keele University)