This sequence contains miscellaneous manuscripts received by Durham University Library up to about 1930, and not part of any larger collection. More recent miscellanous accessions have been placed in the Additional MSS class.
From the guide to the Old University Manuscripts, 17th-19th century, (Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections)
- a) various small miscellaneous accessions, primarily archival material of local interest, which had been received by the Department since its foundation in 1948 but which had not previously been classified or listed
- b) future accessions of similar miscellaneous items or groups received by the Department.
Accessions to this series have continued to accrue since 1965, although it is now reserved entirely for miscellaneous small accessions of material relating solely to the North-East of England. The series is now administered by Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections department, which was formed in 1990 and incorporates the former Department of Palaeography and Diplomatic.
From the guide to the Small Gifts and Deposits, 13th-20th century, (Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections)
