Thomas Frognall Dibdin Collection

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Thomas Frognall Dibdin Collection

1802-1849

https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb133-dib

The Dibdin collection of the John Rylands Library centres on the collected correspondence of Thomas Frognall Dibdin with his patron George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (Eng MS 71), his literary friends (Eng MS 1241) and various printers and booksellers (Eng MSS 707 and 1151). Also included are the original manuscript draft of Dibdin's Bibliotheca Spenceriana (Eng MS 68), and six bound volumes of manuscript notes and transcriptions written by Dibdin in the course of his bibliographic research (Eng MS 73).

6 subfonds, 14 items.

eng,

John Rylands university library of Manchester

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SNAC Resource ID: 11639908

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Baker, James, approximately 1772-1855

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gg1hw7 (person)

Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66b7tjw (person)

Epithet: DD, bibliographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x00034c Thomas Frognall Dibdin was born in Calcutta, and orphaned at a young age; he was raised by relatives in England, and educated at Oxford. He trained to practice law, but took holy orders instead. Throughout his enigmatic and somewhat controversial life as an author, librarian, bibliographer, and bibliophile, Dibdin contribute...