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Description: | The extent and coverage of the collection, which is an important resource for the study of both the VIctorian and Edwardian periods.
Based on the former Literary and Scientific Institution collection, the centre contains more than 25,000 volumes. It is an important source of information and resources covering the Victorian and Edwardian periods. The wide range of topics include:art; literature; social science; biography; genealogy and family history; the history of printing; botanical illustration; archaeology and the history of exploration and topography. The archive also includes: 19th century novels; reference books and academic journals and periodicals dealing with the Victorian and Edwardian age. The centre is an important source for the study of the history of botanical illustration and incorporates: works on Victorian artists; illustrated works on botany and the earliest books produced with photographic illustrations. Finally, the centre holds a wide range of materials about Victorian Saffron Walden including: old maps; photographs; directories; copies of local newspapers and Victorian census returns on microfilm; school records and records of the local workhouse.
There is also a range of material on the English Civil War. | Format: | Books, pamphlets, newpapers, microfilms | Subjects: | Printing Literature Geographical exploration Local history Illustrations Local history archives Botanical drawing Genealogy Social sciences Botany Biography Victorian period English Civil Wars (1642-1651) Photographs Local history materials Edwardian period Topography | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01799 513642 | Telephone: | 0845 603 7628 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7489 | Format: | Books, pamphlets, newpapers, microfilms | Go to resource |
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