Additional papers of Frank Beckwith

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This accrual comprises 7 boxes. Box 1 includes typed copies of articles from the 'Gentleman’s Magazine' c.1790, relating to the history of the Baptist church with notes and references, 2 folders of text and notes relating to Joseph Priestley, image of Joseph Priestley and notes, articles by Herbert Read for 'The Listener', published articles and letters by and about Herbert Read, typescript introduction to ‘English Prose Style’ by Herbert Read 1928, dissertation by Mary Catherine Park, University of Pennsylvania dated 1947 entitled ‘Joseph Priestley and the Problem of Pantisocracy’, food related newspaper cuttings from Yorkshire newspapers such as the 'Yorkshire Evening Post', notes from ‘The Russells of Birmingham in the French Revolution and America, 1791-1814’ by S. H. Jeyes dated 1911, notes from ‘The Public Life of Thomas Cooper 1781-1839’ by D. Malone dated 1926, selected plates and pages from the 'National Magazine' including volumes XI & XII, bibliographic notes
relating to Theophilus Lindsey, correspondence relating to Joseph Priestley, 3 folders labelled ‘Pieces justificatives’ containing papers relating to Joseph Priestley, notes, articles and bibliographic material including some about Josiah Wedgewood and Joseph Priestley, bibliographic notes, papers relating to George Cruikshank, miscellaneous bibliographic material from folder entitled ‘London’, 2 folders of research papers relating to Thomas Holliday of Leeds a wheelwright, research papers relating to Joseph Priestley and the Birmingham riots, research material relating to Josiah Wedgewood, articles and newspaper cuttings relating to Robin Hood and local social news, newspaper cuttings, notes relating to Joseph Priestley from the 'University of Birmingham Historical Journal', Vol. XI, No. 1, 1967, 'The Lucas Library Bulletin', No. 1, 1950 and the Peter Murray Hill rare books catalogue no. 5, English Verse 1600-1830. Box 2 includes research notes with a photographic copy of a
portrait of Priestley, 12 folders of research papers relating to Joseph Priestley, 2 folders of notes and research from original folder entitled ‘America’, research material and writing about Joseph Priestley from folder entitled ‘Leeds’, research material and writing about Joseph Priestley from folder entitled ‘Birstall to Warrington’, photographs of John Tunnicliffe, correspondence with H. J. Sherborne, correspondence with photographic copies of portraits of Priestley, notes from folder entitled ‘Wilson mss / Leeds Textiles’, 'Radio Times' article ‘The Sprig of Bay’ by Wilfrid Rooke Ley, May/June 1933 and a book of newspaper cuttings. Box 3 includes 3 notebooks, newspaper cuttings about William Gladstone, 4 folders of notes, research about Samuel Parr, newspaper cuttings about William Shakespeare, articles about Shelley, newspaper cuttings about children’s books and Arthur Conan Doyle, article about the poet Caedmon, by J. Wight Duff, 2 folders of articles and
newspaper cuttings about the Bloomsbury set, ‘Virginia Woolf’ by E. M. Forster, Rede lecture 1941, article on ‘William Pearson of Borderside’ by H. D. Rawnsley, notes and articles about state control, copyright, libel etcetera, ‘A Love Story’ by F. Beckwith, newspaper cuttings and articles about medieval life, papers from folder labelled ‘N.T. archaeology and illustrations’, papers from folder labelled ‘Antiquities, Non-classical, Egypt and Babylon’, papers from folder labelled ‘Authors’, papers from folder labelled ‘Essays’, 2 folders of miscellaneous articles, articles and papers about ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Christmas, bound folder of articles on various subjects, ‘Daily Telegraph’ dated 13 March 1866 which includes reports on Parliamentary Reform Bill, correspondence relating to Joseph Priestley, scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, miscellaneous papers, cartographic material, articles and maps relating to planned canals from ‘The Gentleman’s
Magazine’ 1774 and 2 folders of articles and historical sources related to canals. Box 4 includes publications, pamphlets and articles on various subjects including libraries, visitor guides to places in the United Kingdom, architectural guides to cathedrals and abbeys, publications on archaeology, architecture, art, economics, history, poetry, religious history. Also includes a copy of ‘Selected Poems’ by T.S. Eliot, 1948 and a run of 'Pitman’s Economics Educator' (in 30 parts, complete except 2, 6, 7, 10). Box 5 comprises religious publications and periodicals including 'Transactions of the Congregational Historical Society', 'the Baptist Quarterly' and 'Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society'. Also includes copies of the pamphlet ‘Flax as a Fibre Plant’ and pamphlets and articles from folders titled ‘Micro Methods’ and pamphlet titled ‘Micro-Records for The Historian’. Box 6 includes various maps, photocopies of maps, and hand-drawn copies of maps,
from Leeds and Yorkshire area, 18th-20th century, plan of proposed railways near Bradford, 1871, large copy of poster for Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 1980, architectural plans, copies of accounts for William Tetley and Sons Brewers, photocopies of manuscripts and multiple copies of a plan of lots for sale in Sheepscar and Mabgate, date unknown. Box 7 includes scrapbook of political press cuttings, William Gladstone and personalia.

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