Archival material (loose)

Description

Original archive material relating to furniture, sales of furniture or furniture makers as collected by John Bedford.


1) inventories and valuations

2) indentures, legal agreements and papers.

3) ephemera

4)furniture drawings and designs

5)18th and 19th century newspapers

6)cash book and ledger

Provenance

Some material was arranged by John Bedford into these series and were allocated references (please see alt ref). However there were several folders and boxes of unfiled materials that were similar in type and have been added tby the archivists as appropriate, (these will not have an alt ref).


Unfiled trade trade catalogues that were found have been added as a discrete group to the wider trade catalogue sub-collection. [Please see related items].

System of arrangement

This is not a title taken from the original list provided by J. Bedford. In the original list there was a section called "Original drawings, designs and inventories” [though it is not clear if this relates to trade catalogues present ] and another section “Miscellaneous ephemera” incorporating posters, advertisement sheet, pamphlets and indentures/apprenticeships. However it also included a large number of unfiled/mis-filed materials so the archivist has merged these two sections and arranged them to more accurately reflect contents.

Access and usage

Access

This item is stored off site at Western Campus and must be ordered online using the 'Printed items catalogue' record link shown below. Store requests are processed each weekday morning and we aim to make items available within 48 hours. You will receive an email from Special Collections when the item is ready to consult in the Reading Room. The item will be held in Special Collections for 2 weeks.

This collection is subject to various access conditions. Please see individual catalogue descriptions for further details on access.