Constance Mary Fearon Pott papers
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- Pott, Constance Mary Fearon (1833-1914) author and founder of the Francis Bacon Society
TitleConstance Mary Fearon Pott papers
Reference codeMS1113
Date1679-1949
Scope and ContentHandwritten research notes, offprints and publications compiled by Constance Mary Pott (also known as Mrs Henry Pott) for her publications and many articles on the Bacon-Shakespeare authorship debate and Francis Bacon in general, including notes on emblems from natural history and other areas in Bacon and Shakespeare’s works, along with correspondence with other Baconians, including Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence and James Cary, and records of the Bacon Society (1679-1949)
Conditions governing accessOpen for research. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 72 hours notice is required for orders relating to this deposit as it is stored off site.
Extent100 box files
System of ArrangementThe collection is arranged in 100 'book imitation' box files, numbered and labelled by Pott herself.
Finding aidsA pdf box list is attached to this description.
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Level of descriptionfonds