Carlton collection
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- Creator
- Carlton, William (1886-1973) collector of shorthand
TitleCarlton collection
Reference codeCarlton
Date16th century-20th century
Scope and ContentManuscripts written in and about shorthand, 16th-20th centuries.
For a more complete description of each box, see the PDF box-list below. This description offers a few of samples and examples, such as: a “New Testament” book signed by “Thomas Jones”, a Stenography composed by James Stevenson, “The New Testament written in shorthand by John Scott, 1772”, “Stenography by William Fretwell”, “Lectures on English Literature”, “Steneography improved from the system of John Angell by Thomas Palmer, 1794”, “Wesley’s Hymns, the property of T.Sykes, 1831”, “Psalms and hymns in the language of the New Testament, by I. Watts”, “The New Testament written by Thomas Overing, 1723”, and “The New Testament in short writing composed by Thomas Shelton, written by Samuel Sheafe, 1705”, “The Phonographic Rambler, the issue for Christmas, 1874”, “the Book of Common Prayer, signed M.Wyatt, 1817”, “The New Testament in Weston’s shorthand, c.1750”, “Precedent book by T.Wild”, “Notes on Dr Ward’s lecture upon oratory by A.Kippia, D.D., 1769”, and “Sermons composed by H.W. Jackson, of Newport Pagnall, Bucks, in Byron’s shorthand 1828”, and related materials from the 16th century to the 20th century.
For a more complete description of each box, see the PDF box-list below. This description offers a few of samples and examples, such as: a “New Testament” book signed by “Thomas Jones”, a Stenography composed by James Stevenson, “The New Testament written in shorthand by John Scott, 1772”, “Stenography by William Fretwell”, “Lectures on English Literature”, “Steneography improved from the system of John Angell by Thomas Palmer, 1794”, “Wesley’s Hymns, the property of T.Sykes, 1831”, “Psalms and hymns in the language of the New Testament, by I. Watts”, “The New Testament written by Thomas Overing, 1723”, and “The New Testament in short writing composed by Thomas Shelton, written by Samuel Sheafe, 1705”, “The Phonographic Rambler, the issue for Christmas, 1874”, “the Book of Common Prayer, signed M.Wyatt, 1817”, “The New Testament in Weston’s shorthand, c.1750”, “Precedent book by T.Wild”, “Notes on Dr Ward’s lecture upon oratory by A.Kippia, D.D., 1769”, and “Sermons composed by H.W. Jackson, of Newport Pagnall, Bucks, in Byron’s shorthand 1828”, and related materials from the 16th century to the 20th century.
Conditions governing accessOpen but access to some files may be restricted by the Freedom of Information Act. 24 hours notice necessary.
Extent52 boxes
Finding aidsAn interim handlist is available from the Special Collections reading room, Senate House Library. A non-searchable pdf copy is attached to this description.
Their are also additional related monographic materials related to this collection, which are detailed here: https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library/our-collections/special-collections/printed-special-collections/carlton-shorthand-collection
Level of descriptionfonds