At CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, the Braybrooke family archive including a survey of manors of Walden Abbey, 1399-1400; a memorandum book containing miscellaneous household accounts and documents of James II and his wife Anne, as Duke and Duchess of York, 1662-64; Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561-1626) amongst others
The Braybrooke family archive, including a survey of manors of Walden Abbey, 1399-1400; a memorandum book containing miscellaneous household accounts and documents of James II and his wife Anne, as Duke and Duchess of York, 1662-64; Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561-1626). A volume illustrating and describing his coat-of-arms and four quarterings, manuscript on vellum, signed Mercurius Pattenus; three volumes entitled 'Notes of debates in the House of Commons beginning Dec 14, 1705'; a volume describing the reception of 1st Marquess Cornwallis at Calais.
Access
The Archive is available to view at The Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR when it is open to the public. For details of opening times please see the following website link www.lib.cam.ac.uk
- Right to view without prior appointment
- Lent to public exhibitions
- Shown at Cambridge University Library
The owner's binding undertakings
1. We undertake with respect to the Collection, that until it is disposed of whether by sale or gift or otherwise: (a) to keep the Collection, as a Collection, permanently in the United Kingdom and not to remove it or any part of it temporarily except for a purpose and a period approved by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC); (b) to take reasonable steps for its preservation; (c) to take the following steps to secure reasonable access to the public (i) the objects in Parts 1-5 of the attached schedule will be on loan to the following institutions ("the institutions") Part 1 - Berkshire Records Office Part 2 - Cambridge University Library Part 3 - Essex Records Office Part 4 - Hampshire Records Office Part 5 - The National Archives (ii) if the loan to any of the institutions is terminated by the institution, we shall agree with HMRC alternative arrangements for providing the public with…