Manuscripts and Special Collections

Family and Estate Collections at Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is fortunate in holding a significant number of family and estate collections. With material ranging in date from the 12th to the 20th centuries, the collections represent some of the most important Nottinghamshire landowning families whose influence stretched the length and breadth of the country and even extended abroad.

Below is a list of the principal family and estate collections held by the University. These link to further information where available (these pages are also listed in the left-hand menu) and each item is followed by a link to its entry in the online catalogue:

In addition, there are a number of smaller estate collections:

Plus some family collections consisting mainly of correspondence:

A full listing of family and estate collections can be found on the Manuscripts Online Catalogue .

 

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Manuscripts and Special Collections

Kings Meadow Campus
Lenton Lane
Nottingham, NG7 2NR

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