WILLSHIRE, William Hughes (1817-1899)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 CLC/265
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: WILLSHIRE, William Hughes (1817-1899)
Date(s)	: 1877-1891
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 3 production units.
Name of creator(s)	: Willshire | William Hughes | 1817-99 | physician and collector of prints and books

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

William Hughes Willshire (1817-99) was a physician and collector of prints and books. He was the author of An Introduction to the study and collection of Ancient Prints (1874); A descriptive Catalogue of Playing and other Cards in the British Museum (1876) and Catalogue of early prints in the British Museum (1883).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Analysis of William Willshire's early printed book collection and notes on early Christian archaeology.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Three items arranged in no particular order.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Willshire's books were bequeathed, with his Old Master print collection, to Guildhall Library in 1899. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
August to October 2010.