Notebooks and papers of Sir William St. John Hope
Reference code
HOP
Title
Notebooks and papers of Sir William St. John Hope
Date
c.1872-1917
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
38 notebooks, mostly octavo and duodecimo, and unbound papers.
Scope and content
Notebooks and papers of Sir William Henry St John Hope (1854-1919), Asst. Sec. SA 1885-1910, relating to heraldry, medieval architecture, Windsor Castle, etc. For his career and publications see A. Hamilton Thompson, A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Sir William St. John Hope Litt.D, D. C. L. (1929); Proc., 2nd ser., 32 (1919-20), 168-9 (obituary).
Creator
Hope, William Henry St John (1854-1919), Knight, archaeologist and antiquary
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/916/1, 2
SAL/MS/916
SAL/MS/785
SAL/MS/453
SAL/MS/916
SAL/MS/785
SAL/MS/453
Archival history
This collection is a combination of three previously separately catalogued 'manuscripts':
MS/785 – HOP/01-05
MS/453 – HOP/06
MS/916 – HOP/07, 08
MS/785 – HOP/01-05
MS/453 – HOP/06
MS/916 – HOP/07, 08
Contents
- HOP/01 - Notebooks on heraldry, medieval architecture
- HOP/02 - Notebooks relating to medieval architecture
- HOP/03 - Notebooks relating to Windsor Castle
- HOP/04 - Accounts relating to Windsor
- HOP/05 - "Windsor Castle, an architectural history"
- HOP/06 - Extracts from public records relating to swords, daggers and armour
- HOP/07 - Heraldic notebook
- HOP/08 - Notebook of extracts from Public Records
- HOP/09 - Notes relating to Windsor