H S London Collection
Reference code
LON
Title
H S London Collection
Level of description
Fonds
Scope and content
Transcripts, notes, correspondence, articles, etc., of Hugh Stanford London, FSA (d. 1959). For details of his career and publications see the biographical notice and bibliography by Sir A. Wagner in the posthumous edition (1970) of London's The Life of William Bruges (Harl. Soc., 111/12, for 1959-60).
Creator
London, Hugh Stanford (1884-1959), antiquary
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/925-936
Archival history
Part of the London Bequest (see also MSS/0807-0814); other material from the London Bequest is in the possession of Thomas Woodcock, Norroy. A.J., 39 (1959), 354-5 (obituary); 40 (1960), 281.
The collection was arranged by John A. Goodall, FSA, on whose notes the descriptions are based.
LON/013-LON/018 were added to this fonds in 2022 when the archive and manuscript collection was rearranged and partly renumbered.
The collection was arranged by John A. Goodall, FSA, on whose notes the descriptions are based.
LON/013-LON/018 were added to this fonds in 2022 when the archive and manuscript collection was rearranged and partly renumbered.
Contents
- LON/001 - Transcripts of armorials and related notes
- LON/002 - Medieval heraldic treatises
- LON/003 - Early grants of arms
- LON/004 - Notes on heraldic terminology
- LON/005 - Handwriting of early heralds
- LON/006 - Collections relating to heralds
- LON/007 - Notes, correspondence, drafts, with some illustrations and photographs, partly relating to published articles
- LON/008 - Catalogues of books in London's library; various notebooks
- LON/009 - Designs for bookplates; other heraldic designs and paintings
- LON/010 - Illustrations, etc.
- LON/011 - Correspondence
- LON/012 - Annotated copies of articles and books, etc.
- LON/013 - Hatton book of monuments
- LON/014 - Strangways Book
- LON/015 - Heraldry. Ordinary of arms
- LON/016 - Patrick’s Book [transcript]
- LON/017 - Shields of the Saints
- LON/018 - Description of a pedigree of the Griffith family