Finding Aid for the Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth Papers, ca. 1860-1904

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid for the Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth Papers, ca. 1860-1904

Collection number: 660

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Manuscripts Division staff
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, June 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1860-1904
Collection number: 660
Creator: Ebsworth, Joseph Woodfall, 1824-1908
Extent: 2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The Reverend Joseph Woodfall (1824-1908) collected and edited English ballads and poetry. His publications include The Roxburghe Ballads and the Westminster Drolleries of 1671 and 1672. The collection consists of holograph letters signed from various persons to the Reverend Ebsworth of Edinburgh and holograph notes by Ebsworth on ballads and religious subjects.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

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Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

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  • Public Services Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gibbs, purchase, 1951.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth Papers (Collection 660). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232970 

Biography

The Reverend Joseph Woodfall, M.A. was born in 1824; graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1864, and was ordained in the same year; in 1871 he became the vicar of Molash, Kent; collected and edited English ballads and poetry; publications include The Roxburghe Ballads (editor, 1869), and the Westminster Drolleries of 1671 and 1672 (editor, 1875); he died in 1908.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of holograph letters signed from various persons to the Reverend Ebsworth of Edinburgh. Includes letters from John Francis (1892-1904), 2 letters from Kenneth Grahame, notes from F.J. Furnivall concerning Ebsworth's editing of the Roxburghe Ballads, part 24, vol.8, and holograph notes by Ebsworth on ballads and religious subjects.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ebsworth, Joseph Woodfall, 1824-1908--Archives.
Authors, English--19th century--Archival resources.


Note

Description derived from in-house card file.
 

Papers,ca. 1860-1904

Creator/Collector: Ebsworth, Joseph Woodfall, 1824-1908
Physical Description: (2 boxes)

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of holograph letters signed from various persons to the Reverend Ebsworth of Edinburgh. Included are letters from John Francis, 1892-1904; 2 letters from Kenneth Grahame; notes from F.J. Furnivall, which concern Ebsworth's editing of the Roxburghe Ballads, Part 24, vol.8, Hertford, 1896. Also, holograph notes by Ebsworth on ballads and religious subjects.