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Cage
82
Fretton, William George
William George
Fretton Papers
1634-1883
2 containers.
.5 linear feet of shelf space.
37 items.
Correspondence, clippings, articles,
brochures, pamphlets and books relating to the history of Coventry,
England.
Collection materials are in
English
Correspondence, clippings, articles, brochures, pamphlets and books
relating to the history of Coventry, England.
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. Cage 82, William George
Fretton Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The papers were a gift of C.M. Brewster in 1941.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Fretton, William George, 1829-1900 --Archives
Brewster, C.M. waps
Coventry (England)--History--Sources.
International Relations
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
1
Fretton, William George. Papers.
Author. Correspondence on the history of Coventry, England, mostly with T.C.
Noble.
1875-80
14
items.
2
Noble, T.C. Coventry ms. in British
Museum.
[1877]
2 p. on 1 l. ms.
3
Fretton, William George. Papers.
Pamphlets on history of Coventry and surrounding areas by W.G. Fretton.
1870-1980
10
items.
4
Fretton, William George. Papers.
Prospectuses for Fretton's reprints of the various works of Thomas Sharp.
1825-1871
4 items.
5
Fretton, William George. Memorials
of the Whitefriars, Coventry, by W.G. Fretton. Reprinted from the Transactions
of the Archaeological Section of the Birmingham and Midland Institute for 1872.
undated
16 p.
6
A Memorial of the visit of the
Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland to Coventry on July 28,
1864. Reprinted (with additions) from the Coventry Standard and the Coventry
Herald and Free Press, of July 29, 1864. Coventry, George G. Pegg.
1864
[25] p. with facsimiles of ms.
7
Sharp, Thomas. Letter, to Henry
Ellis. An account of an ancient gold ring found in Coventry Park in the year
1802.
1816
[3] p. printed. 2 copies.
8
Sharp, Thomas. History and
antiquities of the city of Coventry, by Thomas Sharp. Edited by William George
Fretton. Birmingham, Hall and English.
1871
239 p.
9
Scharf, George. Description of the
old tapestry in St. Mary's Hall at Coventry. London, J.B. Nichols and Sons.
1856
16 p. 2 copies.
10
Coventry. St. Mary's Hall.
Illustrations and views.
1830
7 items.
11
St. Michael's Church, Coventry.
Church of England magazine, no. 627.
February 6, 1847
pp. [73]-74.
12
St. Michaels Church. Articles and
illustrations on St. Michael's Church.
1556
5 items.
13
Meliss I J.C. The Coventry sewage
works. The Builder.
February 26, 1876
pp. 191-192. illus.
14
Coventry, England. Clippings,
concerning history, Lady Godiva Pageant, persons and buildings.
1850-1880
22
items.
15
Manuscript history of Coventry.
1634
[40] p. photocopy.
16
The Tangent and Coventry Tricycle
Company. Advertisement.
1879
1 item.
17
The Royal visit to Coventry,
Illustrated London News, Supplement.
November 21, 1874
[2] p. illus.
18
Bayley, Katherine. Will. Also
letter, September 15, 1879, concerning the Bayley will.
November 20, 1723
[4] p. ms. copy, with tracing of signature.
19
Wanley letters. Letters written by
John Tipper of Coventry to Wanley, 1696-1711; Thomas Wakelin of Coventry to
Humphrey Wanley, 1695-1696; George Browne to Humphrey Wanley, 1722.
1695-1722
[18] p. ms. copy with traced signatures.
20
The Fumble petition of the
landlords of houses let to tenants. situate in the, city of Coventry, against
Mr. Clancy's bill, to the most Hon. the House of Commons, in Parliament
assembled. Coventry, J. Turner, Printer.
[1805]
1 sheet.
21
Knights Excursion Companion.
Leamington and Coventry. London, Reed and Pardon.
undated
20 p. illus. (V. 20)
22
Whitefriar's Monastery, Coventry.
undated
[4] p. files.
23
Coventry, views and scenes.
undated
20
items.
24
The Lady Godiva Procession.
Coventry Times, v.29, n.1429.
August 8, 1983
p. 8.
25
The Lady Godiva Pageant. Clippings.
1874-1881
25
items.
26
The Lady Godiva Procession at
Coventry. Illustrated London News.
July 5, l862
1 l. illus.
27
Reader, W. History of Lady Godiva.
May 29, 1826
pp. [20]-24. illus.
28
Lady Godiva Pageant. Official
Programme of the Lady Godiva Pageant through the streets of Coventry. Coventry,
Robertson & Gray, 1883.
August 6, 1893
1 sheet.
29
The Godiva Pageant. Coventry
Independent Journal, no. 519.
August 8, 1883
p. 3
30
Almanac, diary and directory of
Coventry, England.
[1883]
76 p.
31
[Facts about Coventry] map. David
Lewin.
undated
pp. 21-60, 99-100, 135-170; appendix: pp. 1-32.
32
Grove, T. The Saint at rest, being
the substance of a sermon occasioned by the death of Mrs. Mary Lane, by T.
Grove. Coventry, J.W. Piercy.
1774
44 p. (removed for cataloging 5-83)
33
Moncrieff, W.T. All at Coventry:
or, love and laugh; a musical farce. New and corrected edition, London, W.T.
Moncrieff.
1825
62 p. (removed for cataloging 5-83)
34
Gt. Brit. Parliament. Parliamentary
debates. Pages concerning Coventry.
1780-1781
[36] p.
35
Williams, Frederick S. The Vale of
the wharfs and Ben Rhydding, by Frederick S. Williams. London, Bemrose &
Son.
undated
16 p. Prospectus.
36
Coventry Library. A Catalogue of
the books belonging to the Coventry Library with a list of the subscribers.
Coventry, Merridew & Son. With addenda, 1815, 1818, 1822.
1812
[77] p.
37
Coventry Library Society Annual
statement.
1823
2 l.