Collection AR129 - Archbishop John Whitgift Papers

Identity area

Reference code

AR129

Title

Archbishop John Whitgift Papers

Date(s)

  • 1591 - 1602 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

13 items

Context area

Name of creator

(1530 - 1604)

Biographical history

John Whitgift was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 until his death in 1604.

Archival history

Originally donated to Croydon Library by a friend of the late Charles Heath Clark in memory of Croydons best citizens. The collection had been purchased in a sale; earlier provenance is unknown.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Accession Number: A408

Archbishop Whitgift papers

One indenture (1591) and eleven letters (1592 - 1602), all mounted and bound in a single volume, plus one loose letter concerning the scarcity of food (1596).

Item date: 1591 - 1602

Custodial history: Originally donated to Croydon Library by a friend of the late Charles Heath Clark in memory of Croydons best citizens.

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Scope and content

The collection consists of one indenture (1591) and twelve letters (1592 - 1602).

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Conditions governing access

Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.

Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.

You can make a request for information which may be in a closed record under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004. For more information about making a request, see the Croydon Council website (www.croydon.gov.uk). Making a request does not guarantee access to the information you ask for, as there may be a valid exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

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  • English

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

All items have been bound together in a single volume with the exception of one letter concerning the scarcity of food (1596).

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GB-352-ar129

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Dates of creation revision deletion

24/06/2015

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