MS. Eng. d. 2407 - Drafts by Edmund Gibson of Three Sermons

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 362
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-24)
Title
Drafts by Edmund Gibson of Three Sermons
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 2407
Creation Date
1707 - 1789
Repository
Contents Note

This volume contains three drafts of sermons by Edmund Gibson. These drafts are bound together with (ff. 10-22v) a fair copy of another sermon from 1728, which was transcribed by his great-great-great grandson; (ff. 37-8) a list of some of texts for sermons used by Gibson preached; and (ff. 39-52) a sermon by his grandson, Edmund Gibson, rector of Bishop's Stortford, 1789.

Material Features

i + 54 leaves

Provenance

Although many of Gibson's papers were deposited at Lambeth Palace Library after his death, these papers were apparently retained by Gibson's immediate descendants for many years. Sometime before 1889, they were given to a Mr. Collis. In 1889, his son, Mr. George Collis, offered them for sale, and they were purchased by the Revd. Dr. W. J. Sparrow Simpson, Librarian of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. They remained in the Cathedral Library until 1896 when three of Gibson's descendants made a successful claim for most of the papers. The Bodleian's holdings came from the portion of the papers claimed by one of these descendants, Colonel J.C. Dalton. Many of the volumes still bear the bookplates and reference numbers of St. Paul's Cathedral Library, and the bookplates of Colonel Dalton.

Acquisition

This manuscript originally was deposited in the Bodleian in 1960 by Edmund Gibson's descendant, Major-General Sir Charles J.G. Dalton. It was purchased from Major-General Dalton in 1988.

Source of Data

Jennifer Farooq; Bodleian Library Online Catalogues of Archives and Manuscripts

Sermons Contained
GEMMS record created
April 24, 2015
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024