Sibthorp family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, accounts and related miscellany. The persons involved include Col. Humphrey Waldo Sibthorp; Richard Waldo Sibthorp; Henry Sibthorp; Henry’s uncle, M. E. Sewell; Henry’s unnamed brother; Gervaise Tottenham Waldo Sibthorp; Charles Waldo Sibthorp; and Mrs. Juliet Hawkins, addressed as “sister” by Richard Waldo Sibthorp. Also found here are documents, including Humphrey Sibthorp’s commission (1794) as colonel in the army, signed by King George III of England, and Gervaise Tottenham Waldo Sibthorp’s commission as captain in the Royal North Lincoln Militia (1847). These items are nonbotanical, and there is nothing of famous botanists Humphrey or John Sibthorp.
Dates
- Creation: 1781–1871
Creator
- Sibthorp, Humphrey W. (Humphrey Waldo), -1865 (Person)
- Sibthorp, Richard Waldo, 1792-1879 (Person)
- Sibthorp, Charles De Laet Waldo, 1783-1855 (Person)
- George, King of Great Britain, III, 1738-1820 (Person)
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 oversize portfolio)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
This collection was digitized by G. Boardman in 2015.
- Title
- Guide to the Sibthorp family papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Nancy Janda
- Date
- 13 May 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository