ID7813
CollectionSpecial Collections
ReferenceMSS35-39
Description

MSS35 14 sermons by Thomas Kennedy, Minister of Holywood, 166 folios, 1760-1784.

MSS36 A 28 page manuscript of an address by John Robinson Leebody, entitled 'Ulster student life past and present' to the Literary and Debating Society of Magee College, which includes a brief reference to women students: 'In all places where young men and we may now add young women congregate for University study college societies, organised and administered by the students themselves are founded and flourish', c1919.

MSS37 Bound volume by John A M Duncan entitled, 'The Modern Sancho, or, Simpleton Probationer', a tract which records the troubles of a man who appears to have become insane from being crossed in love, 1807-1808. For example: 'The Lady alluded to...had by report been married in August. It was now announced that it had been an elder sister...I had seen her on October 1806 in Armagh after which she made advances in such a singular way that she must have been insincere'.

MSS38 Bound volume containing 5 sermons, probably by James Orr, 81 folios, 1721-1735.

MSS39 Bound volume of sermons by James Orr, bound with additional sermons by Dr Dunne and others by unknown hands, 1703-1753.

AccessBy prior appointment.
Date1703-1784; c1919
Century18th, 20th
Keywords
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CommentSome of the information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archives. The lists were compiled by library staff and we are grateful for their assistance. Where partial or no lists were available staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list. Due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually.
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