Level | Series |
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | JRH/1/1 |
Title | Press cuttings and research notes |
Extent | 6 series |
Date | 1680-1930s |
Description | Scrapbooks of press cuttings, notes, and correspondence relating to temperance, archaeology, and the history of the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, the Mayflower. |
Notes | James Rendel Harris was interested in the local tradition suggesting that the timbers of a barn built at Jordans, Buckinghamshire are the timbers of the Mayflower. His research involved tracing the history of the breaking up of the ship, its passengers, owners, and crew, and studying the architecture of the barn and the history of the area surrounding it. |
Arrangement | Artificial series |
Access Status | Open |