Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF CONTENTS

A: MS. Notebooks/Journals of Richard Dowden c1820 – c1850 (11 Items/ c700pp)

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U140/A

Date:

c1820 - c. 1850

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MS. Notebooks/Journals of Richard Dowden

Extent: 11 items (c700pp) Scope and Content:

MS. notebooks/Journals of Richard Dowden, relating to his interests including; scholarship, religion, education, science, literature, language, philosophy, geology, evolution, biology, business of Cork Corporation/Borough of Cork, botany, politics.

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U140/A/001

Date:

(1805) May 1825 - ?1830s

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MS. Notebook/Journal of Richard Dowden

Extent: c150pp Scope and Content:

MS. notebook/Journal of Richard Dowden including 'letters to a friend', putting together a collection of books touching on Ireland, extracts from title deeds of Burnett's Chapel, Cork, that 'fell into the hands of the Committee of the Mechanics Institute' (1805); diary of Dr. Baldwin's election contest (1830).

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U140/A/002

Date:

c1827 - c1850

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MS. Notebook/Journal of Richard Dowden

Extent: 143pp Scope and Content:

MS. notebooks/Journal of Richard Dowden containing notes and musings on miscellaneous topics, including; population of Leinster (p.52); swimming (p69); botanical species and specimens (pp26, 71 etc); the taking of a whale in Glengariff Harbour in 1811 (p95); 'Architectural Rules' (p119); 'Intolerance and its effects (p119); ingredients of 'Pomade de Nicholas', including white soap. potash, alum, water, oil of petroleum and camphor (p24); extract from Hardy's Life of Charlemont re. potatoes (p22); selection of words in the Irish language, with translations (p14).

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U140/A/003

Date:

? 1830s

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U140 Richard Dowden Papers Descriptive List