Metadata: Papers of J. C. Isaac
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- University of Southampton Special Collections
- Holding institution (official language):
- University of Southampton Special Collections
- Postal address:
- Hartley Library, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ
- Phone number:
- 02380 592721
- Web address:
- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives
- Email:
- archives@soton.ac.uk
- Reference number:
- MS 139 AJ 53
- Title:
- Papers of J. C. Isaac
- Title (official language):
- Papers of J. C. Isaac
- Creator/accumulator:
- Isaac, John Coleman
- Date(s):
- 1819/1858
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- German
- Extent:
- 0.23 linear metres: 2 boxes
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- Personal correspondence: letters between Isaac, his wife Sarah, and other member of his family, together with correspondence with his servant Mary Mundy [?], 1829, 1846-51 and 1859. Files of business correspondence with R Bernal, 1834-41; H A Langley, c. 1827-8; Sir S R Meyrick, 1831-42; Mr Murray, 1821-2 and 1830; Isaac Abrahams, 1830-7; L Goetz, c. 1836-49; and Mutzenbacher, Hamburg, 1822-57. Letters addressed to 41 Crave Street, London, the headquarters of Isaac's business, including letters of Sarah Davies, later Isaac’s wife, 1822-7. General business correspondence, 1829-58, together with a file of letters from Germany, 1821-57; Hebrew correspondence, two files, 1819-37. Isaac's licence to sell gold and silver plate, 1829; copies of his business card, advertisement, passport and his waste book.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- John Coleman Isaac was a dealer in antiques and fine art objects.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Isaac, John Coleman
- Isaac, Sarah
- Subject terms:
- Correspondence
- Personal records
- Trade and commerce
- Access, restrictions:
- Access to the archive requires written permission from West London Synagogue and a prior written appointment. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/about/access.pagege
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/cataloguedatabases/webguide1.page
- Yerusha Network member:
- University of Southampton Special Collections
