Objects belonging to the Owen and Shaw families
JL 977/2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Objects belonging to the Owen and Shaw families
Shelfmark
JL 977/2
Summary
Comprises:
Item 2 scroll with writing exercise 'Gentle Jesus, meek and mild', autographed 'Edward Shaw 15th October 1828 aged 6'
Item 5 Tom Owen's mother of pearl pocket knife
Item 6 Tom Owen's silver fob watch
Item 7 strip of woven linen cloth, purpose unknown
Item 8 ribbon with woven motif 'HMS Zealandia' worn by Harold Owen during the First World War
Item 9 Harold Owen's Merchant Navy Stripes, single stripe and block of 5 strips
Item 10 cigar box in which items 6-9 are kept
Item 11 Mary Owen's pencil box, autographed with her name and addresses on base
Date
1828-c.1918 and n.d
Physical extent
8 items
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Collection contents
Archive of Wilfred Owen and family members
Material mostly collected by Harold Owen
Objects belonging to the Owen and Shaw families
