Foxhunting Reference Library
Melton Carnegie Museum holds a reference
library relating to foxhunting. The catalogue is updated twice a year and is available by following
the link opposite. The collection can be viewed by appointment at the museum. Please allow a minimum
of three working days to make the titles you require available.
We are constantly adding new titles. If you would like to donate a copy of a publication
to the collection, please contact the museum on tel. 0116 305 3860 or email meltonmuseum@leics.gov.uk.
Library Highlight
In 2006, the widow of Lt. Col. John Metcalf Wood (1912-2004) bequested a collection
of 13 books to Melton Carnegie Museum. The books reflect Colonel Wood's enthusiasm for research and
collecting of sporting art, including paintings by John Ferneley.
Go to Collections...
Additional supporting resources:
- Themed Lessons and Information Sheets
- Lesson Activity Sheets
- Newspaper References
- Objects
- Photographs
- Campaign Adverts
- Oral History & Interview Extracts
Also
see:
- Collections Online - Foxhunting Collection (External site)
Page Last Updated: 7 February 2011
