F. G. Emmison (1907-1995) MBE, FSA, FRHistS began his career at Bedfordshire County Record Office under Dr Fowler, where he worked on the Bedfordshire Parish Registers series. He became Essex County Archivist in 1938. He was prominent in archive management and staff training. He did much to publicise archives through his writings on Essex history, including Tudor secretary: Sir William Petre at court and home (1961).
Volume 40:
(1960)
The documents in this volume, together with that of Benjamin Rogers in volume 30, bring into print most of the surviving diaries of Bedfordshire people.
Contents:
‘John Harvey of Ickwell, 1688-9’, edited by Margaret Richards. [The diary of John Harvey, later MP ...
Volume Survey of Ancient Buildings, volume 3:
by F. G. Emmison and J. Steele Elliott (1936)
Contents:
'Turnpike roads and toll gates of Bedfordshire', by F. G. Emmison
'Map of turnpike roads', drawn by F. G. Emmison, 1935
'The pounds of Bedfordshire', by J. Steele Elliott
'Local duck decoys', by J. Steele Elliott
Much of the volume ...
Volume 12:
(1928)
Contents:
'In memoriam, W. A.' [William Austin]
'A calendar of the feet of fines for Bedfordshire Pt. III for the reign of Edward I with some earlier fines', edited by G. Herbert Fowler. [1273-1307 and 1183-1272]
'Belverge of Sharpenhoe', by Jos. Hight Blundell. [A ...
Volume 14:
(1931)
Contents:
'In memoriam F. A. P.-T.' [F. A. Page Turner]
'The windmills of Bedfordshire, past and present', by J. Steele Elliott. [This is a catalogue of the windmills in more than 80 parishes in Bedfordshire. It provides evidence and dates of their ...
Volume 15:
(1933)
Contents:
'The relief of the poor at Eaton Socon, 1706-1834', by F. G. Emmison.
'Tithe at Pavenham, 1759/60', contributed by C. D. Linnell. [Transcriptions of two documents held by Trinity College, Cambridge. The first is a report on the tithes at Pavenham ...
Volume 18:
(1936)
Contents
'The civil war papers of Sir Will. Boteler, 1642-1655' edited by G. Herbert Fowler. [Calendar.]
'The ship-money papers of Henry Chester and Sir Will. Boteler, 1637-1639', edited by F. G. and Margaret Emmison. [Assessments, lists of arrears, and correspondence for Bedfordshire.]
'Notes ...
Volume 20:
(1938)
Contents:
'Jacobean household inventories,' by F. G. Emmison. [The editor claims that this is the first collection of inventories to be published with analytical notes. A 50-page introduction and analysis of the inventories under the headings houses, furniture, domestic life, farmyard ...