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The Transactions

From its earliest days, the Association has published an annual volume of its Report and Transactions. These volumes contain well over 2000 articles and countless reports on numerous matters relating to Devon, making them the greatest single repository of information about the county which is recognised throughout the world.

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Other Publications
 

The Devonshire Domesday and Geld Inquest (Volumes I & II), 1884-1892

Key to the Transactions (Volumes I to LX) by R. Pearse Chope, 1928

Index to the Folk-Lore in the Transactions (Volumes I to LX) by R. Pearse Chope, 1929

Frithelstock Priory by R. Pearse Chope, 1929

General Indices to the Transactions 1862-1968
Comprising four volumes:
Vols 1-60, 1862-1928
Vols 61-70, 1929-1938
Vols 71-80, 1939-1948
Vols 81-100, 1949-1968

The Hundreds of Devon by O. J. Reichel, (ed. by Lieut-Col. F.B. Prideaux)
Plus an Index to the ten volumes (1942)

I. Tiverton
II. Hemyock and Halberton
III. South Molton and Roborough
IV. Axminster and Axmouth
V. Black Torrington
VI. Plympton and Ermington
VII. Colyton and Clyston
VIII. Braunton, Shirwell and Fremington
IX. North Molton and Molland
X. Shebbear (ed. by W.H. Rogers)

Calendars of Devonshire Wills and Administrations [since destroyed] in the Probate Registry of the Bishop of Exeter, ed. by E.A.Fry, 1908
published in conjunction with the British Record Society, 1899-1914

Parochial Histories

The first seven were published as independent volumes by the Parochial History Section; the remainder were produced as off-prints of papers published in the Transactions:

I. Okehampton by E. H. Young
II. Holsworthy by Earl Stanhope
III. Kentisbeare,  and  IV.  Blackborough by E. S. Chalk (in one volume)
V. Dartmouth, I:  Pre-Reformation Records by H. R. Watkin
VI. Hatherleigh by J. Manaton
VII. Alphington by W.J. Harte
VIII. Kingswear by P. Russell
IX. Moretonhampstead by G.W.G. Hughes
X. North Tawton by H. F. Fulford Williams
XI. Ideford by H. F. Fulford Williams
XII. Coffinswell by W. Keble Martin
XIII. Lympstone by E. Scott
XIV. Sampford Courtnay and Honeychurch by H F. Fulford Williams
XV. Broadhempston by H. R. Evans
XVI. Satterleigh and Warkleigh by J. H B. Andrews
XVII. Woodland by H. R. Evans
XVIII. Chittlehamholt by J. H. B. Andrews
XIX. Chittlehampton by J. H. B. Andrews

The Flora of Devon:  Phanerogams and higher Cryptogams, ed. by Revd W. Keble Martin, and Gordon T. Fraser.  Promoted by The Devonshire Association and published by T. Buncle & Co Ltd., Arbroath 1939

The Burnet Morris Index prepared by R. Burnet Morris between 1914 and 1940,  containing approximately one million records arranged originally in three sections relating to Devon Persons, Devon Places and Devon Subjects, 1940

The Flora of Devon,Iii: Marine Algae by Mary Parke, 1952; and The Flora of Devon, IIii: Mosses and Liverworts by E. F. Barnes, 1958

The Lepidoptera of Devon, I: Introduction and Macro-Lepidoptera by S. T. Stidston, 1951

The Good Town of Totnes by Percy Russell, 1963; reprinted with an introduction by E. N. Masson Phillips, 1984

Dartmoor Essays, ed. by I. G. Simmons. Eight essays specially prepared for the Association and containing information about Dartmoor gathered by workers in the field sciences, 1964

Essays on the Exe Estuary ed. by G. T. Boalch. Eight papers given at a special symposium on the Exe estuary and dealing with aspects of the hydrography, geology and biology of the estuary, 1980

The Atlas of  the Devon flora: flowering plants and ferns by R. B. Ivimey-Cook, incorporating information collected by members of the Botanical Section, 1984

Leaves, an anthology of poetry prepared by Anne Born and the Literature Section, 1991

The Building Stones of Devon prepared by A. W. Gale and members of The Geology Section with advice from R. C. Scrivener. Describes in ten sections the stones quarried within the county for building purposes, 1992

Sir John Bowring, 1792-1872: Aspects of his Life and Career, ed. by J. A. Youings. Papers given at a conference to mark the bi-centenary of Bowring�s birth, 1993

Family Holidays around Dartmoor by Dorothy and Theo Brown, with an introduction by Hugh Bodey. A facsimile edition of Dorothy Brown�s log of family holidays in their self-built caravan, illustrated in both colour and black and white, 1995

The Lost Chronicle of Barnstaple, 1586-1611, ed. by Todd Gray, 1998

A-Level Personal Studies Series

Poor Relief in Devon, ed. by H. Bodey. A pair of personal studies by Susannah Wheeleker on Abbotskerswell, and Sarah Eyles on Totnes and Dudley, 1991

Reactions in Devon to Invasions, ed. by H. Bodey. Studies on the Roman occupation of Devon by R. Whitehead; on the Norman conquest by D. Brazier; and of wartime evacuation to Torbay by J. Whitcher, 1992

Dialect Tapes

Devon Dialect by Murray Laver: A set of two tapes, with notes. Tape 1 (52 minutes) provides an introduction to dialect grammar, and Tape 2 (60 minutes) gives an A-Z of vocabulary. Together they provide a lively and informed presentation of the basis and sound of the count�s native speech
Copies of the Transactions of the Devonshire Association at the Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)

Some of the earlier volumes of the Transactions are freely available on the Internet Archive website by using the links below. After clicking on the link for the chosen volume, it may be viewed and searched by clicking ‘Read online’, or downloaded by clicking ‘All files HTTP’ and then right-clicking the pdf or djvu file. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader or DjVu Browser Plug-in installed on your computer to view the files.
Please note that the Devonshire Association is not responsible for scanning the volumes, some of which may not be complete.
Trans Dev Assoc I 1862-66 Trans Dev Assoc II 1867-68
Trans Dev Assoc III 1869 Trans Dev Assoc V 1872
Trans DevAssoc VII 1875 Trans Dev Assoc VIII 1876
Trans Dev Assoc IX 1877 Trans Dev Assoc X 1878
Trans Dev Assoc XI 1879 Trans DevAssoc XII 1880
Trans Dev Assoc XIII 1881 Trans Dev Assoc XIV 1882
Trans Dev Assoc XV 1883 Trans Dev Assoc XVI 1884
Trans Dev Assoc XVII 1885 Trans Dev Assoc XVIII 1886
Trans Dev Assoc XIX 1887 Trans Dev Assoc XX 1888
Trans Dev Assoc XXI 1889 Trans Dev Assoc XXII 1890
Trans Dev Assoc XXIII 1891 Trans Dev Assoc XXIV 1892
Trans Dev Assoc XXV 1893 Trans Dev Assoc XXVI 1894
Trans Dev Assoc XXVII 1895 Trans Dev Assoc XXVIII 1896
Trans Dev Assoc XXIX 1897 Trans Dev Assoc XXX 1898
Trans Dev Assoc XXXI 1899 Trans Dev Assoc XXXII 1900
Trans Dev Assoc XXXIII 1901 Trans Dev Assoc XXXIV 1902
Trans Dev Assoc XXXV 1903 Trans Dev Assoc XXXVI 1904
Trans Dev Assoc XXXVII 1905 Trans Dev Assoc XXXVIII 1906
Trans Dev Assoc XXXIX 1907 Trans Dev Assoc XL 1908
Trans Dev Assoc XLII 1910 (wrongly dated @ IA) Trans Dev Assoc XLIII 1911
Trans Dev Assoc XLV 1913 Trans Dev Assoc XLVI 1914
Trans Dev Assoc XLVII 1915 Trans Dev Assoc XLIX 1917
Trans Dev Assoc LI 1919 Trans Dev Assoc LII 1920
The Devonshire Domesday and Geld Inquest Vol 1 (1884-92) The Devonshire Domesday and Geld Inquest Vol 2 (1884-92)
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