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Add. MS c/95/181
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Letter from Charles Waldstein to Henry Sidgwick
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- 30 May 1900 (Creation)
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(1856-1927)
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"Walston [formerly Waldstein], Sir Charles (1856–1927), classical archaeologist, was born on 30 March 1856 in New York, the third son of Henry Waldstein, a merchant, and his wife, Sophie Srisheim. The family name was Anglicized in the spring of 1918." Dictionary of National Biography
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Refers to Henry Sidgwick's impending 'serious operation'. Attributes to him and [Henry] Bradshaw the main credit for 'any good work' that he [Waldstein] may have done since coming to Cambridge. Writes of how much Sidgwick's personality and example have influenced him. Asserts that the credit for the improvements to university life over the previous twenty years is due to Sidgwick and others who stood by him.