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Add. MS a/190/8
Title
Letter from Charles Davison to J. R. M. Butler
Date(s)
- 26 Feb. 1932 (Creation)
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1 sheet
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Typescript letter, signed. Prompted by a footnote in Butler's memoir, he shares a story about William Whewell told him by Canon R. P. Pelly, about being put in his place as an undergraduate when he attempted to make small talk while taking refuge from a shower under the same tree as the Master.