Includes letters by J. O. Halliwell, J. M. Heath about the August 1846 storm in Cambridge, H. Montagu Butler about a bust of Archdeacon Hare, Vernon Musgrave about a memorial to Archbishop Musgrave, with a draft from William Whewell to Vernon Musgrave.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholar4 notebooks, including one titled "Notes on words"; lecture notes on ancient languages, and miscellaneous notes, all in Wright's hand. Accompanied by three letters from W. W. Skeat, one dated 11 Nov. 1872, with philological notes.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarLetters of Edward FitzGerald to William Aldis Wright.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarLetters of Edward FitzGerald to William Aldis Wright.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarNotebook with titles of Hebrew books borrowed from William Aldis Wright for cataloguing, accompanied by a letter laid in loose from Loewe to Wright dated 2 Apr. 1908 enclosing a list of Hebrew MSS and printed Bibles in Trinity College Library. Accompanied by an unconnected item, a label for a "Lacerta Monitor Linnaei [a Nile Monitor], Donum Radulphi Izard, Socio-commensalis [of Trinity Hall], 1773", laid in loose at the back.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarCollation of the British Museum's Cotton Caligula A.xi, and the Bodleian's, Digby 205 done August 13-August 25, 1868, with readings from Trinity College, Cambridge's MS, R.4.26, and University Library, Cambridge's MS Ee.4.31. With two printed poems laid in loose at the back: "One word more" , and a poem beginning "Bright Easter greeting! Lenten time is o'er", both signed C.H.P.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarWith notes by Aldis Wright on pp. 3-4.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarLetter from Walter Rye accompanied by a printed broadsheet, "A pedigree of ye family of Vaughan of Leominster, compiled from materials in the possession of Lady Isham of Lamport & inscribed to her by W. Rye, 1876".
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarTwo letters. One dated 16 May 1869 asks for two copies of his Sanskrit catalogue in sheets and is accompanied by an incomplete offprint review of the catalogue. The other letter, dated 9 February 1877, thanks Wright for sending him the MS, which he has sent on; he has just printed his second edition of Rigvenda and is heading to Munich. With a note by W.A.W. at top noting that MS R.3.32 was sent by registered letter.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarTwo letters.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholarTrinity College, Cambridge -- Thanks him for the copy of the Athenaeum containing his article about Shakespeare.
Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholar