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Personal material of A. S. F. Gow is catalogued under (A): this includes early biographical material he compiled for his nephew Sir Michael Gow, two photograph albums, and correspondence, particularly letters (1907-1920) from William Ridgeway. There is also a handwritten biography, perhaps by Gow, of Cyril Mowbray Wells with other material relating to Wells.

Academic papers, (B), include notes on classical texts, (?1928-1951) some for lectures given by Gow, and items found with the notes, as well as part of Gow's dissertation for a Fellowship at Trinity in 1911.

(C) comprises articles by Gow,"A Cambridge Seal Box of the Seventeenth Century" (1934); "Sir Stephen Gaselee, 1882-1943 - a memoir" (1944), with related material including correspondence, press clippings and so on. (E) consists of items removed from the printed books left by Gow to Trinity College Library (now catalogued under the shelfmark GOW), including correspondence, photographs, press clippings and reviews.

Material related to A. E. Housman (F) includes Gow's "A. E. Housman - a biographical sketch" (1936), along with related items such as corrections, reviews (1936-1938) and correspondence (1936-1963); a letter to J. W. Mackail by Housman, 25 Aug 1922, with a draft copy of his "Last Poems" and comments on it, and portrait sketches of Housman, some inscribed to him by William Rothenstein. There are also newspaper reviews of Housman's inaugural lecture as Professor of Latin at University College (1892, published in 1937) and of his edition of Manilius (1938). Items relating to Housman removed from printed books left by Gow to the Library also fall under this class; several of these are letters from the authors of books on Housman to Gow, such as Laurence Housman, Percy Withers, John Carter and Henry Maas.

Items related to academic societies and institutions fall under the (G) class: reports by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (1899-1904) and the British School at Rome (1904-1919); accounts of excavations in Cyprus from the Journal of Hellenic Studies (1887-1891).

Finally, there are six bound volumes with Gow's bookplate (H) containing transcripts of Housman's lectures. Five are typescript: three transcripts of Housman's notes now in Cambridge University Library, "The Application of Thought to Textual Criticism" (containing note of thanks to Gow from 'B[ertram] G[oulding] B[rown]), "Ovid, Heroides I-IV" and "Ovid, Heroides VI-XII" (with additional MS notes by Gow); "Horace, Odes I-III" (transcript of notes taken at Housman's lectures by S. L. Franklyn in 1932, corrections from Housman's lecture notes by B. Goulding Brown 1940-1941); "Plautus, Captivi" (transcript of Housman's notes lent to assessors in the Classical Tripos part II, 1932). The last volume contains MS lecture notes by Gow on Housman's "The Application of Thought to Textual Criticism" (1292), "Notes on Martial", and an index; loose inside, a printed sheet of extracts from Manilius', with M. S. additions in pencil, and M.S. notes by Housman.

Albermarle [recte Albemarle] Club, 37 Dover Street, London W. Dated 11th March 1915 - Is glad to hear that he is optimistic about an anthropological expedition to Uganda during the war but doesn't think the Government will support it at present, and discusses other means, and suggests talking to [A. C.] Haddon and [William] Ridgeway; he'd be happy if the Frazer Fund could be used this way, but it cannot.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. - '...glad to hear that Beazley is making the catalogue of Warren's gems'

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. - '...delighted to get the electro of the heron...', three images in wax.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge - Thanks Frazer for the book ['The Worship of Nature'?]; has been busy with extra work for the Statutory Commission; gave a lecture in Manchester on the origin and influence of ballad poetry in which he debated some doctrines of American origin; tells of new [Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology] acquisition of a Haida totem pole and Kwakiutl Indian house-pole.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. - '...thanks for the impressions of the three beautiful gems. The heron is delightful'.

Adam and Charles Black Publishers, Number 4, Soho Square, London W. Dated 1st April 1901 - Thanks him for his note, which will be printed, is showing it to [Thomas] Cheyne first; [Andrew] Lang is 'clearly greatly exercised' about G.B.2; he is glad to hear about plans for a G.B.3; has a letter from [Paul Wilhelm] Schmiedel, who writes that it is the time of his condemnation and that the refusal of his reason will come later; is glad [William] Ridgeway's first volume ['The Early Age of Greece'?] is about to appear.

Six letters concerning Frazer's part in further negotiations relating to the funding of Roscoe's work in Central Africa. The letters date from 30 April to 22 May, 1914, and are written from the Albemarle Club and Batt's Hotel in London where he obtained advice from [Arthur] Shipley, and from the Midland Hotel in Manchester on the 8th and 13th May when his brother [Samuel] died; and at the end of May a short holiday at the Grand Hotel in Llandudno. In the letters of 30 April (Items 66 and 67, misnumbered: 67 is written in the morning and 66 in the evening) Frazer mentions seeing Shipley and hopes to get an interview with Reid [Herbert Read], the Under Secretary for the Colonies, and suggests proposing an appointment of eighteen months with a year in Africa and six months working up the report, and mentions this was Lilly's idea; he also forwards a letter [not transcribed] from [W. H. R.] Rivers, who writes discouragingly about a fellowship at St. John's. In the letter of 1 May, he encloses a draft of the letter to Harcourt and suggests he get it signed by [A. C.] Haddon, [William] Ridgeway and Rivers, and reports that he spoke to Ray Lankester and Sir Henry Miers, who are interested. The letter of 8th May reports the serious illness of his brother, and the letter of 13th May thanks him for his sympathy, and continues to discuss the letter to [Lewis] Harcourt; and the letter of 22nd May encloses an answer to the letter [not transcribed], which he describes as 'satisfactory'.

The Grove, Sutton Coldfield. Dated June 28/08 - Is sending some of his MSS by book post; [Sir William] Ridgeway has the photograph illlustrations.

The Grove, Sutton Coldfield. Dated June 15/08 - Will send his paper on the A. Kamba as requested; asks if [Sir William] Ridgeway forwarded Hobley's notes on [the Masai], which included information on marriage laws.

2 Wordsworth Grove, Cambridge - Will tell Radcliffe-Brown that he really owes his nomination to give the Frazer Lecture to Sir James; does not see any way of arranging for publication; defends Hutton, who has been going through a busy and anxious time; asks that she not 'hark back again to the Roscoe lecture', doesn't believe Ridgeway arranged it.

Gives his views on secret ballots, with a copy of WR's petition on the matter.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. - '...the first time in five years that one is able to wish in real earnest a Happy Xmas and New Year...'

University Coll., Nottingham - Theorises that the double bust found at Nemi represents the rex nemorensis; notes that he made the suggestion that the Hirpi Sorani were wolves of the sun before [William] Ridgeway did, and encloses an extract of an article [not present].

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge - Congratulates Frazer on the award of the Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur; was offered the honour in 1909 but at that time it was necessary to get the consent of the King, and Churchill refused to allow it, citing a regulation that only members of the Diplomatic Service and Military attachés were allowed to accept such honours.

c/o Sir James Donaldson, Scores Park, St. Andrews N.B. [letter of 6 November 1912] and St. Keyne's, Cambridge. Dated 6 November 1912 and 15 January, 19, 27 March 1913 - Four letters relating to an application to the Carnegie Trust in America for funding of an expedition to Central Africa. In the first letter Frazer describes meeting Sir William McCormick at Dr Sutherland Black's house, and his idea of the application to the Carnegie Trust who 'have a difficulty in finding worth objects on which to expend the large sums at their disposal'; gives advice on how to write the application; is staying with Sir James Donaldson; mentions he has heard from M. W. H. Beech who wants to study the Swahili. The letter from January reports he is sending the application to McCormick. The letter of 19 March reports McCormick had forgotten his promise to send it to the Institution via the head of the Scottish Universities Trust Dr [John] Ross; is disappointed in [Henri] Junod's second volume; is glad the missionaries of the Society of Friends are to take up anthropology, and will send him more of his [printed] anthropological questions. The letter of 27 March reports that the application has failed; regrets their short-sightedness, hopes he will not be disappointed, wonders if [R. R.] Marett or [William] Ridgeway could do something; and sends the second volume of Junod's book.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. - '...thanks for the separate copy of your studies on Hesiod... Gaselee is being married'.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge. - 'rejected [?from the army] on the grounds of a weak heart... Stephen Gaselee has gone to the Foreign Office'.

Aldourie, Bournemouth - Thanks him for the GB; thanks him for the letter of Nov. 18, reporting the success of his efforts on behalf of Spencer and Gillen, and for the letter of Dec. 6 acknowledging his pamphlet on the Eumedian Ethics, written in order to pay a compliment to [Franz] Susemihl, and mentioning that [Solomon] Schechter would be visiting Bournemouth, but he missed him; saw him once or twice during Robertson Smith's illness, but did not become acquainted, and will accept his introduction; is glad to hear Mrs Frazer's health has improved in Rome, and the discoveries in the Forum are most interesting, especially the confirmation of his theory about the perpetual fire, and asks about the current thinking on the location of the Temple of Vesta; his friend H. M. Plowden has gone 'completely off his head' according to F. Brandt; College news: the dividend is £200, the M.C. [Henry Montagu Butler] is in better health by living quietly, a committee has been appointed to consider the College statutes; in the university [William] Ridgeway has made an uncalled for attack on Walter Leaf, a pity as not everyone knows what Ridgeway is capable of; his wife is 'still immovable in bed.

University Coll., Nottingham. Dated June 15, 1907 - Theorises that the double bust found at Nemi represents the rex nemorensis; notes that he made the suggestion that the Hirpi Sorani were wolves of the sun before [William] Ridgeway, and encloses an extract of an article [not present].

Rathfarnham, Camberley, Surrey - Thanks him for the Crooke proposal form which he has sent on to Sir WIlliam Ridgeway, had to attend a meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society, was sorry to learn he wished to resign his membership, hopes he will change his mind.

At top: 'The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Summary of Prof. W. Ridgeway's Paper to be Given at Burlington House, Tuesday, May 9th, 5 p.m.'

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge - Thanks him for two more volumes of the third edition of 'The Golden Bough', describes the bookshelf of Frazeriana they will join; thanks him for his congratulations for the Festschrift, marvels at the quality of the papers; returns the [Roscoe petition?] signed, and has another signature from Sir W. Martin Conway.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge - Thanks him for the first volume of the third edition of 'The Golden Bough'.

Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge - Acknowledges that he is the one who gave Frazer the statement about the Whitsuntide custom of couples rolling down a slope near Enniskerry.

Inisfail, Hills Road, Cambridge - Thanks him for 'The Golden Bough'; [William] Ridgeway is publishing his first volume next term and will start a crusade to collect money for anthropology for Cambridge; von Hügel is troubled by cataracts; Miss M. Owen is sending a collection of aboriginal beadwork; there were rumors that objects had been stolen from his collections but they were unfounded; [W. H. R.] Rivers is in Egypt.