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Whitehall - A copy of a letter from 3rd Viscount Palmerston to Prince Albert (Vice-Chancellor) concerning the Commissioners Report on University reform.

Apologises for not answering; enjoyed reading 'The Syllabub Saloon' but has previous plans and so cannot accept the part.

A group of unpaginated typescripts heavily revised in Shaffer's hand, representing several drafts and left as found. Accompanied by a note in Shaffer's literary agent Dennis Aspland's hand identifying the typescript.

The National Theatre - Ken [?] tells him the typed script might reach him by the end of the week, is 'quite peaky with hunger for it' as it has been talked about for so long; has been asking colleagues about their opinion of a new Shaffer play, at the moment Paul Scofield, who won't answer until he has more information.

Typescript, much revised in Shaffer's hand with folder labelled 'Yonadab Original MSS Sept. 24 : 84 - Feb 24 : 85" at top.

Three green ring bound Pukka Pad notebooks containing drafts of Shaffer's memoir written in the form of a play, with a few other miscellaneous scenes from plays which may be related. Notebook I also contains drafts of a letter to a critic about an article on Benjamin Britten, notebook 2 has the most writing of the three and contains material for act II, with possible additional material for 'Amadeus' and 'The Syllabub Saloon.'

Carbon typescript draft.

Photographs of Peter Shaffer, Peter Firth, and Anthony Hopkins.

Early typescript fragments with emendations in Shaffer's hand. Title from Peter Shaffer's notes on folder cover.

An offer of a place to work for the Modern Languages Tripos.

Death of Isabella Grote (forwarded to George Grote)

Writes on the death of Henry Sidgwick, and expresses his, Lady Acton's and others' sympathies on her 'dreadful loss'. Declares that he has lost 'the best of friends and colleagues...' Refers to the sympathy and admiration he felt for Henry in relation the manner in which he bore his illness. Reports that [Andrew?] Forsyth spent an hour discussing things with Sidgwick at Jebb's, 'and had no idea till long after that anything was wrong.' States that they were not aware of the gravity of the situation until three weeks earlier, when he met Nora with Arthur J. Balfour.

Viability of sending missionaries to Cape Town.

Letters from Augusta Julia Babington, née Noel, to her father in law Thomas Babington.

Letter from C. S[?] B[abington?] to Mary Ellen Rose, née Parker. Letters from Catherine Babington, née Whitter, to her brother in law Thomas Babington. Letter from Charles Cardale Babington to his uncle Thomas Babington. Letters from Charles Edward Babington to his aunt Mary Parker, née Babington.

Letter from Charles Roos Babington to his sister Jean Babington; letters to his father Thomas Babington, and sister Mary Babington.

Letter from Elizabeth Babington, later Strange, to her uncle Thomas Babington. Letters from Frances Babington, née Sykes, to her sisters in law Maria Frances Babington (née Pratt) and Mary Parker (née Babington). This last includes a note from her husband Matthew Babington to his sister Mary.

Label on folder front continues, "Being Lesson No. 8 of a School of Workers"

Enquires whether Robert knows of the Hulsean scholarships for sons of Cheshire clergy, advice on expenditure

List of books - accounts, exit and redit books etc - with Wren Library reference numbers assigned to each. MS pencil note at top, '(Most) 1932 now in Muniment Room (behind Clock)'. Pencil annotations state which books remain in the Library, with the initials 'AH' [Arthur Halcrow?]. MS pencil note at bottom: 'Most of these volumes are stored in the Tower muniment room (behind clock). Nov. 1932 C.B.H. [Cecil Baldwin Hurry]'.

Draft for book, identified by Isaac Todhunter as drafts of pp. 12-17, 33-36, 38, 42-44, 177-180, and 320-397.