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Essendon House, Lincoln [designed by William Watkins and built in 1872]. - Thanks Miss Wordsworth for agreeing to distribute the school prizes; they will be ready on Monday.

Visit to Spain as Royal Society Foreign Secretary, 10–12 January 1988, Madrid, Spain

Sonia K. Chapter of the Foreign Department at Curtis Brown offers to facilitate a German translation of 'The Golden Bough'.

11 Edwardes Square W.8. - Asks if Bessie could send on a pair of sleeve links if she finds them. Calls the Trevelyans' house 'a haven of peace - Society, music, chess, azalea-woods'. Asks her to tell Bob he will come to the dinner.

2141 70th Street, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - Asks for the name of Frazer's photographer so that he may have Frazer's photograph for his library.

36 Chelsea Park Gardens, S.W.3. - Very interested in what Bob says about the 'Nō [Noh] Plays', and thinks the adaptation [in Bob's "Meleager"] 'most successful': the ghosts repeating 'the passions of the previously enacted drama' make it possible to leave out a depiction of the 'tragedy itself', which has been done often and involves many characters, without 'omitting the whole passion of the piece'.

8, Grosvenor Crescent, S.W. - She and Sir George will be delighted to stay at Elizabeth's lodgings [at Eastbourne] for a couple of days; thinks Booa [Mary Prestwich] will come but they need to 'settle about housemaids'. Caroline's throat is nearly better, though she has bad rheumatism in her back. Knows Elizabeth will take care of her; will be glad to see 'the dear boy [Julian']. Not sure whether to bring Henry [Lane, the footman?]; difficult to know where he would eat, but 'he is very useful & nice & could wait at table'. Was good to see Robert this morning.

Monk's House, Rodmell, near Lewes, Sussex. - Sends best wishes for the New Year, and thanks for the poem [the "Hymn to Demeter" in the latest "From the Shiffolds"], which he very much liked. It is 'one of the pleasures of Christmas' to get a poem from Bob.

Wixenford, Eversley, Winchfield:- Looking forward to re-assembling on 21 April, and hopes that they will see 'little Calverley' [at school]; they will do their 'best to understand him and help him and make him happy'. Is likely to be 'passing through town' during the holidays; will let her know the exact dates when they are confirmed, and will be 'most glad' to call at home 'or wherever it is most convenient for Mr Trevelyan'.

Is happy that, since Mr Trevelyan wrote to him, they have 'succeeded admirably' with one boy at Harrow the 'son of Mr Tomlin of 40 Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park", who 'took Lower Remove' when he went to Harrow last September, and by the end of the term was first; according to Dr Butler he beat 'two very able entrance scholars' to do so. Knows that Mr Trevelyan was keen to know that Wixenford really do their 'utmost to get a boy on to the best place that his powers might admit of, without over-pressuring him. Arnold's friend, and predecessor as head, Mr Powles, examined all the boys last term and 'gave a very good report of them'; trusts that the teaching at Wixenford will continue to improve. William Egerton, Mordaunt Lawson and Hugh Walford (6 Cromwell Gardens, Queen's Gate), all go to Harrow at the end of this term, but he regrets none of them can expect to be placed highly, as they are 'not even if our little first class here'. They hope one boy will 'take a high place at Eton after Easter', and that 'Mr Arthur Guest's son will pass well into the Britannia next term'.

Apologises for writing so much about his 'little people', but expects that the Trevelyans know some of them and will also be interested for the sake of their 'own little boy'. Encloses a paper with a list of the clothes and other things which boys usually bring, and one about Exeats [included, see 110/3].

Mrs Arnold sends her regards, and hopes that when summer comes Mrs Trevelyan will be able to visit Robert at school. Arnold adds a postscript thanking Mrs Trevelyan for her 'kind concern at our scarlatina trouble'; they have certainly had an 'anxious time', but all the invalids have returned and are doing well.

The enclosed printed letter headed 'EXEATS' is dated July 1881; it states that on the request of parents children may be permitted to leave school once per term, from 11.30 am on Saturday till 1.30 pm the following Monday, or from 11.20 on Wednesday till 1.30 the following day. Mr Arnold is keen that exits be kept to a minimum, as 'they have often a very unsettling effect on the boy', and may also introduce 'infectious illness' into the school.

MS notes on 'o) Jordan-Holder Theorem'.

Lectures delivered May-August 1966, originally found together in an envelope labelled 'Lectures Göttingen'. All are in German.

32pp. ms. draft; 1p. ms. notes.

5 Sion Row, Twickenham, Middlesex - In reference to the Earthquake God mentioned in 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris' he describes Saint Emidio, known as the Earthquake Saint.

Robert Mayor's faith in the face of death

In August 1962 Synge visited colleagues in Gothenburg, Uddevalla, Stockholm and Uppsala in Sweden and Munich in Germany.

Manuscript draft of report to the Agricultural Research Council; typescript report with covering letter.

Correspondence on articles and reviews by Frisch.

Taking vinegar for her singing voice, visit to Leamington: The Priory

Balerno (Midlothian).—Offers to send a list of misprints in the second quarto of Romeo and Juliet.

Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews (1964). Invitation to write review article.

Oliver & Boyd (1957-1962). Requests to comment on books

1 Brick Court, Temple. Dated 22 Sept. 1916 - Is concerned to hear of a narrow escape from the Zeppelins; would be glad to see his article for the Peabody Museum; would be glad to see Dr Steele of the C.M.S. and will put in a good word for the anthropological training of missionaries; thinks the missionary societies could get a lower rate on a bulk purchase of his anthropological questions booklet; is investigating cross cousin marriage, which he discusses; Lilly is translating three French books on the war and is overworking herself; his 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament is growing to be a big book; he will give the Huxley Memorial Lecture in November.

Possibly written by William Aldis Wright.

Includes information concerning an experiment performed by J.J. Thomson in 1897 to measure the specific charge of cathode rays.
2 letters from M. Planck and 1 from G.M. Schurhoff.

On the proposal to appoint a Syndicate to consider allowing alternatives for one of the classical languages in the Previous Examination, and the opposition by '[a]n important group of residents' thereto. Refutes the argument that 'it would be a waste of time to re-open the question because it was decided in the negative eleven years' previously. Sets out 'some of the reasons which appear to render the reconsideration of this question expedient'.

Points to the fact that the question has been 'and answered in the affirmative' by both the Victoria University and the Scottish University Commission. Refers back again to the 1880 proposal by the Syndicate to allow French and German to be taken as a substitute for Greek in the Previous Examination, and claims that what was being recommended was 'a much more novel departure than the same proposal would now involve.' Argues also that 'however valuable a branch of knowledge may be, but little is gained by forcing an inadequate fragment of it on minds whose interests are absorbed in a diverse line of study.'

Refers also to the Report of the Headmasters' Conference, held in Oxford in December 1890, which demonstrated an attitude amongst the headmasters of the leading schools, including Clifton, Harrow, Marlborough, Rugby, Winchester, Shrewsbury, Sherborne, and Wellington College, 'in favour of some relaxation in the obligation now imposed by the Universities of studying two classical languages.' Cites the evidence of Mr Welldon, Headmaster of Harrow, on the subject.

Denies that the matter involves 'taking sides with Physical Science against Classics', and that those who are in favour of the change desire to lessen the mount of literary training imposed on students of science, and contends that rather than giving too much literary education 'to boys whose bent is scientific rather than literary' the present system, 'in consequence of an unsuitable choice of instruments', gives too little.

Peterborough Deanery. Gives arrangements to have a coat and waistcoat made for him.