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Says what a great shock it was to her to hear the news of Henry's death, and that he leaves a place 'not to be filled by any other.' Feels that her contact with him at Cambridge was 'one of the greatest and best things' that life has brought her, and that no other influence that she has come under could be put on the same level with his. Refers to his involvement in the cause of women's education.

Cairo. Does not care for the comparison of Asquith and Lloyd George with Newcastle and Peel, DAW has been moved from Alexandria to Cairo.

Gloucester Conservative Council invite Charles James Monk to stand at the next election

Woodend, Perth Road, Dundee - Reports that his son John has been killed in action in a naval engagement. Accompanied by a cutting from the 'Dundee Courier' 5 June 1916 headed 'Dundee Officer lost in Naval Battle'.

Ms. draft, with title `The Second Law of Thermodynamics stated in terms of Information Theory'.

18, Earls Terrace, London, W.8. - Sends a cheque; the rehearsals are going badly, the Juliet Mills character was fired yesterday; the director is a lunatic.

Forthcoming wedding of Clara Bickersteth, description of Charles Murchison

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey - A 12 page letter commenting at length on the Bitter Water chapter [in 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament'], including comments from the Keeper of the Herbarium [Otto] Stapf.

[Printed at bottom: Robert Greenberg] - His year at Stanford is drawing to a close, and will be spending the summer in Omaha; hopes the work on 'Amadeus' is going well.

Questionnaires on Adams's geometry lectures completed by students 1982; letter from student requesting 'a lecture on lie groups' 25 April 1985, with ms notes on lie groups.

Thinks that they have given each other all that they can; Wittgenstein has learnt an enormous amount from Sraffa but has learnt from him all that he can presently absorb.

Stephanie Taylor's death certificate
Letters of condolence received by Taylor on her death (not indexed).
Enclosed here is a ms. letter from Taylor to J. Rotblat, declining an invitation to a Pugwash Conference because of his wife's incapacity. The letter concludes: `In fact, except for fulfilling an engagement in 1965 which I had made before she was so ill, I have not been away from home for a night since 1964'.

Department of Manuscripts, British Museum. - Hopes soon to be able to 'revise Mr [H. I.] Bell's transcript of the Isocrates papyrus'; this will take a little time but he will then send it to Wright to print in the Journal of Philology.

Regarding Wright's enquiries about Lawrence, the notes in Lansdowne MS.98 art 26 are not those printed by Strype in appendix LXXXV to his Life of [Matthew] Parker, but notes on Gregory Nazanzius [?] not the New Testament, 'and I cannot find that we have the latter'. The Lansdowne notes are 'no doubt by hthe same person; for they are endorsed "Mr Lawrence ye great Grecian, Teacher of yt [that] tongue to ye Lady Burghley", which corresponds with Strype's account'. Discusses the use of the same phrase in Ballard's Memoirs of Several Ladies of Great Britain, 1752, and the likelihood that it refers to Giles Lawrence rather than Thomas Lawrence. Cites a reference to Giles Lawrence in Bishop Kennett's MS collections, Lansdowne 982 f 55.

Local and national press cuttings for period of prospective candidature for Saffron Walden to end of parliamentary session July 1931, including political meetings, 1929 General Election, House of Commons speeches re agriculture, letter to The Times suggesting Harold Macmillan should quit politics; typescript scheme for move of Butlers to Church Hall, Broxted, Essex, drafts of constituency letters and original 'gems' from constituents concerning summer time, mistaken gender, verses on RAB, printed letters to supporters and constituents, Pembroke College, Cambridge, Debating Society programme on motion 'That life's pleasures never cloy', political posters, menu etc.; photographs of Butlers and Foot Mitchells at Quendon Park, Essex, 1928, Sydney Butler speaking at local function, declaration of Poll at Saffron Walden 1929, Church Hall, Broxted

Confesses that he has unintentionally thrown Sidgwick's letter, which had been signed by Jebb, into the fire. Hopes that he has another copy and expesses his regret. In relation to 'the matter', he admits that he is in some difficulty. Reports that he wrote to [Furnevale] as soon as he got 'his idiotic document', protesting against it and saying that if the [ ] truly had been in any way [ ], he [Stephen] would have resigned at once. The reply said that his views would be considered. Fears that his letter may be seen as condoning [Furnevale's] offence, and explains that he could not sign Sidgwick's letter. Proposes writing to the secretary of the N.I.I. giving notice of a motion for the following meeting, 'saying that the Society disapproves of [his] language and directing their disapproval to be communicated to H. Philipps.' Remarks that after such a letter as Sidgwick's the question 'should be raised in some such way, unless, of course, the Committee gives in at once.'