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MONT II · Fonds · 1889-1968

This collection, the second accession of Montagu papers received at Trinity, comprises papers of Edwin Montagu himself, with various related additions. It includes correspondence between Montagu and his wife Venetia, both before and after their marriage;read more

Montagu, Edwin Samuel (1879-1924), politician
Manuscripts in Printed Books
MSPB · Fonds · 1767-1955

Most of the items included in this category are letters, and most are connected with the publications into which they are inserted.

Trinity College Library, Cambridge
MUNB · Fonds · 1850s-1907

Diaries of Arthur Munby, 1859-98; diaries of visits to Hannah, 1885-1907; notebooks, 1864-87; Hannah’s diaries, 1854-73; letters from Hannah to Munby, 1870-1907; manuscripts of Munby’s poetry; manuscript of 'Faithful Servants'; albums of photographs andread more

Munby, Arthur Joseph (1828-1910), diarist and civil servant
Papers of H. A. J. Munro
MUNR* · Collection · 19th c.

A small collection of volumes of notes, writings, and translations on classical subjects, as well as an obituary notice of William George Clark and a memoir of Edward Meredith Cope.

This material forms a series within the additional manuscripts series a,read more

Munro, Hugh Andrew Johnstone (1819-1885), classical scholar
Myers Papers
MYER · Fonds · 1796-1979

The archive consists in the greater part of correspondence of Frederic and Eveleen Myers (1840s-1930s) but also contains Frederic Myers' diaries (1843-97) and notebooks (1861-81), notes and discussions on psychical research, family memorabilia andread more

Myers, Frederic William Henry (1843-1901), psychical researcher and essayist
Papers of E. H. Neville
NEVL · Fonds · 1912-1964

These papers consist primarily of writings by E. H. Neville which are accompanied by a small amount of correspondence, and a box of offprints of articles by and about Neville. Some of the writings are identified, but many are not, and it is not clear ifread more

Neville, Eric Harold (1889-1961), mathematician and educationist
Manuscripts in Wren Class O
O. · Fonds · 10th-20th c.

Class O is the repository of the Gale collection of manuscripts, donated to the library in 1738 by Roger Gale, the son of Dr Thomas Gale. This collection was described in 1902 by M. R. James in the preface to volume III of his catalogue of Westernread more

Trinity College Library, Cambridge
Papers of Huia Onslow
ONSL · Fonds · 1896-1924

This collection does not contain a great quantity of personal material: there is no correspondence with family and friends, for example; there is however a manuscript account of a tour by yacht on the Norfolk Broads in 1903, perhaps by Huia Onslow'sread more

Onslow, Victor Alexander Herbert Huia (1890-1922), biochemist
PAGE · Fonds · 1925-1977

Correspondence, photographs, notebooks and loose notes, newspaper cuttings, articles and reviews, proofs, index cards etc.

Most of the notes in Page's hand relate to his editions of Ancient Greek authors.

Also present is correspondence of Page's wiferead more

Page, Sir Denys Lionel (1908-1978), knight, classical scholar
Letters to George Peacock
PEAC · Fonds · 1823-58

The papers consist of 281 letters written to George Peacock from a variety of friends, acquaintances, fellow academics and clergymen.

Peacock, George (1791-1858), mathematician and university reformer
PEAC II · Fonds · 1807-39

94 letters, most of them written to Peacock's brother William, with six to his father Rev. Thomas Peacock, one each to his sister Hannah and brother Thomas, and nine others addressed to an unspecified 'Dear Sister'. The letters date from the time he wasread more

Peacock, George (1791-1858), mathematician and university reformer
Pethick-Lawrence Papers
PETH · Fonds · 1825-1970

This collection contains, firstly, the surviving contents of the Pethick-Lawrences’ correspondence files, including letters from, and copies of letters to, a wide range of politicians and public figures. It also contains papers relating to the Lawrenceread more

Lawrence, Frederick William Pethick- (1871-1961), 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence, politician
POWL* · Collection · 1930s

This collection contains materials produced while Powell was working on Thucydides and the word slips used in developing his Herodotus Lexicon.

This material forms a series within the additional manuscripts series b and c and are catalogued as Add.Ms.b.read more

Powell, John Enoch (1912-1998), politician
Manuscripts in Wren Class R
R. · Fonds · 14th-20th c.

Class R is the Wren Library repository of manuscripts for all those works which could not be classed as theological. As a consequence, the class is a miscellaneous assortment representing many fields, particularly history, poetry, philosophy, law,read more

Trinity College Library, Cambridge
Papers of Lord Butler
RAB · Fonds · 1788-1982

Personal papers 1918-65; personal correspondence 1916-76; family papers 1788-1956; official papers 1904-68; official correspondence files 1933-66; general political files 1929 76; Conservative Party material 1933-64; constituency papers 1918-64; speechesread more

Butler, Richard Austen (1902-1982), Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, politician
RBTN · Fonds · 1894-1963

This catalogue includes personal correspondence and papers 1894-1963; career papers 1930-62; professional correspondence 1910-63; notes 1910-63; lectures 1913-62; publications 1913-63; poetry 1899-1914; papers relating to Robertson's dramatic activities 1909-51.

Robertson, Sir Dennis Holme (1890-1963), knight, economist
REDP · Fonds · 1967-c 1992

Drafts of lectures for a course titled "Hamlet: Problems of Interpretation" and drafts of chapters for an unfinished book based on these lectures. These are accompanied by a small group of related writings and notes.

Redpath, Robert Theodore Holmes (1913-1997), literary scholar
Papers of Rush Rhees
RHEE · Fonds · 1951-1989

The papers in this archive consist of papers created by Rhees in his role as literary executor of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein

Rhees, Rush (1905-1989), philosopher
Papers of Robert Robson
ROBS · Fonds · 1936-91

These papers mainly comprise publications, notes, and correspondence relating to aspects of Trinity College history. There are also papers of College committees of which Robson was a member and drafts of unpublished works.

Robson, Robert (1929-1995), historian
Rothschild MS · Collection · 16th cent.-19th cent.

The collection consists of the manuscript collection of the third Baron Rothschild, much of which was purchased at auction. The majority of items are 18th-century literary works with a particular emphasis on Swift.

Rothschild, Nathaniel Mayer Victor (1910-1990), 3rd Baron Rothschild, zoologist and public servant
Salter Papers
SALT · Fonds · 1901-71

The papers concern psychical research, in particular the concept of cross-correspondence in the writings of automatic writers, and consist of automatic scripts by Margaret and Helen Verrall (later Helen Salter), with notes and correspondence relating toread more

Salter, William Henry (1880-1969), lawyer and psychical researcher
Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer
SHAF · Fonds · 1940-2016

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, diaries, photographs, and printed material which document the life and work of playwright Sir Peter Levin Shaffer.

Shaffer, Sir Peter Levin (1926-2016), knight, playwright
Papers of Henry Sidgwick
SIDG* · Collection · 1859-1906

This collection of Sidgwick's papers consists mostly of correspondence covering the period 1859 to 1900, the major correspondents being Mary Sidgwick, Mary Benson (nee Sidgwick), F W H Myers and Eleanor Sidgwick. There is also some biographical material,read more

Sidgwick, Henry (1838-1900), philosopher
SMIA · Fonds · 1872-1962

The collection comprises: letters to Arthur Hamilton Smith, including one from John Forsdyke, April 1939, on the controversial British Museum cleaning of the Parthenon sculptures, c. 27 items, 1903-1939; Smith's 'Statement of Services' and testimonialsread more

Smith, Arthur Hamilton (1860-1941), museum curator
SMIH · Fonds · 1833-1942

The archive contains school and University papers 1871-1905, diaries 1881-94, Education Department and Treasury papers 1883-93. Papers relating to India 1891-1904, the Natal finance 1899-1900, the Ottoman public debt 1893-09, the General Post office 1903-read more

Smith, Sir Henry Babington (1863-1923), knight, civil servant and financier
Papers of James Smith
SMIJ · Fonds · 1872-1974

The collection mainly consists of letters to Smith from various friends and acquaintances, most of them literary scholars or Catholics or both. There are also five testimonials written for Smith in support of his application for the chair of English atread more

Smith, James (1904-1972), literary critic
Papers of Piero Sraffa
SRAF · Fonds · 1905-1983

Personal and family papers 1916-80, official papers 1905-81, correspondence 1911-83, miscellaneous notes 1923-63, notes for lectures 1927-31 and 1941-43, publications 1920-73, diaries 1927-81, bibliographical notes

Sraffa, Piero (1898-1983), economist
Papers of Richard Synge
SYNG · Fonds · 1892-1996

This large collection is uneven in its coverage but papers survive from all phases of Synge's life and career.

Section A, Biographical, is extensive. The personal material includes pocket diaries 1926, 1945-1992. There are records of Synge's childhood inread more

Synge, Richard Laurence Millington (1914-1994), biochemist
Sraffa MS · Collection · 1629-20th c.

The collection comprises manuscript correspondence and notes of a number of important political economists and politicians.

Sraffa, Piero (1898-1983), economist
TAYL · Fonds · 1777-1975

These surviving records are variable - even capricious - in content and time-span, for reasons inherent in Taylor's temperament, interests and methods of work. For most of his career he held research posts, especially the Yarrow Research Professorship ofread more

Taylor, Sir Geoffrey Ingram (1886-1975), knight, physicist and engineer