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Sent with copy of [Charles Frederick?] Bickerdike. Asks if he can have it back soon, as he must return it.

Good discussions between Wittgenstein and Sraffa would result only if Wittgenstein wrote things down in advance.

'This is likely to become a long letter for I feel there are many things which I should like, & perhaps ought, to say.' Thoughts arising from their conversation yesterday; it gives him a 'tragic feeling' when he sees 'how impossible it is to make myself understood by you'. Describes a 'certain kind of crookedness of my thoughts...' which he thinks prevents Sraffa from following him. Is very anxious not to lose 'the great benefit of your influence on my mind through some sort of obstinacy on my part'. The value of discussion and disagreement. Letter possibly incomplete: no signature.

List of letters written by George Herbert Housman from Burma to his father, stepmother, and sister Kate, Dec. 1891-Dec. 1892. Biographical note. Transcriptions of letters by Gerald Symons, 55 sheets, including illustrations and reproductions. Photostats of original letters, numbered 7-31 (including both 14 and 14a, 16 missing, as per typed list with letters).

Col. I. H. McCausland of the Royal Green Jackets, 1999. along with copy letters from Gerald Symons and a photograph of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in South Africa (re George Herbert Housman; other copy letters from Gerald Symons, 1997-2000, re publication of Herbert Housman's letters; Judith Tomline, editor of Devon Life, re Gerald Symons' article on Herbert Housman, 2002

Letters to Gerald Symons, 1959-2014, from: Julian Hunt of the Housman Society, 2013-2014; A. St. G. Bulleid, on illness of Laurence Housman, Feb. 1959; Joseph Hunt of the Housman Society, 1986, with parody of A. E. Housman's 'A Shropshire Lad' about the Manstree vineyard owned by Gerald Symons; Peter Tomlin, 2002 (with copies of replies); Chris Edwards, headmaster of Bromsgrove School, re offer of A. E. Housman's turtle shell (bearing Trinity crest), 2006 - with two photographs and copy of Symons' letter offering the shell; invitation from P. St. J. Bowen, deputy headmaster of Bromsgrove School, inviting Gerald Symons and his wife to the official opening of Housman Hall, 2006; Elizabeth Oakley, re Housman Society publication on Clemence and Laurence Housman, found with typed note by Gerald Symons on his memories of Clemence

Other ephemera and material from Gerald Symons, including tickets for evensong and the dedication of a memorial window to A. E. Housman at Westminster Abbey, Sept. 1996, and invitations to a Housman Society event following this; family trees; programme for Housman Society Weekend at Housman Hall, Bromsgrove, Oct. 2007; lists of Housman family memorabilia and works by A. E. Housman and Laurence Housman; menu for luncheon held by the Housman Memorial Trust on the occasion of the unveiling of the Housman statue at Bromsgrove in Mar. 1985; typed notes on the Housman Family Memorial, Smallcombe Cemetery, Bathwick, Bath; programme for concert to commemorate the opening of Housman Hall [Bromsgrove School], Mar. 2006; estate.agents' particulars of Housmans, Fockbury, to be sold at auction in Oct. 1978; notes on the Housman family, some evidently prepared as talks.

Newspaper cuttings and extracts on members of the Housman family, 1896-1990s, including several on Tom Stoppard's play about A. E. Housman, The Invention of Love. A number are mounted on paper, with dates and other annotations by Gerald Symons.

Uncorrected partial typescript.

The collection includes letters written by Clifford to friends and relatives, notebooks kept by him, and various items relating to his lectures and writings, including manuscript drafts, proofs, printed syllabuses, and pamphlets. There are also some photographs. The items added after Clifford’s death include correspondence about him, obituaries, reviews of posthumous publications, and papers relating to the public testimonial organised in his name.

'W. K. Clifford' stamped in gold on front cover, with a small oval containing the words 'Trin. Coll. Camb.' at the foot. Stamped 'John P. Gray & Son Ltd', the binders, at the top of the inside front cover; bookplate giving provenance pasted below.

Letter, 8 Oct. 1923, from Lucy Clifford to J. J. Thomson tipped in at front, on headed notepaper for 7 Chilworth Street, W.2. Sir Frederick Pollock thinks Trinity 'would care to possess this MS'; she would be very proud if this were the case, and believes her husband would have been too. Believes it was written in 1877 and published in the Fortnightly Review [in fact, it appeared in the Oct. 1977 of the Nineteenth Century; it later appeared in the collected works edited by Pollock and Leslie Stephen. This is the 'first & only copy'. Describes her husband's usual habits when writing a paper, working through the night with a few breaks to exercise with 'the Indian clubs' and always finishing 'at the last possible moment for publication'. Wishes 'his other MSS. had been saved; but I have no knowledge of them, & even his autograph is very scare owing to the fact that he seldom signed it in full. Hopes Thomson remembers their meeting last year at a dinner given by Mrs Roy Batty [Thomson's sister in law] before a Royal Institution Lecture, and their discussion of Mrs Oliphant's novels.

'XIXth Century' written in blue crayon on first sheet of the essay, perhaps relating to Pollock & Stephen's edition of Clifford's papers, published in 1879; 'R. Young' written in pencil at the top right. 'One of W. K. Clifford's MSS' written in pencil on the back of f. 2. Clifford's name and address (26 Colville Road, Bayswater) on the back of the last sheet.

Refers to Sidgwick's use of the phrase 'cosmic emotion' at breakfast in his rooms 'some time before /71', and to Ruskin's shortening of 'cosmopolitanism' with regard to a universal society or city of man. Remarks on [Francis?] Balfour's speculation on evolution, and his attitude thereto. Reports having 'a fine talk over Hutton the other day' and expresses the wish that Sidgwick had been there.

Visited USA, treatment of Black Americans, colonialism in South Africa, trip from South Africa to Rhodesia by German cargo boat to see Richard Sanford who had left Sandhurst in his last term, Durban, to sell house at Runnymede

Includes obituaries for John Dexter, Bertie Hope-Davies, James Mossman, and John Wood. Includes an issue of The Listener 14 Oct. 1976 with an article by Shaffer, " Peter Shaffer on faith, farce and masks."

Truth, Carteret Street, Westminster SW1 - Thanks him for writing, responds with apologies and explanations for errors in his article about 'The Salt Land' and for differences of opinion. Is most shamed by the fact that he mistook some prose as quoted from the Bible; and discusses his assumption that the play was pro-Zionist; the play was better than anything else he has seen on ITV; John Thompson tells him he knows Peter, hopes they can meet.

Associated TeleVision Corporation Limited, ATV House, 17 Great Cumberland Place, London W1A 1AG - Thanks Peter for sharing his views, hopes to work with him sometime.

Two copies of a fax to Peter Shaffer c/o Patricia McNaughton, ML2000 Ltd. Letterhead: NT, National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 QPX - Wants to reopen the conversation begun last year at Stephen Sondheim's house about a revival of 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun'; knows he had concerns about Trevor [Nunn]'s involvement in the play, and Trevor is happy for Nicholas to approach Peter; it is an ideal time to revisit the play; Edward Hall wants to direct it, is an absolutely terrific director; asks to meet; the Education Department tell him the no play is lobbied for more often by their regulars.

Thanks him for his letter, didn't think he felt strongly on the subject, knows her own mind, and that she is taking the right step, is completely contented in [her fiancé Gerry's company?], they share the same religion and background; will not see Peter when she returns to Westgate.

[On a card with a label stuck on to the verso: The Royal Hunt of the Sun, National Theatre, Wednesday 12th April 2006 printed at right, Dear Peter at top and at bottom Trevor Nunn printed at left] - A longer letter will follow; it has been a thrilling and totally satisfying experience to work on the play with Peter.

San Cristobal Tower, Santiago - Thanks him for his hospitality, thinks Peter shared his enjoyment of the planetarium, the Met, 'Proof', and ViceVersa; describes the Indianapolis leg of the tour: the plane journey, Ray [Leppard]'s mellow mood, comfortable house, and good cooking, the dogs shared with Jack [Bloom], Ray's poor driving and lack of navigation skills on display while searching for a gallery with desolate industrial views, visiting the zoo and pitying the animals; attending two concerts, which he reviews, noting the precision that Ray obtained from his orchestra; describes more air travel [to Santiago?] and then the Atacama Desert; hopes Peter's hip problems are clearing up.

Is thinking of writing a work somewhere between a musical and an opera, modifying jazz to highlight its rhythmic form; his only background in theatre is revues, and would like to discuss his ideas with Peter, invites him for a meal, or some other meeting.

[Telegram sent to Peter Shaffer, Festival Theatre, Chichester] - Congratulates Peter on the wonderful press [for 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun'] hopes to see the play before leaving for Hollywood.

from the Master, Professor Roger Ainsworth MA, D.Phil., St. Catherine's College, Oxford, OX1 3UJ - In the letter of 27 March he offers Peter, on behalf of the Governing Body, the honorary position of Emeritus Fellow. In the letter of 10 July he invites him to the Stated General Meeting at which he will be admitted to the Fellowship, and to the College Feast that evening.

In answer to Peter's question, doesn't know Heather Brown's college, suggests he ask Leo [de Rothschild] about her and other women; Edward [Behr?] was vexed at PS's failure to preface "Carmilla"; suggests plans for a visit to the Rhone Valley; hopes Peter can placate the ulcer; is going on a family holiday and to a family wedding.

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne, Lewes, Sussex - Invites Peter to write a dramatist's view of Mozart for the Glyndebourne Programme Book for 1978 in a letter of 17 Oct., discusses it further in a letter of 15 Nov., and accepts Shaffer's regrets in a letter of 9 Dec.