Identity area
Reference code
Add. MS a/697/3
Title
Letter from A. E. Housman to his sister Kate Symons
Date(s)
- 26 Jul. 1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 folded sheet.
Context area
Name of creator
(1926-2024)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Trinity College, Cambridge. - Information about the cathedral status of Christ Church, Oxford. Forgot to mention that where Magdalene now stands in Cambridge 'there was formerly a Benedictine Hostel, with separate buildings or staircases for the different monasteries, Crowland etc'.
Is 'glad that Denis is D. P. H', but 'rejoice[s] on trust', as he doesn't know what the initials stand for 'Devastator of Public Health, or Dispenser of Pharmaceutical Horrors'. Signs off as 'Your affectionate brother'.
Note on back 'Letter about Colleges & Benedictione connection'.