Papers of W. K. Clifford

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9 Copy of a letter from W. K. Clifford to the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette (Frederick Greenwood) Item late 1870s
4 Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article by Dr Maurice Davies entitled ‘The Bishop of Manchester at the East End’, including an account of a sermon by the Bishop (James Fraser) in response to W. K. Clifford’s article ‘The Unseen Universe’ Item 7 June 1875
6 Notes (possibly a draft syllabus for a lecture) beginning ‘Importance of establishing connections between different branches of scientific enquiry …’ Item 1870s
19 Transcripts of two passages from The Principles of Science, by W. Stanley Jevons, referring to P. G. Tait’s Thermodynamics Item 1874?
32 Leaves from the Pall Mall Gazette, used as a wrapper by Lucy Clifford and marked by her ‘Letters & bits of writing of W. K. Clifford—very precious.’ Item 2 Jan. 1882
2 Untitled short story Item 1869 x 1879
6 Syllabus for a series of four lectures (‘The General Features of the History of Science’) Item Feb. 1876
9 Notes for ‘The Men of the Return’, Lecture IV (in the series ‘The General Features of the History of Science’) Item c. Mar. 1876
10 Printed syllabus for Lectures II-IV of ‘The General Features of the History of Science’, 6-20 Mar. 1876 Item Mar. 1876
13 Partial draft of a paper entitled ‘On the Respect which is due to Opinions’ Item 1870s
14 Notes on ethics Item 1870s
5 Printed circular letter issued by W. H. Corfield as Honorary Secretary of the Organon Club, soliciting subscriptions for a testimonial for W. K. Clifford Item 16 Jan. 1879
6 Extract from the minutes of the Senate of University College, London, 19 Mar. 1879, expressing sympathy to Mrs Clifford on the death of her husband, signed by George Young, chairman Item c. 19 Mar. 1879
2 Printed pamphlet entitled Atoms, being the text of a lecture delivered before the Sunday Lecture Society on 7 Jan. 1872 and in the Hulme Town Hall, Manchester, on 20 Nov. 1872 Item 1872
12 Proof of two pages headed ‘Velocity. Uniform Motion.’ Item 14 Feb. 1878
15 Galley proofs of an article by W. K. Clifford entitled ‘The History of the Sun’, being the text of a lecture delivered before the Sunday Lecture Society on 16 Apr. 1871, and repeated at Exeter Item 3-5 May 1879
22 Offprint of an obituary of George Boole, reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol. xv (1864). Item 1864
25 Paper for an examination in Higher Senior Mathematics in the Faculties of Arts and Laws and of Sciences, University College, London, on 6 June 1877, compiled by W. K. Clifford Item 1877
27 Corrected galley proofs of part of an article by C. S. Peirce entitled ‘The Logic of Science. First Paper. The Fixation of Belief’ Item 1870s?
30 Corrected proofs of leaves from Mind, Apr. 1881, containing an article by Edmund Gurney entitled ‘Monism’ and part of another (by Shadworth H. Hodgson) entitled ‘M. Renouvier’s Philosophy.—Psychology’ Item 1881
2 Leaves from a magazine, containing an article by Adrian Berry entitled ‘Breaking the Light Barrier’, concerning John A. Wheeler’s interpretation of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity Item 1971
3 Typed verses by John A. Wheeler entitled ‘To William Kingdon Clifford’ Item 1970s?
4 Photocopies of pages from the Scientific American, Feb. 1953, containing an article by James R. Newman entitled ‘William Kingdon Clifford’ Item 1970s?
4 Letter from W. K. Clifford to Lucy Clifford Item Mar. 1877?
5 Text and verse translation of Heine’s poem ‘Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’’, in the hand of W. K. Clifford Item c. 1870
6 Verses in the hand of W. K. Clifford, beginning ‘I hold you once more to my heart’ Item 1870s
A2 Letters to Lucy Clifford, née Lane, and verse File 1870s
A3 Letters to Frederick Pollock, and draft letters File 1867-79?
A5 Final letters, etc. File 1879
E2 Manuscripts of lectures, and other papers File 1860s-70s