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Add. MS c/93/19
Titre
Letter from W. [J.] Ashley to Henry Sidgwick
Date(s)
- 25 Feb 1890 (Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 doc
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Notice biographique
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Portée et contenu
Asks to Sidgwick to use his influence to support an appeal sent by the President of the University of Toronto to the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge for financial assistance for the restoration of the university's library. Gives some information on the structure and size of the institution, and emphasises its importance as an establishment of higher education in 'British North America'. Refers to the advantages of strengthening links between 'the old and the new country.'