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Sender: Thompson, Thomas Perronet
Recipient: Thompson, Edith
Letters: 40
Date(s): 19 Apr 1854 - 6 Sep 1868
Location: SC Thompson Correspondence: MS 277/1.84, 1.87-90, 1.97-113, 120,
122, 124-132, 136-138, 140-143
Note: 1) Invitation to dine. 1 p. 2) Enclosing letters from J.W. Thompson. 1 p. 3) About shrimps, etc., at the sea-side. 4 pp. 4) On sea-side fish. 4 pp. 5) On crabs and razor-fish. 4 pp. 6) About singing and dancing letters in Boulogne. 3 pp. 7) About his book "Just Intonation" and Signor Carulli, the Boulogne singing-master, etc. 2 pp. 8) About Boulogne. 4 pp. 9) About singing. 4 pp. 10) On a book about to be published, and Swift's "Directions to servants". 4 pp. 11) On grass-hoppers, snails, and places on the Isle of Wright. 4 pp. 12) Family news. 4 pp. 13) About singing lessons and his book. 4 pp. 14) About a remark of hers on American affairs. 1 p. With it is a note in ET's hand explaining allusions. 15) About singing lessons, his organ, and frogs. 4 pp. With it is a note in ET's hand explaining allusions. 16) About astronomy. 5 pp. 17) About Roman Catholics, a crocodile, and family news. 4 pp. 18) About his book "Just Intonation", the
Boulogne museum, and earthquakes. 4 pp. 19) About a passage in the "Edinburgh Review". 1 p. 20) About the singing class at Jewin Street. 4 pp. 21) On a monument to two Danish soldiers at Beverley, etc. 5 pp. 22) About Miss Northcote at Jewin Street. 2 pp. 23) About singing lessons with Signor Lablanche. 2 pp. 24) About songs, and Vergil's "Aeneid". 3 pp. 25) On Sydney Smith, "Just Intonation", and a magistrate at Bow Street. 6 pp. 26) On Sydney Smith, etc. 5pp. 27) About a hunt ball, geese, and ships. 4 pp. 28) On a ball-dress, and birds. 4 pp. 29) On ancient stones at Cottingham, fox-hunting, and woodcuts. 4 pp. 30) On stamps, geese, and a fire at the Zoological Gardens. 3 pp. 31) On a translation by Lord Derby, fox-hunting, and meteors. 6 pp. 32) On meteors, pepper, and Jewin Street. 3 pp. 33) On scorpions, Glastonbury, the atmosphere. 4 pp. 34) About plants. 3 pp. 35) Enclosing Hannah Adams' remarks on the five points distinguishing
Calvinists from Arminians. 2 pp. 36) On the Fenians. 4 pp. 37) On the Fenian troubles, capital punishment, and an anecdote about two Yorkshiremen. 6 pp. 38) About Bridlington in the Civil War, wasps and hornets. 4 pp. 39) About the Methodists at Cottingham, John Bright, and Jewin Street. 2 pp. 40) On the Methodist Chapel in George Yard, George Hall. 1 pp. Sender is grand-father of reipient, by his daughter Ellen.
Sender: Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett
Recipient: Drummond-Wolff, Henry Maxence Cavendish
Letters: 43
Date(s): 12 Oct 1937 - 19 Feb 1955
Location: SC 709/63, 94, 95, 99, 101, 103-111, 113, 116, 121, 122, 124,
127, 131, 135, 138, 139, 141-154, 156, 161, 164, 190, 192
Note: 1) Matters arising from memorandum on agriculture. 2 ff. 2)
Anxiety about Federal Union. 3) Arrangements about bases. 4)
Possible publication of memoranda. 5) Suggestion that Arthur
Bryant rewrite HDW's material for publication. 6) Suggestion
that Sir Frank Fox edit HDW's work. 7) American drive against
imperial preference. 8) Lease Lend Agreement. 9) Hindu-Moslem deadlock. 10) Acknowledgment of memorandum to be passed on to Fox for editing. 11) Suggestion that HDW's book be published in the UK as well as Canada. 12) Death of HDW's father; publication of book underway. 13) Publication of "The Foundation of the Future". 14) Encloses review of "The Foundation of the Future". 15) Utley appointed to edit HDW's papers. 16) Revision of HDW's memoranda. 17) General election results. 18) Cassation of land-lease. 19) Utley's abridgment of HDW's 1944-1945 reports. 20) Renewal of covenant with Bendor (i.e. Duke of Westminster). 21) Address of Scribner's agent. 22) Sends copy of "In the Rain and the Sun". 23) Typescript copies of 4 letters, May 1947. 24)
Imperial preference. 25) Meeting in Geneva. 26) Memorandum
on "Non-discrimination, customs union and preference. 27)
Beaverbrook's attitude to imperial preference. 28) Suitability
of pamphlet for American circulation. 29) Printing costs. 30) International trade. 31) "The Declaration of Independence". 32) Possible review of "The Declaration of Independence"; requests for help for Michelle Thomas, former fiancee of John Amery. 2 ff. 33) Grateful for money sent to Michelle Thomas. 34) "The Delaration of Independence" received by King Paul of Greece. 35) Activities of the Empire Industries Association. 36) Promises to send copy of his speech made to the English Speaking Union. 37) Anxious to meet HDW for discussion. 38) Problem of national nomenclature and the Crown. 39) Contact with Winston Churchill. 40) Tory conference at Blackpool. 41) International political
situation. 42) Use of economic terms for English readers. 43) Correspondence with Professor Taylor.
Sender: Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas
Recipient: Drummond-Wolff, Henry Maxence Cavendish
Letters: 44
Date(s): 10 Jul 1962 - 24 Sep 1976
Location: SC 709/316, 360, 371, 399, 400, 443, 451, 474, 481, 482, 485,
487, 490, 502, 510, 511, 517, 519, 522, 524, 531, 534, 535, 538,
541, 550, 553, 558, 562, 563,564, 569, 574, 584, 586, 587, 589,
590, 591, 594, 599, 601, 604, 606
Note: 1) Proposed autumn campaign. 2) Acknowledgment. 3) Debate on Commonwealth trade. MS. 4) Commonwealth trade. 5) General agreement on tariffs and trade. 6) Acknowledgment. 7) Acknowledgment. 8) Requests financial support for the Common Market Safeguards Campaign. 9) Appreciation of HDW's help in setting up the Common Market Safeguards Campaign. 10) Acknowledgment of donation. 11) Examples of literature being
sent to all election candidates. 12) Acknowledgment. 13)
Campaign progress report. 14) No advantage in linking the
Commonwealth Policy Safeguards Campaign to the Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 15) Acknowledgment of donation. 16) Confirms receipt of cheques. 17) Distribution of "Sovereignty and Fiscal Freedom". 18) TUC vote against entry. 19) Acknowledgment of donation. 20) In agreement with HDW's memorandum. 21) Campaign strategy following signature of the Treaty of Accession. 2 ff. 22) Requests payment of third annual donation. 2 ff. 23) Acknowledgment. 24) Acknowledgment of donation; second reading of the EEC Bill passed by only eight votes. 25) Acknowledgment; demand for referendum. 26) Acknowledgment; passage of the EEC Bill. 2 ff. 27) Campaign to continue until the next General Election; financial appeal from Ron Leighton on reverse. Printed
circular. 28) Acknowledgment; request for donation. 29)
Appreciation of promised donation. 30) Labour Party conference. 31) Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 2 ff. 32) Current campaign strategy. 2 ff. Photocopy. 33) Problems of establishing Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. as a charity for tax purposes. 2 ff. 34) Progress with the Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. 35) Commonwealth Policy Group Ltd. and the Common Market Safeguards Campaign. 3 ff. 36) Memorandum to be sent to Peter Shore. 37) Acknowledgment. MS. 38) Documents to be passed to Peter Shore. MS. 39) Discussion with Peter Shore; request for donation. 40) Referendum result. 41) Political situation after the referendum. 2 ff. 42) Acknowledgment. 43) Process of setting up new organisation. 44) Aims of the campaign.
Sender: Neville Wallis, Barnes
Recipient: Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry
Letters: 36
Date(s): 26 Aug 1957 - 26 Oct 1970
Location: SC MS 742/316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 328, 332,
338, 339, 340, 343, 345, 349, 366, 367, 382, 383, 386, 388, 390,
392, 394, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 779
Note: 1) Opinion of Sir Geoffrey Taylor on aerodynamics. 2 ff. TS. 2) Further to item 316. TS. carbon. 3) Further to 316. Rivalry between ministries. TS. 4) Long-range supersonic flight; ground level flight and other matters. 3 ff. TS. 5) Low-level flight; manned aircraft v. missiles. 2 ff. TS. 6) Difference of opinion between ministry experts and others. 2 ff. TS. 7) Same topic. 2ff. TS. 8) His credibility; "Swallow" project. 2 ff. TS. 9) Congratulates HLB on his speech in House of Commons. TS. 10) List of those who support the "Swallow" project. 3 ff. TS. 11) Meetings. TS. 12) Lunch with Sir Frederick Brundrett 13) Forwarding a copy of the paper which he read at Eton college; further meetings. 14) Enclosing a copy of his paper delivered at Eton college. TS. 15) About a quotation. TS. 16) Visit by Brundrett to Weybridge; future visit by NATO officials. TS. 17) Cooperative development of weapons with USA. TS. 2 ff. 18) American support for "Swallow" project; attitude of Ministry
of Supply. TS. 19) Arrangement for HLB to visit RAE Farnborough. 2 ff. TS. 20) An error in HLB's speech in House of Commons. 2 ff. TS. 21) Various meetings. 22) Conflicting opinions of Sir George Edwards and NASA staff on variable geometry aircraft; Chapman Pincher. TS. 23) Suspects interference in relationship between Sir George Edwards and himself. TS. 24) Reproduction of Wallis's paper on "The Strength of England". TS. 25) The same topic. TS. 26) Arrangements for lunch. TS. 27) Thanks for lunch; preparing a paper for HLB on training scientists. 28) Science and education; Einstein and the vagaries of inspiration. 2 ff. TS. 29) Personal. TS. 30) Mainly personal. TS. 31) Plowden Report, science, engineering and the British aircraft industry. 2 ff. 32) A meeting with directors of Vickers. TS. 33) A lunch appointment. TS. 34) Unable to accept an invitation to dinner. TS. 35) Personal. TS. 36) TS.
Sender: Kaufman, Paul
Recipient: Beckwith, Frank
Letters: 35
Date(s): 12 Jan 1960 - 3 Feb 1964
Location: SC 622/724, 728, 730, 734, 737, 739, 740, 742, 745, 746, 747,
756, 757, 758, 760, 763, 764, 768, 776, 784, 789, 795, 825, 828,
832, 833, 834, 836, 851, 855, 859, 860, 864, 867, 889
Note: 1) A dispute with "The Book Collector". TS. 2) His research;
correspondence of James Losh; asks FB to support his application
for a research grant. TS. 3) Parochial libraries; Winchester
Cathedral Library; libraries of dissenters. 4) Enclosing a statement in support of his research grant application. TS. 2 ff.
5) His application for a grant; Stanley Gillam of the London Library also supporting his application; works of James Losh. TS.
6) His research; confusion of James Losh with James Loch; reprints. TS. 7) His application for signature; reference to Raymond Irwin. TS. 2 ff. 8) Forwarding material on Luddenden and Colne; observation on Stephens' book on Norwich City Library. TS. Attached, 15ff. of notes. 9) Failure to obtain books; a faulty reference; McLachlan and the libraries of dissent. TS. 10) Parochial libraries; various points on other libraries. 11) His award of a grant from American Philosophical Society. 12) Contribution to "Notes and Queries", work on Durham Cathedral Library and Birmingham Library. TS.; 3 ff. 13) Replies from County archivists about libraries and book clubs; his research. TS. 2 ff. 14) Little evidence from record offices; availability of old catalogues. 15) Queries about various libraries. 16) 18c catalogues; little help form county archivists. TS. 17) Microfilm copies; problems in his research. TS. Attached: Letter from John Bebbington, Central Library, Sheffield 1, dated 5 Oct
1960, about Sheffield Book Society, annotated by Paul Kaufmann (1 f.). 18) Receipt of microfilm of Leeds Library catalogue; a research assistant 19) Personal; progress on book clubs. 20) His application for a grant from American Academy of Arts and Sciences; FB to be a referee; suggested testimonial from FB. TS.; 2 ff. 21) Date of his arrival in Leeds. 22) Little data collected from his travels in British Isles; visit to J.W. Scott. 23) Dinner with two members of Leeds Medical School. 24) Work on references provided by FB. 25) Nomenclature of libraries. 26) Further on nomenclature; seeking opinions of Munby and Raymond Irwin. 27) Seeks location of some book clubs. 28) Book societies. TS. 2 ff. 29) A literary reference to Leeds Library; miscellaneous observations on old libraries. TS. 30) D. Daiches on Robert Burns; Rosenbach and York Minster library; a thesis on Priestley. 31) His work on Irish libraries; Owen Lattimore; visit to England. 32) More about library nomenclature.
Notes by FB on verso. 33) His
proposed visit to England. Attached, press cutting from "The Courier" (Syracuse University, March 1963, pp 25-6, about gypsy
collection at Leeds). 34) His visit to England. Letter head of
Authors' Club deleted. 35) His publications and work in progress.
TS.
Sender: Hirst, Francis Wrigley
Recipient: Ransome, Arthur
Letters: 10
Date(s): 4 May 1939 - 22 Feb 1940
Location: BC Ransome Box 31 [Miscellaneous MSS/TSS Non-AR: 4, Richard Rapier Stokes/War aims] 3, 6, 13, 15, 17, 24, 25, 33, 34, 36
Note: Sender is Editor of "Economist". No. 25 is accompanied by a carbon TS, 2ff. No. 33 is accompanied by two copies of "War Aims and Peace Terms" in duplicated typescript. No. 34 is accompanied by one copy of the above.
Sender: Ransome, Arthur
Recipient: Howard, G Wren
Letters: 19
Date(s): 3 Jul 1957 - 2 Oct 1961
Location: BC Ransome correspondence Box C15: Puffin 4, 6, 7, 11, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, 33, 34, 36, 50, 58, 65, 66
Holdsworth, Harold to Offor, Richard
Holdsworth, Harold
13 Jul 1940 - 17 Mar 1942
1) His recent voyage to South Africa; impressions of Cape Town University Library and of the country generally. 4 ff. Addressed "Dear All" (i.e. Dr Offor and his staff). 2) The library in the ...
Sender: Thorpe, Thomas Edward
Recipient: Smithells, Arthur
Letters: 11
Date(s): 1 Feb 1887 - 13 May 1911
Location: SC MS 391/1-2, 15-17, 21, 34, 44-45, 56-57
Note: 1) A testimonial to Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe from his former
pupils. 2) Paper by Teclu on same field as Smithells is
researching in. 3) Requests opinion on enclosed proof (missing). 4) Thanks Smithells for criticism; colour of CO flame; luminosity of flames. 5) Supply of calcium carbide. 6) Advises Smithells not to pursue a controversy with V B Lewes. 7) Smithells' Royal Institution lecture. 8) Advice and help to place a paper which AS had written. 9) Suggests that AS's paper should be offered to the "Philosophical Magazine"; Royal Society. On black-edged paper headed with embossed royal arms, in official mourning for Queen Victoria. 10) Proposed article and guidance from Thorpe about it; a candidate whom AS has supposted. 11) Acknowledges receipt of
AS's article; problem of its title. MS.
Sender: Cole, George Douglas Howard
Recipient: Jones, John Harry, Professor
Letters: 21
Date(s): 2 Oct 1941 - 23 Nov 1942
Location: SC MS 515/2, 4, 6, 7, 9-14, 32-34, 37, 38, 40, 41, 44, 49, 51, 57
Note: 1) Arrangements for JHJ to become acting chief local investigator. TS with MS postscript. 2) Enclosing copy of
letter from Miss F.S. Leontinoff concerning the work on Charles
Madge in connection with the National Institute of Economic and
Social Research. TS. 2 ff. 3) Circular to chief local
investigators on SRS budget and accounts. TS (duplicated). 4)
Circular to chief local investigators expressing the thanks of
the committee. TS (duplicated) with MS postcript. 5) Acknowledges letter on rural industry; the Air Ministry, University College Oxford and Linton (Yorks.) airfield. TS. 6) Access to information on West Riding schools. TS. 7) Enquiry about Arnold Nixon Shimmin; attached - a copy of letter from Cole to Shimmin, dated 27 September 1941. TS. 8) Circular to chief local investigators about a proposed conference. TS (duplicated). 9) Circular to chief local investigators about proposed conference. TS (duplicated). Attached: a pre-paid telegram form. 10) About A.N. Schimmin and G.H. Wood. TS. 11) Forwards copies of correspondence between himself and E. Rowland Voyse (County Planning Officer, East Riding). TS (some carbon). 12) Application for a research post for Arthur Beacham (referred to as "M. Beacham"). TS. 13) Acknowledges receipt of communication. TS. 14) Further about Arthur Beacham. TS. 15) Acknowledges receipt of JHJ's observation on North-eastern Defence
Area. TS. 16) Circular about a conference report. TS. (duplicated). 17) Circular about a survey of rail transport. TS (duplicated). 6 ff.; includes copy of letter from Cole to C.J. Selway (Railway Executive Committee, Euxton Station, London) dated 26 January 1942. 18) Circular containing further notes about the railway survey. TS (Duplicated). 19) Circular on progress and projects. TS (duplicated). 20) Circular about terms of appointment of student assistants. TS (duplicated). 21) Circular about evidence to be submitted to the Beveridge Committee. TS (duplicated).
Sender: Boone, William
Recipient: Gott, William
Letters: 25
Date(s): 14 Feb 1860 - 20 Dec 1860
Location: SC Gott Papers: MS 194/6/28-29, 31-34, 37, 39-54, 60-62
Note: 1) Enclosing a copy (3 pages) of part of the preface to a translation of the works of the Persian poet Firdausi. 1 p. 2) On books. 1 p. 3) Enclosing his report on the books in Ferguson's sale. 5 pp. 4) Describes the condition of lot 206 (Scottish prayer-book) in Ferguson's sale. 3 pp. 5) Informing him of the purchase of books for him from the sale. 3 pp. 6) Offering for sale a volume of the Surtees Society (Dugdale's "Visitation of the County of Yorke"), and Whewell's "On the Philosophy of Discovery". 2 pp. 7) List of lots purchased on Gott's behalf at Sotheby's sale. 2 pp. 8) About books offered for sale. 2 pp. 9) On Bibles in a sale. 2 pp. 10) More on the Bibles. 2 pp. 11) On the Bibles in the sale. 1 p. 12) Reporting on the Bibles in the sale. 3pp. 13) Reporting on lot 1801 in the sale. 14) Reporting on books in various sales. 3 pp. 15) Reporting on books in a sale. 4 pp. 16) Report of a sale. 2 pp. 17) Describes some books he has for sale.
3 pp. 18) Informing him that he has not bought the folio "Spectator". 1 p. 19) On the purchase of the Bible. 1 p. 20) About books bought for Gott. 3 pp. 21) On a
manuscript Franciscan service-book, and others. 4 pp. 22) On
books. 2 pp. 23) On Bibles. 3 pp. 24) Describing books in a sale. 3 pp. 25) List of lots purchased at a sale. 3 pp. 26) Noting prices of books in a sale. 1 p. Sender is of of T. and W. Boone, booksellers.
Sender: Woledge, Geoffrey
Recipient: Beckwith, Frank
Letters: 17
Date(s): 10 Dec 1931 - 14 Dec 1932
Location: SC 622/24, 29, 34, 35, 36, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 54,
57, 58
Note: 1) His work in the library; Remarks about "The Gryphon" and other Leeds matters; Birmingham Archaeological Society. 2 ff. 2) A census of library stock; catalogue headings. TS with MS postcript on verso. 3) Catalogue headings; comments on articles by FB; Leeds Anglo-French Collection. TS with MS postscript on verso. 4) Comments on "The Gryphon". 5) "The Gryphon" and Old Students Association; a post at Southampton. 2 ff. 6) Reference to Arundell Esdaile. Postcard. 7) Dr. Samuel William Carruthers and Civil War pamphlets. TS with MS post-script. 8) The Brotherton Collection; Old Students' Association; former colleagues at Leeds; booksellers' catalogues. 2 ff. TS. 9) Bibliographical matters; Leeds and Birmingham compared 3 ff. 10) Query about cataloguing episcopal registers. Postcard. 11) Same subject. Postcard. 12) Bibliographical references; "The Times" and Lord Brotherton. Postcard. 13) Cataloguing; staff; gossip about personalities. 3 ff. Partly in pencil. 14) Dorothy Una
Ratcliffe; notes on books. 15) Latest issue of "The Gryphon"; suggestions for future issues. 16) FB's application for a post at Glasgow; mutual acquaintances; domestic news. 17) FB's application to Glasgow; domestic news.