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Children's magazine produced by the Keynes family, under the editorship of Margaret Neville Keynes and including contributions from her brothers John Maynard and Geoffrey Keynes. The Gem was first produced on 7 January 1898, and ran to 11 numbers, before it became The Acorn in 1899. The editions contain stories, poems, editorials, and pen and watercolour drawings. There are also accompanying notes on The Gem and its successor publications.

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This series includes material from several accessions and mostly comprises correspondence and photographs relating to the Hill and Keynes families. There are also a number of articles written by AV Hill.

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Comprising typescripts of chapters, with annotations. Chapters include 'Childhood'; 'Bringing up children'; 'Some people I have known'; 'Visit to Russia'; 'Some extraordinary cases'; 'How I kept a brothel'; 'A kidnapping scare'; 'Childhood days'; 'A sad story'; 'Cambridge'; and 'More about my education'. Includes several drafts in some cases.

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Typescript with some annotations concerning family life, visits, social events including attending the theatre and exhibitions, work in London at the juvenile employment agency, and her bookbinding activities. There are references to Frances Darwin and Maynard Keynes.

Scope and Contents Scrapbook includes:- Items about Florence Keynes [Margaret Hill's mother], including obituaries- "Langstone Lays" by Florence Keynes in 1895- Items about Margaret Hill and Hill Homes for old people, her CBE award, and photo of women in one of her homes- Various items about A V Hill and his work, especially as President of the British Association- Some items about John Maynard Keynes [Margaret Hill's eldest brother]-...

Scope and Contents Includes:- Various items about visit by A V and Margaret Hill to Russia in 1935, including proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Physiology in Leningrad, fragments of commentary by AV Hill and a cartoon from Isvestia.- Article about knighthood for William Langdon Brown- Obituary articles about Eglantyne Jebb, 1938 and 1939- Order of Service for Katharine Arnold-Forster- Letter to A V Hill from Pavlov's widow and a photo...

Scope and Contents Scrapbook inclues:- Photos of Lydia Keynes (née Lopokova) [Margaret Hill's sister-in-law] dancing at the Arts Theatre, 1930- A V Hill's address, 'The Physical Reasonableness of Life' given at the University of Pennsylvania, 1930- Article about John Maynard Keynes' [Margaret Hill's oldest brother] proposal for a general revenue tariff, 1931- Article about Alderman Florence Keynes [Margaret Hill's mother], 1931- Postcards from a...

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Includes newspaper cuttings on AVH and his work; Florence Ada Keynes; John Maynard Keynes. Also includes photographs and souvenirs.

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Comprising correspondence, obituaries and cuttings, 1970 (50). Also including a copy of the wedding programme of AV Hill and Margaret Neville Keynes, 1913

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series includes material from several accessions and mostly comprises correspondence and photographs relating to the Hill and Keynes families. There are also a number of articles written by AV Hill.