Strong, Sandford Arthur, 1863 - 1904 (orientalist and art historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1863 - 1904
Dates and places
Born 1863. Died London 1904
Geographical areas
Educated at St Paul's School, London then St John's College, Cambridge. Lived and worked in Germany, France, London and Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
Legal status / Nationality
British
Sphere of activity
Professor of Arabic, University College, London 1895-?1904; Librarian to the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth 1895-1904; Librarian to the House of Lords 1895-1904.
Admin / Family structure
Married to Eugenie Sellers (1897)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Certificate of attendance by Arthur Strong at a mathematics class and passing of an examination at King's College London 1880-8, 1881
This section includes diaries, biographical and autobiographical notes, photographs, personal artefacts, correspondence relating to subjects of personal as opposed to academic interest, obituaries of ES, and some of Arthur Strong's personal papers. It is arranged broadly chronologically, with papers of AS placed at the end of the sequence [GCPP Strong 1/23 - 1/28].
Curriculum vitae of Arthur Strong, 1897
Very brief chronology of dates of various events in AS's life, 1863-97.
Letters from Arthur Strong to ES, 1891 - 1903
Approximately 370 letters.
Letters from Arthur Strong to various recipients, particularly members of his family, 1885 - 1901
17 letters, including 9 to his father from Oxford, mostly undated, 1 in 1885 and 1 in 1887; 1 to his mother, no date, from Oxford.
Letters from ES to Arthur Strong, 1891 - 1904
Comprising 15 letters, including some fragments, 1891-1901?; also 1 letter from Mary K Strong [sister of Arthur] to ES, 15 Feb 1904; and 6 notes written by ES, undated, giving a chronological summary of her correspondence and relationship with Arthur Strong [presumably intended as labels for her original bundles of letters].
Obituaries and memorial articles for Arthur Strong, 1904-05; also commemorative booklet re unveiling of a bust of AS at Univesity College, London 6 July 1905, 1904 - 1905
This section includes diaries, biographical and autobiographical notes, photographs, personal artefacts, correspondence relating to subjects of personal as opposed to academic interest, obituaries of ES, and some of Arthur Strong's personal papers. It is arranged broadly chronologically, with papers of AS placed at the end of the sequence [GCPP Strong 1/23 - 1/28].
Testimonials for Arthur Strong, 1885 - 1894
This section includes diaries, biographical and autobiographical notes, photographs, personal artefacts, correspondence relating to subjects of personal as opposed to academic interest, obituaries of ES, and some of Arthur Strong's personal papers. It is arranged broadly chronologically, with papers of AS placed at the end of the sequence [GCPP Strong 1/23 - 1/28].