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Seeley, Sir John Robert, 1834-1895 (Knight and historian)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1834 - 1895

Biography

Sir John Robert Seeley (1834-95), knight; historian and essayist, was Professor of Latin, University College London, 1863-69, and Regius Professor of Modern History, Cambridge, 1869-95. Robert Herbert Quick (1831-91), clergyman, schoolmaster, educational writer, and lecturer in the history of education, Cambridge, 1881-83, was Vicar of Sedburgh, Yorkshire, 1883-87.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Correspondence from Sir John R. Seeley

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8954/129-131
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Letters mostly to Clark, with some to his wife Frances Clark (d.1908), Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) and others, mainly routine in nature, and collected for their autograph value. Another volume, containing letters of scientists, was not acquired. The original numbering in each volume has been retained; in this catalogue the letters are grouped by subject.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Sir John Robert Seeley: Letter to John Peile, 1867

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1283
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1867
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Sir John Robert Seeley: Letters to Robert Herbert Quick

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9366
Scope and Contents

26 letters, some dated roughly according to references in the letters; 1 to Bertha Quick after her husband's death.

Dates: 1868-1891 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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