Guest, Edwin, 1800-1880 (college head, historian, philologist and topographer)
Person
Biography
Edwin Guest (1800-80), historian, philologist and topographer; Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
File
Draft in Guest's hand of speech in Latin, n.d.
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/32
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Edwin Guest was born on 10 September 1800, the only son of a successful Birmingham merchant. He entered Gonville and Caius College in 1819, took his BA as eleventh wrangler in 1824, and was elected a fellow the same year. In 1828 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, and practised as a barrister for some years before retiring to concentrate on his scholarly interests, particularly English philology and Romano-British history and topography. In 1852, to the surprise of many (including...
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
File
Draft in Guest's hand of speech in Latin, n.d.
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/33
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Edwin Guest was born on 10 September 1800, the only son of a successful Birmingham merchant. He entered Gonville and Caius College in 1819, took his BA as eleventh wrangler in 1824, and was elected a fellow the same year. In 1828 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, and practised as a barrister for some years before retiring to concentrate on his scholarly interests, particularly English philology and Romano-British history and topography. In 1852, to the surprise of many (including...
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
Series
Edwin Guest (1800-1880): miscellaneous correspondence and papers 1824-1878
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473
Scope and Contents
Edwin Guest was born on 10 September 1800, the only son of a successful Birmingham merchant. He entered Gonville and Caius College in 1819, took his BA as eleventh wrangler in 1824, and was elected a fellow the same year. In 1828 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, and practised as a barrister for some years before retiring to concentrate on his scholarly interests, particularly English philology and Romano-British history and topography. In 1852, to the surprise of many (including...
Dates:
1824-1878
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Edwin Guest: Letter to unidentified correspondent, 1848
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/598
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1848
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Miscellaneous Accessions
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'Expositio Liburnae': an account in Latin of the classical liburnus, a light, fast-sailing vessel; apparently copied from a sixteenth-century source., 1824 (Watermark)
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/34
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Edwin Guest was born on 10 September 1800, the only son of a successful Birmingham merchant. He entered Gonville and Caius College in 1819, took his BA as eleventh wrangler in 1824, and was elected a fellow the same year. In 1828 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, and practised as a barrister for some years before retiring to concentrate on his scholarly interests, particularly English philology and Romano-British history and topography. In 1852, to the surprise of many (including...
Dates:
1824 (Watermark)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
File
From Edwin Guest, Caius College, to A.F. Courroux, Caius College [copy]., 25 Aug. 1855
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/15
Scope and Contents
Concerning the buck.
Dates:
25 Aug. 1855
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
File
From Edwin Guest, Caius College, to Edward Mash Browell [copy]., 29 Sept. 1855
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/18
Scope and Contents
Thanks for the buck.
Dates:
29 Sept. 1855
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
File
From Edwin Guest, Caius College, to HRH Prince Albert, Caius College [copy]., 4 Nov. 1854
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/7
Scope and Contents
Formal announcement of his election as Vice-Chancellor.
Dates:
4 Nov. 1854
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
File
From Edwin Guest, Sandford Park, to unknown correspondent, 28 July n.y. [draft].
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7473/31
Scope and Contents
Concerning a drawing that the recipient has made for him.
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
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).
Series
Letter from E. Guest to the President and Fellows of Queen's, 4 Mar. 1850 (Circa, year unclear)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6008/24
Dates:
4 Mar. 1850 (Circa, year unclear)
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).
Item
Letter from Edwin Guest (Master of Caius) to Adam Sedgwick, 26 Mar. 1857
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8953/30
Scope and Contents
Invitation to dinner to meet [Rancke]
Dates:
26 Mar. 1857
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).
Series
Letter from Edwin Guest to unidentified correspondent, 12 Feb. 1840-12 Feb. 1872 (Circa, no year given)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6008/86
Dates:
12 Feb. 1840-12 Feb. 1872 (Circa, no year given)
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).
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