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Benians, Ernest Alfred, 1880-1952 (Master of St John's College Cambridge)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1880 - 1952

Biography

Benians, Ernest Alfred (1880-1952) was a British academic and historian. He was born in Goudhurst, Kent, and was educated at Bethany School, where his father was headmaster. He went up to the University of Cambridge in 1899, where he was admitted to St John's College. After graduating, he became a Fellow of St John's in 1906, followed by a succession of teaching appointments within the university. He was Master of St John's 1933–1952 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1939–1941.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Correspondence relating to the New Cambridge Modern History

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7921
Scope and Contents

The collection contains papers of Sir George Clark and Ernest Alfred Benians relating to the establishment and progress of the New Cambridge Modern History project.

Dates: 1937-1964
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).
 File

Correspondence with Ernest Benians, 25 Oct. 1948-30 Dec. 1949

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9251/B/24-28
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The correspondence consists of c.1100 letters, 1926-61, with the letters after 1959 addressed to Kendon's widow. The correspondents include Lascelles Abercrombie (1 letter, 1931); Ernest Altounyan (surgeon, Aleppo) (17, 1936-51); John Arlott (3, 1944); John Armitage (4, 1940-51); Henry Baerlein (3, 1945-56); Sir Ernest Barker (2, 1948-55); H.E. Bates (1, 1941); Clifford Bax (1, 1948); Adrian H. Bell (11, 1940-47); Ernest A. Benians (8, 1948); Anthony Bertram (2, 1948); Edmund Blunden (16,...
Dates: 25 Oct. 1948-30 Dec. 1949
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).
 File

University Publisher: Correspondence with Benians, E.A., 1936 - 1947

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/PRESS 3/1/3/439
Scope and Contents

31 carbon typed letters.

Dates: 1936 - 1947
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.

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ARCHON code (for CUL materials)
Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 2
University Archives (GBR/0265) 1
 
Type
Archival Object 2
Collection 1