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Munby, Alan Noel Latimer, 1913-1974 (librarian, bibliographer, historian and book collector)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1913 - 1974

Biography

Alan Noel Latimer Munby (1913-1974) was a bibliographical historian; librarian and fellow of King's College, Cambridge; prisoner of war; and book collector.

Found in 87 Collections and/or Records:

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 Fonds

Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8199-8229
Scope and Contents

The papers comprise a mixture of Munby's own correspondence and papers (MS.Add.8203/D, E; 8229; 8307; 8308) and manuscripts which he collected (MS.Add.8199-8202; 8203/A, B, C; 8204-8213; 8219-8228). The former contain a wide range of subject matter, while the latter are mainly of bibliographic interest, comprising letters of printers, booksellers, book collectors and librarians, and catalogues and ledgers.

Dates: 1533-1974
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

Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Correspondence

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8307-8308
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Geoffrey Keynes and James Basil, Librarian, Shrewsbury School.

Dates: 1946-1959
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
 Series

Book Trade Letters, 1717-1846

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8199-8200
Scope and Contents

Arranged, bound and listed by Munby in 1970, containing letters of 18th and early 19th century booksellers, mainly collected by Catherine Hutton.

Dates: 1717-1846
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers
 File

Charles II to Lord Taaffe: letters in exile; edited with an introduction and notes by Timothy Crist (Rampant Lions, 1974), 1973-1975

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9816/A/56
Scope and Contents

Estimate; artwork; layout; page proof, marked; paste-up, announcement; correspondence with Sebastian Carter. Correspondents include Timothy Crist, A. N. L. Munby, Stephen Parkes.

Dates: 1973-1975
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 / Rampant Lions Press Archive / Book printing
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copy of letter to [Arthur] Crook, The Assistant Editor, The Times Literary Supplement, Printing House Square, London, EC 4, 28 Mar 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/87
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 28 Mar 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to [Arthur] Crook, The Assistant Editor, The Times Literary Supplement, Printing House Square, London, EC 4, 25 Oct 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/104
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 25 Oct 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Brigadier-General Sir Harold Hartley, The Royal Society, Burlington House, London, W 1, 18 Jul 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/100
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 18 Jul 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to [Dennis] Cox, Sub-Librarian, The Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, Leeds, 2, 6 Feb 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/76
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 6 Feb 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Dr G.R. de Beer, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW 7, 30 Jan 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/75
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 30 Jan 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Dr G.R. de Beer, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW 7, 28 Mar 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/88
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 28 Mar 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to E.A. Osborne, 16 Pall Mall, London, SW 1, 23 Jan 1963

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/117
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 23 Jan 1963
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to F.B. Finter, The Science School, Clifton College, Bristol, 8, 11 Apr 1953

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/106
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 11 Apr 1953
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to G. R. de Beer, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW 7, 23 Apr 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/93
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 23 Apr 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
 Item

copy of letter to G.E. Bentley Jr., Department of English, University College, Toronto, Canada, M5S 1A1, 7 May 1974

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8203/D/3
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers comprise a mixture of Munby's own correspondence and papers (MS.Add.8203/D, E; 8229; 8307; 8308) and manuscripts which he collected (MS.Add.8199-8202; 8203/A, B, C; 8204-8213; 8219-8228). The former contain a wide range of subject matter, while the latter are mainly of bibliographic interest, comprising letters of printers, booksellers, book collectors and librarians, and catalogues and ledgers.

Dates: 7 May 1974
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and other papers / Items relating to other Add. numbers in this series
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copy of letter to [G.F.] Willmot, The Keeper, The Yorkshire Museum, York, 18 Apr 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/92
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 18 Apr 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to H. de la Fontaine Verwey, Universiteits-Bibliotheek, Amsterdam, 19 Jan 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/77
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 19 Jan 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to H. de la Fontaine Verwey, Universiteits Bibliotheek, Amsterdam, 13 Feb 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/81
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 13 Feb 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to H.E. Mott, H.E. Mott Company Limited, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, 9 Jun 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/97
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 9 Jun 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute, Babson Park, Massachusetts, USA, 15 Feb 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/84
Scope and Contents

with list of copies of the 1687 Principia held outside America

Dates: 15 Feb 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute, Babson Park, Massachusetts, USA, 19 Mar 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/85
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 19 Mar 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute, Babson Park, Massachusetts, USA, 27 Mar 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/86
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 27 Mar 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute Library, 9 Nov 1953

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/109
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 9 Nov 1953
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute Library, Babson Park, 57, Mass., USA, 20 Jan 1955

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/113
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 20 Jan 1955
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute Library, Babson Park, 57, Massachusetts, USA, 25 Jan 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/74
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 25 Jan 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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copy of letter to Henry P. Macomber, Babson Institute Library, Babson Park 57, Massachusetts, USA, 17 Apr 1952

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/91
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relating to editions of Newton's Principia: Add.8214/1-66: letters to Munby; 67-118: copies of letters from Munby; 119-124: other letters; 125-137: other items; 138-145 other items (1955 and undated)

Dates: 17 Apr 1952
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 / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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