Keynes, Sir Geoffrey Langdon, 1887-1982 (Knight, surgeon and bibliophile)
Dates
- Existence: 1887 - 1982
Biography
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (1887-1982), surgeon, bibliographer and literary scholar, was born in Cambridge on 25 March 1887. His brother was John Maynard Keynes, later Lord Keynes. Geoffrey went to school at Rugby, before entering Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1906, to study natural sciences. He trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I. After the war he became part of the surgical team at Bart's, where he was appointed assistant surgeon in 1928. During World War II he was consulting surgeon to the R.A.F., and was made acting Air Vice-Marshal in 1944. He retired from Bart's in 1952, and received a knighthood in 1955. Keynes wrote many bibliographies and biographies. The subjects of his works include Jane Austen, Rupert Brooke, John Donne, John Evelyn, William Harvey, William Hazlitt, Siegfried Sassoon, Izaak Walton and, in particular, William Blake. His work on Thomas Willis remained uncompleted at his death. Keynes was also a great admirer of ballet, and wrote his own ballet, Job, with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, which was first performed by the Camargo Society in 1931.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Correspondence
Correspondence with Geoffrey Keynes and James Basil, Librarian, Shrewsbury School.
Alfred Edward Housman: Letters
Letters from A.E. Housman, including some to Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1928-1930, mainly concerning editions of Housman's poetry, with other letters and Housman-related material dating from 1906 to 1978. Items 1-11 (excluding 10A) are bound into a volume marked 'Letters from A.E.H.' on the spine and inscribed inside as belonging to Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Items 10A and 12-19 have been loosely inserted into the volume.
Christopher Hassall: Correspondence and papers
Hassall died intestate. His working papers were taken to the Royal Society of Literature by his assistant Gillian Paterson, who arranged and (presumably) listed them. They were bought by CUL from Bloomsbury Book Auctions in 1992. They were housed in paper box files 1 25 and cartons A D, as listed. They have now been re boxed, in 28 boxes and one packet, which has involved some reorganisation of the material and hence some rearrangement and re numbering of the original list.
Dictata Mathematica
A manuscript comprising Computus Ecclesiasticus, Introductio ad Geographiam, Tractatus de Sphoera, Epitome Astronomia, and Astrolabium sev. Plani-Sphaerium.
Henry James: Cambridge letters and related material
John Maynard, Geoffrey and Margaret Keynes: The Gem
Children's magazine produced by the Keynes family, under the editorship of Margaret Neville Keynes and including contributions from her brothers John Maynard and Geoffrey Keynes. The Gem was first produced on 7 January 1898, and ran to 11 numbers, before it became The Acorn in 1899. The editions contain stories, poems, editorials, and pen and watercolour drawings. There are also accompanying notes on The Gem and its successor publications.
Letters of John Clare
Includes offprints of articles on John Clare by Mark Stoney.
Letters of William Hayley
Letters to Geoffrey Keynes from Rupert Brooke. Includes a few from Brooke's mother and one from Richard Halliburton
Letters from Rupert Brooke and from Brooke's mother.
List of Siegfried Sassoon's books and manuscripts in the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes
Literary and business papers from Keynes's library, with artwork, Rupert Brooke poems, William Blake letter, etc.
Mary Tighe: Psyche or the legend of love
A copy of Psyche, or the legend of love, 193 numbered pages, made by M. Heath from a copy sent to Dr Vaughan by the author. There is a frontispiece and three full-page illustrations, the latter probably by James Heath.
Siegfried Sassoon: Correspondence and Papers
Correspondence, poems and other papers. Sassoon often issued his poems privately in limited editions, and some of these were seen through the press by A.T. Bartholomew, and later by Geoffrey Keynes. Some of the manuscripts therefore include their correspondence about publication, and transcripts by Keynes.
Sir Edmund Gosse: Review of The works of Sir Thomas Brown
The manuscript of an unfinished review of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, ed., The works of Sir Thomas Browne, vol. I. This was the last piece written by Gosse before his death.
Sir Geoffrey Keynes: Correspondence with Frank Huntley
Sir Geoffrey Keynes: 'Henry James in Cambridge'
First version of an essay concerning James' visit to Cambridge in 1909.
Sir Geoffrey Keynes: Notebooks
Drafts and fair copies of writings and reviews, mainly on William Blake, Jane Austen, and medical subjects.
Sir Geoffrey Keynes: 'Religio Bibliographici'
Religious bibliography.
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes: Personal Papers and Correspondence
Thomas Bewick: Correspondence
Thomas Cobden-Sanderson: The ideal book
Thomas Moore: Poetical works of the late Thomas Little
A calligraphic manuscript of Poetical works of the late Thomas Little, 124 numbered pages, executed by Ensign George Mackay. At the front of the volume is the bookplate of Lord Gray.
Thomas Philip Le Fanu: correspondence
Manuscript and typescript correspondence regarding the seventieth birthday party for Sir Geoffrey Keynes, comprising mainly replies to invitations. Letters are to W.R. Le Fanu unless otherwise stated.
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