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Includes mention of Woodthorpe, Miss G.; Cambridge Classical Studies; Skemp, J.B.; Liesegang, Dr; Kroll, Dr; Cherniss; Vlastos; Wycherley and report by Guthrie, W.K.S.

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Drafts of lectures delivered by Cornford as part of his regular Tripos teaching at Cambridge, published articles, correspondence between Cornford and his protégé Guthrie, later correspondence between Cornford's widow Frances and Gutherie and some biographical material.

Scope and Contents Papers of the Cornford family, principally of the poet Frances Crofts Cornford. The collection includes letters to Francis Darwin from his second wife Ellen Wordsworth Crofts; letters to and from Frances Crofts Cornford and her husband Francis Macdonald Cornford; poems by Frances Crofts Cornford; notes on their children by Frances Crofts Cornford and Francis Macdonald Cornford; drafts of Frances Crofts Cornford's memoir of her husband; and correspondence of later generations of Cornford...

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Group photograph of (possibly) Dr. Francis Darwin, Frances Cornford (née Darwin) and Francis Cornford, probably taken in Cambridge. Print, 15.4 x 11.2. (Sleeve 55)

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Photograph of Frances Cornford, Francis Cornford, Margery Olivier, an unidentified person and Rupert Brooke taken by the river, near Grantchester. Print, 8.6 x 5.7. (Sleeve 39)

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Photograph of an unidentified person, Justin Brooke, Sybil or Ethel Pye, another unidentified person, Dudley Ward (foreground), Francis Cornford (back), Margery Olivier, a third unidentified person, Rupert Brooke and Brynhild Olivier taken as at RCB/Ph/100. Print, 8.4 x 5.7. (Sleeve 39)

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Group photograph of Sybil or Ethel Pye, Dudley Ward (foreground), Francis Cornford, Margery Olivier, an unidentified person, Rupert Brooke, Brynhild Olivier and possibly Bill Hubback taken in the same location as RCB/Ph/101. Print, 8.4 x 5.6. (Sleeve 39)

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Group picture of an unidentified person, Justin Brooke, Frances Cornford and Francis Cornford taken in the same location as RCB/Ph/101. Print, 8.6 x 5.7. (Sleeve 39)

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Group photograph of Brynhild Olivier, an unidentified person, Sybil or Ethel Pye, another unidentified person, Frances Cornford and Francis Cornford taken in the same location as RCB/Ph/101. Print, 8.4 x 5.6. (Sleeve 40)

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Thanking her for sending a presscutting regarding Cross and Sandbach, two classical fellows in his first year at Cambridge. In his final year, he is changing to 'double supervisions' with [Francis] Cornford for philosophy and Robertson for 'Comps' (literature). He is considering both history papers and going to see Adcock at King's for advice. St Columba's church has been redecorated during the vacation and his new furniture makes his room look cosy. With envelope.

Scope and Contents He had received a letter from Kit (a friend who had later been killed in an avalanche the same day) which was a shock. He is heavily involved in the wedding plans for the reception at Peterhouse on 10 June, as Adele can't give orders to the College kitchens. He describes their new home in Conduit Head, a wing of the main house belonging to Francis and Frances Cornford, with a garden which used to be the orchard part of the Cornfords' garden. For their honeymoon, they have booked a trip to...

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1 autograph letter signed.

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2 autograph letters signed.

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Includes letter from Joselyn Toynbee of Newnham College to Mrs [Lucy] Ogilvy, describing Keith Guthrie's excellent character and suitability for Adele, letters from Francis Cornford and his wife Frances (separate letters) and a telegram from Adele's father [Adam Loftus Ogilvy], 26/12/1932, with a copy of the wedding invitation.

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Drawings of Sir Francis Darwin (1848-1925), 1904, in charcoal, 29.5 x 23cm; Francis MacDonald Cornford (1874-1963), 1909, in charcoal and red chalk, 33.5 x 28.5cm; and Frances Crofts Cornford (1886-1960), daughter of Sir Francis Darwin, undated, in charcoal, 25.5. x 35.5cm.

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26 carbon typed letters to F.M. Cornford. Includes 2 carbon typed letters to Mrs Frances Cornford and 2 carbon typed letters to Messrs. Biddle, Thorne, Welsford and Barnes regarding probate for F.M. Cornford.