Smith, Arthur Saxon Dennett, 1883-1950 (philologist, athlete and bard)
Person
Biography
Arthur Saxon Dennett Smith (1883-1950), philologist and athlete, and bard of the Gorsedd of Wales and of Cornwall (under the name 'Caradar'). There are travel journals in the collection that seem to have belonged to his brother, who was an officer of the Western Telegraph Company, but whose name is not recorded.
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Arthur Saxon Dennett Smith: Journals
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8956
Scope and Contents
Arthur Smith's papers comprise a diary, 1902-3, made at Jesus College, Cambridge; MS record of races run, 1906-08; typescript record of athletics achievements, 1896-1908; biographical memoir; and an obituary by Ashley Rowe. Smith's brother's papers consist of typescripts: Lists of journeys, 1910-32; Journal in Argentina, 1914; Journal in the Falkland Islands, 1915 (incomplete); Journal in Uruguay, 1916; and a Sea voyage back to England, via Madeira, Canaries, undated. The papers also contain...
Dates:
1900-1935 (Circa)
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).
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Cambridge University Library