Letters from Dr. J.P. Steele to James Patrick Muirhead, and verses by Steele, 1884-04-18 - 1898-06-25

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/MS

Scope and Contents

With also a letter from Muirhead's son, Lionel, and J.P. Steele's wife, Sarah. [It has not been possible to identify the connection of the correspondents with Downing College. They do not appear to have been students or Fellows].

Dates

Creation: 1884-04-18 - 1898-06-25

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Some records series are subject to confidentiality restrictions with the following closure periods: 30 years from date of creation for general administration files, legal records and financial files; 50 years from date of creation for governmental records, including papers of the College Governing Body and College Council, and constituent committees; 100 years from date of creation for personal and personnel records, including tutorial files, staff and fellows files and appointment records, personal finance and pension records. In addition sensitive correspondence and papers concerning College affairs such as disputes and disciplinary matters are closed for 100 years. Restrictions apply on some personal and private papers.

Biographical / Historical

James Peddie Steele was a physician and journalist who wrote for the Edinburgh Courant under editor James Hannay in the 1860s. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and was a physician in Rome from the 1870s, worked for the Lancet for 50 years, later as its correspondent from Italy. James Patrick Muirhead (1813-1898) was a Scottish advocate and author, educated at Balliol College, Oxford, known for his biography of James Watt.