Personal Papers of Joan Bennett (certificate), 1900 - 1924-02-01
Scope and Contents
1) Certificate from the University of Cambridge of the 'Title of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts' conferred on Joan Frankau, 1924;
2) Copy photograph of Julia Frankau, mother of Joan Bennett. Julia Frankau, née Julia Davis (1859-1916) was a successful novelist who wrote under the name Frank Danby. The photograph is not dated and it is not known where the original is located.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1924-02-01
Biographical / Historical
Joan Bennett (nee Frankau) was educated at Wycombe Abbey School and in Hamburg and Paris and came to Girton to read Modern Languages then English, 1916-19. She was a University Lecturer in English 1936-63 and a Fellow of Girton and College Lecturer in English 1953-63 (Life Fellow 1963-86). She was a supervisor in English for Girton and other Cambridge colleges over many years and published on the Metaphysical poets as well as on George Eliot and Virginia Woolf, amongst others. She married Stanley Bennett in 1920.
Extent
2 item(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
GCPH 13/24
General
The copy photograph was previously catalogued at GCPH 13/24.
Originator(s)
Bennett, Joan, 1896-1986, nee Frankau, scholar and lecturer in English literature
Finding aid date
2003-05-15 13:49:24+00:00
Repository Details
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