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Letter from T D [Thomas Dyke] Acland, Oxford, to [Emily Davies], 1863-05-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Davies 8/21

Scope and Contents

ED's letters to TDA of 19 and 30 January have impressed people hitherto opposed to her proposal. [In Emily Davies, Collected Letters, pp. 34-36, 38-39.] Advises writing a fly-sheet, circulating the letters to [Oxford] common rooms, forming a committee in London to guarantee expenses, including payments to examiners, and asking the Delegates' permission to print extra copies of the examination papers. Most of the extra work would lie in modern languages, literature and the arts. Copy. [The original letter is at GCPP Davies 8/141/4.]

Dates

  • Creation: 1863-05-08

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Open to bona fide scholars and by appointment only.

Biographical / Historical

Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1809-1898), eleventh baronet, was a politician and educational reformer.

Extent

1 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

This item is stored in a polyester envelope as it is fragile and is torn along the fold.

Former / Other Reference

ED/LOC 29

Related Materials

See also GCPP Davies 8/20/3 and 8/141/4.

Date information

DateText: No year given, probably 1863.

Originator(s)

Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke

Finding aid date

2002-09-24 09:41:38+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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