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A.E. Housman: typescript of inaugural lecture as Kennedy Professor of Latin 1911

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7747

Scope and Contents

Typescript notes, lecture and a reprint of the published lecture.

Dates

  • Creation: 1967 - 1968

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).

Extent

0.003 cubic metre(s) (1 folder) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

The inaugural lecture was not published during Housman’s lifetime, and the manuscript was destroyed after his death. A typescript copy was discovered in 1967 among the papers of Laurence Housman by John Carter, who published it in the Times Literary Supplement.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The typescript was presented to Cambridge University Library in 1968 by R.E. Symons Esq, owner of the document and legatee of the A.E. Housman copyrights.

Author
Michelle Barnes
Date
January 2020
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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