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Correspondence and minutes of Henry Jackson concerning the teaching of Greek at Cambridge

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5958.22

Scope and Contents

This group of papers concerns one stage in the long campaign to relax the hold of compulsory Greek on the University's curriculum and examinations, culminating in the publication of two reports by the Studies and Examinations Syndicate in 1904 and 1906.

Dates

  • Creation: 22 Dec. 1902-11 July 1903

Creator

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

1 collection

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found in the Library in 1951.

Related Materials

A conspectus of Henry Jackson's papers in the University Library forms an appendix to the catalogue of MSS Add.6322-23. Further material concerning compulsory Greek at Cambridge University can be found in another group of Jackson's papers catalogued at CUL MS Add.7319.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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