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Letters of Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) to Charles Edward Sayle (1864-1924)

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7467

Scope and Contents

Charles Edward Sayle (1864-1924), fifth son of the Cambridge draper Robert Sayle, was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. He joined the staff of Cambridge University Library in 1893, and was Assistant Librarian from 1910 until his death. These letters are mostly short communications, written on postcards, but including Brooke's views on various subjects, literary and otherwise.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907-1913

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 volume(s) (1 volume paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found in the Library, 1954

Related Materials

The University Library also holds Charles Sayle's diaries 1864-1924 (MSS Add.8501-Add.8510), and many letters to him from other correspondents (an index of which is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room's card catalogue).

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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