John Maynard, Geoffrey and Margaret Keynes: The Gem
Scope and Contents
Children's magazine produced by the Keynes family, under the editorship of Margaret Neville Keynes and including contributions from her brothers John Maynard and Geoffrey Keynes. The Gem was first produced on 7 January 1898, and ran to 11 numbers, before it became The Acorn in 1899. The editions contain stories, poems, editorials, and pen and watercolour drawings. There are also accompanying notes on The Gem and its successor publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1898
Creator
- Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946 (Baron Keynes, economist) (Person)
- Keynes, Sir Geoffrey Langdon, 1887-1982 (Knight, surgeon and bibliophile) (Person)
- Keynes, Margaret Neville, 1885-1970 (John Maynard Keynes' sister) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 envelope(s) (2 envelopes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased 1995
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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