Box MS Add.9957/3/5-6/1/2: Box 3
Contains 4 Results:
Honorary Degrees and Awards, 1959-1969
Hamson held seven honorary degrees from foreign universities, principally from France. Correspondence and related papers concerning the award and presentation of honorary degrees, and the election of Hamson as a Correspondant of the L’Académie des Sciences Morales et Poilitiques de l’Institut de France.
World War II Service
Collection of notes, papers and correspondence relating to Hamson’s captivity in the Second World War as a German prisoner of war.
Roman Catholicism, 1931-1985
Correspondence relating to the Cambridge Catholic chaplaincy, and draft and published articles and talks by Hamson concerning his religious beliefs/philosophy and profiles of prominent Roman Catholic figures in Cambridge.
Lectures, Talks & Addresses, 1931-1983
Notes, papers and offprints of lectures, talks and addresses relating to the subjects of philosophy and the law. Talks relating to Hamson’s academic career, his religious faith and his experiences during the Second World War are to be found in the relevant sections of this catalogue. Please also see MS Add.9957/11 for transcripts of broadcasts made by Hamson on the BBC.