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Box MS Add.9957/3/5-6/1/2: Box 3

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

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Honorary Degrees and Awards, 1959-1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9957/3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1959-1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for researchers using Cambridge University Library. Some items of personal correspondence have been closed.
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World War II Service

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9957/4
Scope and Contents

Collection of notes, papers and correspondence relating to Hamson’s captivity in the Second World War as a German prisoner of war.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for researchers using Cambridge University Library. Some items of personal correspondence have been closed.
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Roman Catholicism, 1931-1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9957/5
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1931-1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for researchers using Cambridge University Library. Some items of personal correspondence have been closed.
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Lectures, Talks & Addresses, 1931-1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9957/6
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1931-1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for researchers using Cambridge University Library. Some items of personal correspondence have been closed.