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Eton elections and Council matters, 1863 - 1887

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/BUR/273

Scope and Contents

This file comprises:
- Two letters to Whitting from the Provost about elections and the printed questions on Greek iambics and Greek prose set for the Eton Election, June 1863;
- two sheets of printed questions set for ?Latin translation and Latin hexameters, possibly for the joint scholarship examinations, undated;
- printed sheet of Greek and Latin ?translations with the list of 'Baccalaurei quibus sua reservatur Senioritas 22o Apr 1876' printed on the back;
- 'On the Greek treatment of original hard aspirates' by J H Moulton reprinted from the American Journal of Philology, 13 May 1887;
- manuscript copy letter from the Provost to Lord Ailesbury dated 7 Aug 1882 and draft response from Whitting to the Provost;
- printed papers for the Governing Body on lecturers in Classics, Mathematics and History (G W Prothero, 10 May 1880), the argument against a proposed vote to allow Council to spend up to £100 without Governing Body approval (S B Phillpotts, 18 Dec 1882), and two copies of the proposed inscription in memoriam Henry VI, on the Fountain (no date).





Dates

  • Creation: 1863 - 1887

Conditions Governing Access

From the Sub-Fonds:

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Extent

1 file(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

KCM/11/43(B); Box V

Date information

DateText: Some items undated.

Finding aid date

2009-07-28 10:15:53+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

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