Cory: Papers Relating to William Johnson Cory
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/WJC
Scope and Contents
Fair copies and photocopies of poems by Cory, and letters from him.
Dates
- Creation: 1840 - 1990
Creator
Biographical / Historical
William Johnson (1823-1892) came up to King’s from Eton in 1842. He was made a Fellow in 1845 and later that year became an Assistant Master at Eton. He was instrumental in designing the competitive Scholarships and Fellowships at King’s during the Victorian reforms. In 1872 he assumed the family name Cory and resigned his Assistant Mastership and his Fellowship.
Please consult the Librarian for access to the printed books listed at the end of this catalogue.
Extent
3 file(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Misc. 9, Misc. 9A
Bibliography
Further information about William Johnson Cory may be found in the following printed books:
Francis Warre Cornish (ed.) 'Extracts from the Letters and Journals of William Cory' (Oxford, 1897)
Reginald, Viscount Esher (ed.) 'Ionicus' [a selection of Cory's letters to Esher] (London, 1923)
H. S. Salt 'Memories of bygone Eton' (London, [1928?], chapter 14
Faith Compton Mackenzie 'William Cory: a Biography' (London, 1950)
John Wayneflete Carter 'William Johnson Cory: A Great Eton Master' (Cambridge, 1959)
John Wayneflete Carter 'A Handlist' in 'Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society', vol. 1, 1949
John Wayneflete Carter 'Addenda and Corrigenda' in 'Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society', vol. 4, no. 4, 1967.
Date information
DateText: Dates have been estimated.
Originator(s)
Cory, William Johnson (c. 1823-1892)
- Date
- 2004-11-05 13:44:02+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
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Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 331444
archivist@kings.cam.ac.uk