Autobiographies
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
File
A collection of letters between Leake and several correspondents, mostly concerning the drafting of his article on the indigo industry and his manuscript of an autobiography 'Through an Age of Transition', which Leake decided not to complete., 19740604 - 19750303
File
Reference Code: GBR/1849/FP/158/2/B/III/h
Dates:
19740604 - 19750303
Fonds
D. J. Enright papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10303
Dates:
1920-2002
Conditions Governing Access:
Access to some boxes is restricted pending appraisal for sensitive information relating to living individuals. Enquiries should be made to the Department of Archives and Modern Manuscripts.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Personal Papers of Gladys Williams, 1904 - 2013
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Williams
Scope and Contents
The papers of Gladys Williams consist chiefly of manuscripts of some of her written work (published and unpublished), together with a small quantity of personal and biographical items.
Dates:
1904 - 2013
Found in:
Girton College Archive
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Personal Papers
Fonds
Personal Papers of Lilian Furst, 1925 - 2012
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Furst
Scope and Contents
The papers listed here are largely of a personal nature and do not include any of Lilian Furst's literary work. They include biographical materials (including The Rachel Chronicles, autobiographical memoirs written in her last years), a miscellany of personal artefacts, and photographs.
Dates:
1925 - 2012
Conditions Governing Access:
The papers are open for research.
Found in:
Girton College Archive
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Personal Papers
Fonds
Personal Papers of Madeleine Binnington, 1965
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Binnington
Scope and Contents
The papers listed here comprise an autobiographical excerpt; photographs; press cuttings; and papers relating to Madeleine's participation in the Girton College Chapel Embroidery Scheme.
Dates:
1965
Found in:
Girton College Archive
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Personal Papers
Fonds
Personal Papers of P D James, 1877 - 2017
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP James
Scope and Contents
Papers donated by P D James in 1999, 2000 and 2004 were catalogued in 2009. These donations were chosen by her to show her creative input, thus there were no unmarked typescripts amongst these papers. Additional papers bequeathed by P D James in 2015 were added to the catalogue in that year. In 2017 the whole catalogue was reworked to incorporate substantial additional material which was donated in 2016 by P D James’ family and by her literary agent. As a result, new reference numbers were...
Dates:
1877 - 2017
Conditions Governing Access:
P D James' agent will be informed of any usage of the collection. Please contact the archivist for more information.
Found in:
Girton College Archive
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Personal Papers
Series
Small Pieces: A Book of Lamentations, 2013-2017
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9977/9
Scope and Contents
Prose memoir. Includes notes on cards, word-processed draft with annotations, corrected proofs, and uncorrected bound proof.
Dates:
2013-2017
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Joanne Limburg Papers
Fonds
T.C. Lethbridge, 'The ivory tower': word-processed autobiographical account
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9593
Scope and Contents
Typescript autobiographical memoir 'The ivory tower', with a prefatory notice by Mena Lethbridge in which the work is described as 'a picture of Cambridge Academic life between the two World Wars'.
Dates:
1989 (date of prefatory notice by Mina Lethbridge)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
'The Beginnings of Autobiography in England' by James M. Osborn, 1959-08-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1058/ROB/3/20
Scope and Contents
A paper delivered at the Fifth Clark Library Seminar and subsequently published.
Dates:
1959-08-08
Fonds
'The Raj: India, 1890-1920: a story in photographs': typescript by Norah Burke with photographs
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 71
Scope and Contents
A collection of 126 family photographs, with an undated linking narrative illustrating personal matters and giving an account of the Raj. The typescript describes the association of the author's family with India from the 1890s, when her grandparents, the Wrenches, were in the country, up to her father's retirement. The final chapter, 'The end of 300 years in India' reflects on Indian independence.The photographs were taken by Redmond, Aileen and Hubert Burke, and others. Some are...
Dates:
1890 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library