Athens
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
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1 case containing glass slides of Italy, England, Greece and France, 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/3437/WDTR/3/1/4
Scope and Contents
In 1955 Lord Taylour photographs various locations in England, France, Italy, Sicily and Greece, including Hever Castle, Paris, Rome, Monreale, Siracusa, Athens, Venice, Stratford-on-Avon and Cambridge colleges. This is a varied album, comprising of images of ancient Greek and Roman architectural sites and artwork, castles, churches and cathedrals, views of streets, Renaissance art, and landscapes, as well slides of Cambridge colleges and a fantastic image of Laurence Olivier and Vivien...
Dates:
1955
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Biographical sketch of an infant 'Estia': 817-832, 1877-12-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 139.6: 1
Scope and Contents
Printed; by Charles Robert Darwin; written at Athens Greek translation
(Printed)
Dates:
1877-12-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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L Miscellaneous Ireland and Greece 1958-1959, 1958 - 1972
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Reference Code: GBR/3437/WDTR/3/2/35
Scope and Contents
This file holds slides from locations across Ireland, Scotland and Greece, including Headfort, Carton, Marathon, Mycenae, Tiryns, Athens and Hymettus. Featured in this album are images of Lord Taylour's mother's and father's graves, views of gardens, trees and plants, panoramic landscapes and mountain ranges, family, friends and dogs, perspectives of Headfort House, as well as monumental archaeological remains at Mycenae, Marathon, Tiryns and Athens.
Dates:
1958 - 1972
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Letter from [James W?] Westlake to Sir George Howard Darwin; written at Athens, 1887-02-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 3001
Scope and Contents
Letter from [James W?] Westlake to Sir George Howard Darwin; written at Athens
(Letter)
Dates:
1887-02-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Letter from Theodore von Heldreich to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Athens, 1877-08-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 166: 135
Scope and Contents
Letter from Theodore von Heldreich to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Athens
(Letter)
Dates:
1877-08-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Letter from Theodore von Heldreich to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Athens, 1878-02-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 166: 136
Scope and Contents
Letter from Theodore von Heldreich to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Athens
(Letter)
Dates:
1878-02-08
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From the Fonds:
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Letter from Theodore von Heldreich to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Athens, 1882-09-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 198: 89
Scope and Contents
Letter from Theodore von Heldreich to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Athens
(Letter)
Dates:
1882-09-21
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Letter from William Erasmus Darwin to Emma Darwin née Wedgwood; written at Athens, 1892-02-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 2327
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Erasmus Darwin to Emma Darwin née Wedgwood; written at Athens
(Letter)
Dates:
1892-02-29
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Survey of Athenian buildings, 1868
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 59/53
Scope and Contents
Observations and results of a survey of the Parthenon and associated buildings in Athens, containing notes on the state of the buildings and on the size of parts and components, with several sketches of parts. The survey appears to have been written as a report on restoration work that was being undertaken and to have been carried out to prove that later buildings were modelled on those which preceded them. The folder also contains short essays on various topics, including refraction,...
Dates:
1868
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).