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      Ancient History Notes
      GB 0103 MS ADD 11 · Created c18th Century

      Miscellaneous manuscript notes on ancient history and classical literature.

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      Anthony Kersting material
      GB 0347 D113 · Collection · [1940-1949]

      Notebook containing a record of a trip to Petra in 1944, typescript and handwritten accounts of trips in Syria, Mesopotamia and Amman and a poster for an exhibition of Anthony Kersting's photographs.

      Please contact the Archive for further information.
      Arkell, Anthony John
      GB 0102 PP MS 71 · Created 1887-1947

      Papers, 1887-1947, largely dating from after c1919, of Anthony John Arkell, comprising reports, articles and notes, and chiefly concerning the archaeology, history and ethnology of the Sudan, together with some administrative papers.

      Arkell , Anthony John , 1898-1980 , colonial administrator and archaeologist
      GB 0100 KAL/A4 · 1850

      Manuscript volume of notes, 1850, containing notes made by Sir Edwin Arnold whilst studying at King's College London including comprising a summary and analysis compiled from notes of Drakenborch, Gronovius, Lipsius, Hermannus and some others of Titus Livy's History of Rome from its foundation, Books XXII and XXIII; word list of the derivation and meaning of words in Homer's Iliad, , books XII, XII and XIV and word list of the derivation and meaning of words in Aeschylus' Eumenides.

      Arnold , Sir , Edwin , knight , 1832-1904 , journalist and author
      Beesly Papers
      GB 0103 BEESLY · 1852-1915

      The collection contains correspondence; lecture notes on history; newspaper cuttings; papers of other members of the family, including an undated letter of Danton which belonged to A H Beesly; printed reports; pamphlets containing articles by or about Beesly; other pamphlets and reviews; other printed works; and an autographed photograph of Karl Marx. The correspondence is rather slight and only isolated letters from individual correspondents are preserved. There are sets of Beesly's own letters to Henry Crompton and to Frederic Harrison which were probably returned to the family after his death. There are also a few letters to Beesly's brother A H Beesly and to Alfred Beesly, E S Beesly's son.

      Beesly , Edward Spencer , 1831-1915 , positivist and historian Beesly family
      Bent Diaries
      GB 1500 Bent · 1883-1898

      Diaries and notebooks of James Theodore and Mabel Virginia Anna Bent, 1883-1898, comprising:
      Mabel Bent's diaries of visits to the Greek Islands, 1883-1884; Greece and Egypt, 1885; Constantinople [Istanbul] and the Greek Islands, 1886; Greece, 1887; Turkey and Russia, 1888; India and Persia [Iran], 1889 (3 volumes); Cilicia, Turkey, 1890; Central Africa (Mashonaland), 1891 (2 volumes); Hadramout, 1893-1895 (3 volumes); Suez, Kourbat and Athens, 1895-1896; Socotra, Yemen, 1896-1897; Greece and Egypt, 1898;
      Theodore Bent's diary of visits to Hadramout, Yemen, 1893-94; Muscat, Dec 1894; Socotra, Yemen, Dec 1896-Mar 1897; notebook, containing Greek inscriptions, 1888; notebook on language in Socotra [1896-1897].

      Bent , James Theodore , 1852-1897 , traveller and archaeologist Bent , Mabel Virginia Anna , d 1929 , traveller and writer
      GB 0120 MSS.7038 & 8316 · c 1800-1937

      Papers of Jean-Baptiste Biot, c 1800-1937, including correspondence and a translation of Biot's Memoir on the Circular Zodiac of Denderah.

      Biot , Jean-Baptiste , 1774-1862 , scientist
      GB 1446 MS 37 · 1792

      Manuscript transcript of an address entitled 'Blumenbach on Egyptian mummies: Original MS' and subtitled 'XIV observations on some Egyptian mummies opened in London, by John Frederick Blumenbach, MD FRS, addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. PRS, read April 10 1792'. Three hand drawn illustrations are pasted to p 25.

      Blumenbach , Johann Friedrich , 1752-1840 , German doctor and anthropologist
      GB 0120 MSS.8311 & 8857 · 1910-1912

      Papers of William St Chad Boscawen, 1910-1912, including notes for a lecture and articles relating to archaeology and the history of medicine in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and India.

      Boscawen , William St Chad , 1854-1913 , historian
      GB 0099 KCLMA Brooke-Popham · 1890-1902, [1907]-1953

      Papers relating to early career, including material on early aviation, 1911-1913, and texts of lectures given at the RAF Staff College, Andover, 1922-1926. Material relating to post as Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in Iraq, 1928-1935, including correspondence, memoranda and telegrams relating to operations in Iraq and Kuwait, 1928-1930, and negotiations for the Anglo-Iraq Treaty, 1930; news cuttings and notes relating to political and military affairs in Iraq, and the situation of the Assyrians and Kurds, 1930-1935. Papers created as Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Air Defence of Great Britain, 1933-1935, mainly relating to a Royal Review of the RAF at Mildenhall, Suffolk, and Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Papers relating to post as Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Middle East, notably memoranda, cypher signals, letters and notes, 1931-1936, relating to RAF operations, mainly planning and preparation for the possibility of war between the League of Nations and Italy following the Italian invasion and annexation of Abyssinia; correspondence with ACM Sir Edward Leonard Ellington, Chief of Air Staff, 1935-1936; memoranda, telegrams, correspondence and newscuttings on operational matters relating to the Arab Rebellion against the British Mandate in Palestine, 1936; material collated by Brooke-Popham for lectures on the Middle East, 1930, 1936; correspondence, memoranda and minutes relating to the formation and working of an Executive Committee on Assyrian Settlement, 1943-1947. Papers relating to the creation and implementation of the Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and South Africa, 1939-1945, including personal correspondence with Arthur William Street, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air, 1940. Papers relating to post as Commander in Chief, Far East, notably telegrams and memoranda relating to the requirements of the RAF and Army in the Far East, 1940-1949; personal correspondence with Maj Gen Sir Hastings Lionel Ismay, Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence, 1940-1941; semi-official correspondence with Street, 1940-1941; material relating to the replacement of Brooke-Popham as Commander in Chief, Far East, Nov 1941; telegrams relating to reconnaissance sightings of Japanese convoys, the decision not to launch Operation MATADOR, the outbreak of war with Japan, and the sinking of RN battleships HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS REPULSE, Dec 1941; papers, correspondence and proofs relating to the publication of various despatches and reports concerning operations in Malaya, 1941-1947. Papers created whilst Inspector General of the Air Training Corps, 1942-1947, 1950-1952, mainly comprising inspection reports and material relating to the post-war organisation of the Air Training Corps. Booklets, memoranda, and reports collated by Brooke-Popham relating to RAF training, policy and operations, [1914]-1946. Material relating to research for and writing of articles, lectures and pamphlets, mainly relating to history, aviation or training, 1923-1952. Printed material, 1890-1953, mainly relating to aviation. Maps and photographs, 1917-[1945], including aerial photographs of the Western Front during World War One, 1917-1918.

      Popham , Sir , Henry Robert Moore , Brooke- , 1878-1953 , Knight , Air Chief Marshal
      GB 0120 MSS.8185-8186, 8188-8189, 8303-8307, 8321, 8524-8525, 8539 · Early 20th century

      Miscellaneous historical essays, written by individuals employed by or associated with the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. Authors include Alban Doran (1849-1927), Charles Thompson (1862-1943) and Marion Spielmann (1858-1948).

      Doran , Alban Henry Griffith , 1849-1917 , surgeon Thompson , Charles John Samuel , 1862-1943 , physician and local historian
      Spielmann , Marion Harry Alexander , 1858-1948 , art historian Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
      Colonne Translation (German)
      GB 0103 MS GERM 7 · 13th century, 1320, 15th century

      Manuscript volume, 15th century, containing a German translation of Guido Delle Colonne, 'Historia Troiana and Alexander Der Grosse' (history of Troy and Alexander the Great, ff 1r-97v and 98r-154v respectively). The binding bears on the back: Romances. M.S.

      The binding includes strips of parchment from manuscripts of the 13th century and 1320.

      Unknown
      Ebers Papyrus
      GB 0120 MSS.2272-2279 · c.1903

      Translation into English of ancient Egyptian text on the healing art.

      Hopkirk , Arthur F. , fl 1889-1913 , physician Joachim , Heinrich , b 1860 , physician and medical historian
      Edwards Letters
      GB 0103 MS ADD 181 · 1879-1883

      Seven letters to Miss Worrall. Some are undated.

      Edwards , Amelia Ann Blanford , 1831-1892 , novelist and Egyptologist
      Edwards Papers
      GB 0103 MS ADD 182 · 1871-1874

      Six letters to Miss Cave and one drawing. Some are undated.

      Edwards , Amelia Ann Blanford , 1831-1892 , novelist and Egyptologist
      GB 1500 Ehrenberg · 1912-1976

      Correspondence and papers of Professor Victor Leopold Ehrenberg, 1913-1976, comprising:
      Ehrenberg's notes on lectures by Eduard Meyer, Berlin, 1914, Johannes Haller, and Wilhelm Weber, Tubingen, 1919-1920; Ehrenberg's lecture notes on Greek and Roman history, 1921-1973; King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (University of Durham) examination papers in ancient history, 1941-1945;
      Manuscripts, typescripts and annotated proofs of books, articles reviews and obituaries by Ehrenberg, particularly From Solon to Socrates: Greek History and Civilisation during the Sixth and Fifth Centuries BC, 1967;
      Personal correspondence and papers, including Latin translations and compositions, 1913-1919; general correspondence, 1924-1939, particularly on the family's move to Britain in 1939; correspondence and papers on the sale of Ehrenberg's library, 1957; papers on visit to the United States, 1958 [mainly tourist literature] papers on the death of Werner Wilhelm Jaeger and Dr Hans Schaefer, 1961-1962; conference papers, 1959-1962; correspondence and papers on honorary degree from University of Cambridge,1966, correspondence and papers on 75th and 80th birthday celebrations, 1966, 1971; correspondence and papers on the Hans Ehrenberg Schule, Sennesdadt, 1967-192; papers on Joseph Vogt, 1969-1970; papers on the death of Joyce Southan, 1971;
      Offprints of articles, book reviews and obituaries by Ehrenberg and others, c. 1922-1976;

      Ehrenberg , Victor Leopold , 1891-1976 , ancient historian
      ENGEL, Carl (1818-1882)
      GB 1249 MS 6858 · c1879-1880

      Volume of writings [c1879-1880] by Carl Engel entitled 'Musical Antiquities and Studies', containing manuscript autobiographical preface and list of his works; printed article 'Music of the Gypsies'; printed article 'Some Account of the Clavichord with Historical Notes'; manuscript 'The Music of the Assyrians'; manuscript 'Aeolian Music'; manuscript 'Testimonies to the artistic value of National Music'; manuscript 'English Musical Dictionaries'; manuscript 'The Unknown Great'; manuscript 'The First Attempt'.

      Engel , Carl , 1818-1882 , German organologist and musicologist
      Evans (Arthur) Collection
      GB 0369 EVA · 1838-1936

      Papers of Sir Arthur John Evans, relating to his journalistic and political activities in the Balkans, comprising:
      Articles, lectures, memoranda, notebooks, notes, sketches and correspondence re the Balkans, including Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia, particularly the Adriatic question and possibilities for a South Slav state, 1875-1932; Evans' photographs of Balkan people and places, c 1884, 1932; press cuttings on the Balkans, 1877-1935, including volumes of articles by Evans as Balkans correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, based in Ragusa [now Dubrovnik], 1877-1888, press cuttings on Serbia, Montenegro and the creation of a united South Slav state, 1915-1919 and cuttings re relations between Italy and the new Yugoslav state mainly from the Italian press, 1918-1919; volume of cuttings by or about Evans on archaeology, 1880-1889; pamphlets, press bulletins and off prints mainly on the South Slavs, 1904-1922

      Evans , Sir , Arthur John , 1851-1941 , Knight , archaeologist
      GB 0096 AL203 · Fonds · 1891-1911

      25 letters, mainly written to Florence Farr/Emery, 1891-1911. Correspondents include: William Archer, J M Barrie, Annie Besant, Edward Carpenter, Arnold Dolmetsch, Richard Le Gallienne, John William Mackail, Edward Martyn, George Robert Stow Mead, Gilbert Aimé Murray, Sir W M Flinders Petrie, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, the Princess Royal (HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife), Charles Ricketts, Robert Baldwin Ross, Charles Haslewood Shannon, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Symons, John Todhunter, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, W B Yeats.

      All letters are autograph, with signatures. Many of the letters relate to plays, theatrical performances and drama criticism; other topics covered include theosophy, Indian religion and Egyptology.

      Farr , Florence , 1860-1916 , actress and author
      FRANKFORT, Henri (1897-1954)
      GB 1370 WIA, Henri Frankfort · Collection · c 1919-1954

      Papers of Henri Frankfort, archaeologist, c 1919-1954, including notes, working papers, correspondence, offprints and photographs of excavations (unidentified). Topics covered include: History of Pre-Classical Antiquity: Ancient Egypt, Africa, Ancient Near East, Ancient Orient.

      Frankfort , Henri , 1897-1954 , archaeologist
      Gardner Papers
      GB 0103 MS ADD 82 · c1880-1916

      Handwritten diaries and notebooks containing writings on Greek history, Roman mythology, notes from lectures, poetry verses and prose.

      Gardner , Ernest Arthur , 1862-1939 , archaeologist
      Grote Letters
      GB 0103 MS ADD 134 · 1852-1870

      Letters from Grote to Sir William Smith, lexicographer, concerning Smith's work and Grote's History of Greece, plus other subjects. Also included is a printed notice by Joseph Mazzini dated 8 November 1852, appealing for money, and a duplicated circular letter to Grote relating to 'The Hungarian Fund', signed by Lajos Kossuth, with a note from Grote, 1853.

      Grote , George , 1794-1871 , politician and historian
      Grote Manuscript
      GB 0103 MS ADD 107 · c1856

      Portions of the manuscript of Grote's History of Greece, returned by the printer to the author and preserved by Mrs Grote. Covers chapters 91-93: 91/12-34, 92/17-29, 92/58-64, 93/1-3, 93/57-66, and list of marginals.

      Grote , George , 1794-1871 , politician and historian
      GB 0120 MSS.5328-5355, 8280-8282, 8285-8287 & 8662-8663 · c 1937-1946

      Papers and research notes of Alec Haggis relating to medical history. Many relate to Haggis's research into medical licensing in England and Wales prior to the Act of 1858.

      Haggis , Alec William James , 1889-1946 , museum staff
      GB 1446 MS 21 · Collection · [c1930]

      Bibliography of Ancient Peru, principally of works in Spanish, French, English and Latin, compiled by Francis J Hambly [after 1930], entitled 'Peru: the Cradle of South America'. This bibliography was intended to be the first of a series of works of reference on the subject of Ancient Peru.

      Hambly , Francis J , d 1946 , Fellow of Royal Anthropological Institute
      Hellenic Society
      GB 1500 Hellenic Society · 1879-2002

      Minute books, Annual Reports and Accounts of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, (generally known as the Hellenic Society), 1879-2002. Apart from the formal minutes and accounts very little material has been retained relating to the early history of the Society.

      Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Hellenic Society
      GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP94 · 1934-1941

      Papers of John Robert Hilton 1934-1941, comprising:
      correspondence and papers on his appointment as Director of Antiquities, Cyprus, 1934 and his dismissal in 1935; correspondence with Sir George Hill, Director, British Museum, 1935; press cuttings and printed reports on the Cyprus Committee and the Department of Antiquities, 1935-1941; personal correspondence, 1934-1935; photographs of Cypriot antiquities, colleagues and family, 1934-1935; unpublished memoir A Camel Load of Woad

      Hilton , John Robert , 1908-1994 , architect and diplomat
      GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP4 · Created [1919-1938]

      Correspondence, 1924-1936, notably with Catherine R Newby, Vice Principal of St Christopher's College at Blackheath, London, Deaconness Dorothy Batho, Archibishop's Examiner in Theology at Roedean School, Sussex, and Miss G M Bevan, Archbishop's Examiner in Theology, concerning women theological students taking the 'Lambeth Diploma' at King's College London; volume of transliterations of Babylonian cuneiform text, with descriptions [1919-1938].

      Hippisley , Evelyn Waters , 1878-1968 , Lecturer in Theology
      History of Ancient Armour
      GB 0103 MS ADD 215 · Late 18th century-early 19th century

      Manuscript history of ancient armour with illustrations.

      Unknown
      GB 0120 MSS.2968-2988 and 6821-6823 · 1912-1930

      MSS.2968-2988 are chiefly related to Hurry's publications; the best-represented subject in this block of material is "vicious circles" in disease and in general society. In addition, there are papers relating to Hurry's work on Imhotep (vizier and physician to the Pharoah Zoser) and to the woad plant. MSS.6821-6823 comprise correspondence: on the Japanese edition of Vicious Circles in Disease (MS.6821), on the woad plant (MS.6822) and general correspondence (MS.6823).

      Hurry , Jamieson Boyd , 1857-1930 , general practitioner and author Cameron , Allison Weir , d 1960 Fenwick , Emmie Dorothy
      GB 0117 MS 827 · sub-fonds · late 19th century

      Illustrations of Pharaonic Egypt: plates (nos 25-36) and corresponding text sheets for a publication (volume 2) by American Polytechnic Co (Limited), Buffalo, NY (Publishers), depicting mummies, obelisks and a map of Thebes.

      Unknown
      GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP68 · 1854-1884

      Papers of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, 1854-1884, on Greek subjects, mainly notebooks, comprising notes on classical Greek history, 1854, from Jebb's schooldays at St Columba's, chiefly from lectures of the Reverend W Tuckwell of New College, Oxford, whose principal authority was George Grote, the historian of Greece; notes and essays on Greek history, 1869, 1871; draft history of Bulgaria, 1877; diary of a tour of Greece, 1878; draft of a paper on the remains at Hissarlik read to the Hellenic Society, 1882; letter book of 'Modern Greek Correspondence', 1879-1884, containing original letters sent to Jebb, drafts of his replies, and other material including notes on the language and comments on the teaching of archaeology, relating to the foundation of a School at Athens.

      Jebb , Sir , Richard Claverhouse , 1841-1905 , Knight , classical scholar, educationist and MP
      GB 1446 MS 14 · Collection · 1914-1921

      Bound correspondence of Thomas Crawford Johnston, 1914-1921, on the subject of his book Did the Phoenicians discover America? (published by James Nisbet & Company, Ltd., Berner Street, London, 1913), including correspondence with Prof. G C Chisholm, Prof. J S Nicholson, Thomas Athol Joyce, Prof. Grafton Elliot Smith, Prof. Herbert E Gregory and Prof. Louis R Sullivan.

      Johnston , Thomas Crawford , 1913-1965 , author
      GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP166 · Collection · [1853-1988]

      Papers of John F Lavery, consisting chiefly of photographs of Ancient Greek sites. Including photographs, glass slides and negatives of Ancient Greek sites, Greek landscapes and modern Greek buildings. Notebooks containing notes, diary entries and sketches, interspersed with items of correspondence and poems. Typescript bound draft volume: Agamemnon, Choephoria and Eumenides, edited and translated by Lavery. Draft articles and academic notes by Lavery. Lavery's PhD thesis, 1985; personal correspondence [1985-1995]. Sketches, press cuttings, maps, and poems.

      Lavery , John Francis , 1935-2004 , classics student, King's College London
      GB 0096 AL87a · Fonds · 1907

      Letter from Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero of Milon la Chapelle to the Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London [R A Rye], 30 Sep 1907. Relating to an application by the Unviersity to the Comité d'Égyptologie for a gift of books.

      Autograph, with signature.

      Maspero , Sir , Gaston Camille Charles , 1846-1916 , Knight , Egyptologist
      GB 0100 KAL/A22 · Collection · [1925]

      Manuscript volumes of Revd Bertram Seaborne Mercer, [1925], comprising 'Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon', by Mercer; Greek lexicon by Mercer and notebook containing notes on Biblical passages in English, Hebrew and Greek.

      Mercer , Bertram Seaborne , b 1883 , clergyman
      Morris (John) Papers
      GB 0103 MORRIS · [1944-1977]

      Correspondence and working papers, 1944-1977 and undated, of John Morris, including notes, proofs, manuscript and typescript drafts, comprising material on Roman sources and history, Christianity, Saxon, Celtic and Arthurian sources and history, including Nennius and Gildas; photographs of Anglo-Saxon archaeology, particularly a site at Mitcham, Surrey; typescript of Morris' Londinium: London in the Roman Empire; correspondence and papers relating to Past and Present including articles submitted to Morris for publication and related correspondence; academic correspondence with correspondents in the UK and abroad; papers and correspondence relating to Morris' visit to India, including academic matters and Indian politics and papers relating to Morris' political interests and activities, particularly the Institute for Workers' Control, including printed material.

      Morris , John R , 1913-1977 , historian
      Murray Correspondence
      GB 0103 MS ADD 155 · 1857-1926

      The collection consists of letters to Margaret Murray; letters to other members of the Murray family; letters to unidentified correspondents; letters to others; and signatures only.

      Murray , Margaret Alice , 1863-1963 , Egyptologist
      Murray Lecture Notes
      GB 0103 MS ADD 387 · 1911-1938

      Egyptology lecture notes and syllabuses.

      Murray , Margaret Alice , 1863-1963 , Egyptologist
      GB 1370 WIA, R A B Mynors · Collection · c1958-1972

      Papers of Sir Roger Aubrey Baskerville Mynors, c 1958-1972, including working papers, commented typescripts of Latin translations of Aristotle, and correspondence. Topics covered include: Aristotle and Latin manuscripts.

      Mynors , Sir , Roger Aubrey Baskerville , 1903-1989 , Knight , classical scholar
      Neuburger, Max (1868-1955)
      GB 0120 MSS.8167-8172 · 1941-1943

      Essays, 1941-1943, on the following subjects: Medieval Medical and Alchemical Manuscripts and Incunabula; Medicine in Classical Antiquity; Chinese Medicine, Japanese Medicine, The Medicine of the Indians and The Medicine of the Ancient Persians; Medieval Medicine and Surgery and Biographical and historical essays.

      Neuburger , Max , 1868-1955
      Petrie Letters
      GB 0103 MS ADD 113 · 1921-1924

      Correspondence with John Sebelien.

      Petrie , Sir , (William Matthew) Flinders , 1853-1942 , Knight , Egyptologist
      Portraits of Scholars
      GB 1500 Portraits · c1880-2002

      Collection of c1000 photographic portraits of scholars of the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, c1880-2002. The collection includes framed and unframed studio portraits. Recent additions have mainly been photographs cut from book dust-jackets.

      Institute of Classical Studies
      Roman Society
      GB 1500 Roman Society · 1910-2002

      Minute books, Annual Reports and Accounts of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, (generally known as the Roman Society), 1910-2002. Apart from the formal minutes and accounts very little material has been retained relating to the early history of the Society.

      Roman Society Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
      Rye, Reginald Arthur
      GB 0096 MS 1095 · Fonds · 1895-1902

      Comprising handwritten notes by R.A.Rye on two lectures entitled, Stone Working in Egypt, delivered by Professor Sir William Petrie at University College London (31 May and 7 June 1900); Booklet containing specimens of Mummy cloth (n.d.); Notebook with manuscript notes by Rye on hieroglyphics and their English translation (n.d.); Notebook containing Egyptological notes by Rye, compiled aged around 18 (c1895); Nineteen prints of Egyptian temples and landscapes by J.P.Sebah and Lungaki (n.d.); Five framed colour and black and white drawings (1895-1902).

      Rye , Reginald Arthur , b 1876 , librarian and egyptologist
      GB 0120 MSS.7561, 8091-8092, 8308, 8529, 8850-8852 · 1893-1923

      Personal correspondence and papers of Louis Westenra Sambon, 1893-1923. These reflect his interest in the history of medicine and diseases caused by blood-borne parasites.

      Sambon , Louis Westenra , 1865-1931 , Italian tropical medicine specialist and medical historian
      GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP35 · Created [1890-1900], 1907-1977

      Papers, [1909] and 1930-[1975], relating to Scullard's published work, notably lists of contributors and articles for the first edition, [1938], and correspondence with contributors to the second edition, 1964-1965, of the Oxford classical dictionary (Clarendon, Oxford, 1949 and 1970); annotated photocopy of typescript of The elephant in the Greek and Roman world (Thames and Hudson, 1974), [1973-1974], with notes especially relating to illustrations, [1973-1974], and various offprints of articles on elephants in the ancient world, [1948-1950]; proof copies of Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War (University Press, Cambridge, 1930), and Scipio Africanus: soldier and politician (Thames and Hudson, London, 1970), with a manuscript of the former, [1930], and notes, [1930-1970] on Scipio and Spain; incomplete typescript of a work entitled 'Scipio Africanus: politics and reform', [1970]; offprints of articles written by Scullard for the Encyclopedia Britannica (Encyclopedia Britannica Company, London and New York), 1967 and 1974; correspondence and notes relating to Roman history articles written by Scullard for Collier's Encyclopedia (P.F. Collier and Son, New York), 1960; school essay by Scullard on 'The comic element in the literature of Greece and Rome', [1909], and incomplete annotated typescript [on the same subject], [1930-1940], possibly part of Scullard's History of the Roman world from 753 to 146 BC (Methuen, London, 1935); papers, 1954 and [1973-1975], relating to Scullard's revision of A history of Rome down to the reign of Constantine (Macmillan, London, 1954) by Max Cary, including typescripts, annotated proofs, and a printed copy of the original work; a printed copy of the 3rd edition of A history of the Roman world from 753 to 146 BC (Methuen, London, 1963). Papers, [1925-1970], relating to Scullard's teaching career, including teaching and lecture notes on Greek and Roman history, [1926-1970]; typescript book lists and study schemes for courses on Ancient History and Ancient Political Ideas [at King's College London], [1958-1960]; notes taken by Scullard from lectures by Professor Frank Ezra Adcock, Professor of Ancient History at King's College, Cambridge, [1925-1951]; memorabilia, 1938 and 1976-1977, relating to New College, London, including programmes, menu, and reports relating to its closure in 1977. Publications by, or relating to, Scullard's father, the Reverend Herbert Hayes Scullard, Free Church Minister at Howard Congregational Church, Bedford, and Professor of Church History at New and Hackney College, London University, mainly comprising copies of Life of John Howard the philanthropist (1911), 1907-1911. Three photograph albums, containing photographs of a tour in Norway, British and French towns and cities, and views of the Lake District and Scottish Highlands, [1890-1900].

      Scullard , Howard Hayes , 1903-1983 , Professor of Ancient History
      Skinner, John (1772-1839)
      GB 0120 MSS.4622-4623 · c 1830

      'Analysis of language, and the symbols of the worship of the Sun' by John Skinner, author's holograph MS. Profusely illustrated with pen- and wash-drawings of Egyptian and other antiquities, etc, c 1830.

      Skinner , John , 1772-1839 , Rector of Camerton
      Smith (Sidney) Papers
      GB 0103 MS ADD 383 · 20th century

      Papers of Professor Sidney Smith on Ancient Near Eastern Chronology for the Cambridge Ancient History (2nd edition), largely comprising typescript drafts with manuscript annotations, including the Middle Assyrian, Susan, Achaemenean, Iranian, Syrian, Hebrew and Babylonian Calendars; Egyptian, Syrian and Babylonian history; Babylonian, Hittite, Egyptian and other King-lists; the Hittites; Assyrian sources and regnal years; intercalation; and bibliography.

      Smith , Sidney , 1889-1979 , scholar of Ancient Near Eastern History