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- Created 1902-1989 (Creation)
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59 boxes or 0.59m3
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 24 February 1923; educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford; National Service with the Border Regiment, 1942-1945; Assistant Keeper in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum, 1950-1960; Professor of Palaeography, King's College London, 1960-1985; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 1956; member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966-1967; Lyell Reader in Bibliography, University of Oxford, 1976-1977; Chairman of the Committee and Trustee, Lambeth Palace Library, 1979; President of the Bibliographical Society, 1986-1987; Fellow of King's College London, 1975; died 19 January 1987.
Publications: editor of The Stonyhurst Gospel of Saint John (Oxford, 1969); Poems (Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1988); A palaeographer's view: the selected writings of Julian Brown (Harvey Miller, London, c1993).
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GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP38 Created 1902-1989 Collection (fonds) 59 boxes or 0.59m3 Brown , Thomas Julian , 1923-1987
Born 24 February 1923; educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford; National Service with the Border Regiment, 1942-1945; Assistant Keeper in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum, 1950-1960; Professor of Palaeography, King's College London, 1960-1985; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 1956; member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966-1967; Lyell Reader in Bibliography, University of Oxford, 1976-1977; Chairman of the Committee and Trustee, Lambeth Palace Library, 1979; President of the Bibliographical Society, 1986-1987; Fellow of King's College London, 1975; died 19 January 1987.
Publications: editor of The Stonyhurst Gospel of Saint John (Oxford, 1969); Poems (Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1988); A palaeographer's view: the selected writings of Julian Brown (Harvey Miller, London, c1993).
Transferred by the Department of Palaeography, 1988, 1998.
Correspondence about posts, grants and awards, with related papers concerning Brown's work and palaeography, [1950-1985]; conference papers, mainly about palaeography, manuscripts and medieval history, often held at the London Medieval Society, the Medieval Institute and SCONUL (Standing Conference of National and University Libraries), 1968-1986; public lectures given by Brown, about scripts, palaeography including Latin palaeography, Anglo-Saxon and medieval history, and the Lindisfarne Gospels, 1958-1985; published work including proofs and drafts, and reviews of others' work, 1954-1988; unpublished notes, 1950-1986; papers, 1902-1989, including New Palaeographic Society reports, photographs, newspaper cuttings and student papers.
Arranged as Correspondence (alphabetical), Conferences, Public lectures, Published work, Others' work, Unpublished notes, and Other papers.
Parts of the collection are closed pending review of confidentiality.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College, London.
English
Draft handlist available in the reading room of the College Archives although part of the collection is uncatalogued.
Offprints and teaching materials are retained in the Department of Palaeography, King's College London.
Papers including Lyell lecture notes at the University of London Library; poems and related material (2 vols) at the British Library, Manuscript Collections.
Feb 2000 Bibles Brown , Thomas Julian , 1923-1987 , Professor of Palaeography Educational administration Educational grants Higher education institutions Historical methods Historical periods History History education Humanities education Indo-european languages King's College London Latin London Medieval Society , London Medieval history Medieval Institute New Palaeographic Society Palaeography Religious doctrines Religious texts SCONUL , Standing Conference of National and University Libraries x Standing Conference of National and University Libraries Social science education Theology Universities Educational institutions
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by the Department of Palaeography, 1988, 1998.
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Scope and content
Correspondence about posts, grants and awards, with related papers concerning Brown's work and palaeography, [1950-1985]; conference papers, mainly about palaeography, manuscripts and medieval history, often held at the London Medieval Society, the Medieval Institute and SCONUL (Standing Conference of National and University Libraries), 1968-1986; public lectures given by Brown, about scripts, palaeography including Latin palaeography, Anglo-Saxon and medieval history, and the Lindisfarne Gospels, 1958-1985; published work including proofs and drafts, and reviews of others' work, 1954-1988; unpublished notes, 1950-1986; papers, 1902-1989, including New Palaeographic Society reports, photographs, newspaper cuttings and student papers.
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System of arrangement
Arranged as Correspondence (alphabetical), Conferences, Public lectures, Published work, Others' work, Unpublished notes, and Other papers.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Parts of the collection are closed pending review of confidentiality.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College, London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Offprints and teaching materials are retained in the Department of Palaeography, King's College London.
Finding aids
Draft handlist available in the reading room of the College Archives although part of the collection is uncatalogued.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Papers including Lyell lecture notes at the University of London Library; poems and related material (2 vols) at the British Library, Manuscript Collections.
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- Educational administration
- Educational grants
- Higher education institutions
- History » Historical methods
- Historical periods
- History
- Social science education » Humanities education » History education
- Social science education » Humanities education
- Indo-european languages
- Indo-european languages » Latin
- Historical periods » Medieval history
- History » Historical methods » Palaeography
- Theology » Religious doctrines
- Social science education
- Theology
- Higher education institutions » Universities
- Educational institutions
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Language(s)
- English