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- 1911-1952 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
3 boxes
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Born, 1890; educated at Westminster School (scholar); Oriel College Oxford (scholar); 1st Class Moderations, 1911; 2nd Class Literae Humaniores, 1914; BA, 1914; MA, 1915; Assistant Master, Marlborough College, 1914-1918; Westminster School, 1919-1921; Rector of Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, 1921-1929; temporary Junior Assistant, Air Ministry, 1941-1943; temporary Senior Assistant, Foreign Office, 1943-1945; Lecturer in Department of Classics and Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, King's College London, 1945-1957; Chairman, English Association, 1959-1964; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; died, 1972. Publications: with B V F Brackenbury, Elementary French Exercises (1917); Kelvinside Academy, 1878-1928; Gibbon's Journal (1929); Edward Gibbon (1937); London is London (1949); Virgil and the English Augustans (a paper read to the Virgil Society, 1952); Norman Douglas, A Selection from his Works (1955); A Century of Writers, 1855-1955 (1955); Essays and Studies Collected for the English Association (1955); abridged Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1960); Trends in English Pronunciation (1960). Contributor to: Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature; Encyclopaedia Britannica. Novels: Twice Shy (1933); This Sweet Work (1935). Translations: Natalia Ginzburg, Voices in the Evening (1963) and Family Sayings (1967); Ercole Patti, Roman Chronicle (1965).
Histoire archivistique
GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP70 1911-1952 Collection (fonds) 3 boxes Low , David Morrice , 1890-1972 , writer
Born, 1890; educated at Westminster School (scholar); Oriel College Oxford (scholar); 1st Class Moderations, 1911; 2nd Class Literae Humaniores, 1914; BA, 1914; MA, 1915; Assistant Master, Marlborough College, 1914-1918; Westminster School, 1919-1921; Rector of Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, 1921-1929; temporary Junior Assistant, Air Ministry, 1941-1943; temporary Senior Assistant, Foreign Office, 1943-1945; Lecturer in Department of Classics and Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, King's College London, 1945-1957; Chairman, English Association, 1959-1964; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; died, 1972. Publications: with B V F Brackenbury, Elementary French Exercises (1917); Kelvinside Academy, 1878-1928; Gibbon's Journal (1929); Edward Gibbon (1937); London is London (1949); Virgil and the English Augustans (a paper read to the Virgil Society, 1952); Norman Douglas, A Selection from his Works (1955); A Century of Writers, 1855-1955 (1955); Essays and Studies Collected for the English Association (1955); abridged Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1960); Trends in English Pronunciation (1960). Contributor to: Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature; Encyclopaedia Britannica. Novels: Twice Shy (1933); This Sweet Work (1935). Translations: Natalia Ginzburg, Voices in the Evening (1963) and Family Sayings (1967); Ercole Patti, Roman Chronicle (1965).
Acquired from Low's family.
Notes and papers, 1911-1952, of David Morrice Low, including scrapbook of news cuttings and pictures, 1911-1913; printed Marlborough school lists, 1914-1918, and extracts from school rules, 1916; list of Oriel men on service; notes on Italy and Latin, 1924-1925 and undated; notes on teaching classics and mathematics [1914-1921]; notes, manuscripts and typescripts for novels or short stories; material relating to Low's novel Twice Shy (1933) including notes, reviews, and a contract with Chatto & Windus; other material relating to Chatto & Windus, 1927-1933; notes on Greece and Nice; manuscript notes and letter, 1927, from V H Collins on 'Scotticisms'; manuscript personal notes on his mother, childhood, first memories, use of language and attitude to women; typescript note on role as examiner of English, 1940; notebooks on Edward Gibbon, some dated 1934-1935, from various sources including Gibbon's journal and letters; printed catalogue of Gibbon's library, 1934, and typescript essay on it; photographs of portraits of Gibbon and places associated with him; typescripts on 'The Grand Tour'; notes on aeronautical terminology in Spanish and Portuguese [1941-1943]; offprint of E M Wilson, 'La Estroga Sexta de la Cancion a la Flor de Guido', Miscelanea (1952), dedicated to Low; Enid Marx, The Pigeon Ace [undated].
The collection is arranged in the following sections: notebooks; typescript and manuscript fragment of a story concerning a teacher; notes for Twice Shy; reviews of Twice Shy; Chatto and Windus; typescripts; notes on Greece; notes on Nice; manuscript fragments concerning Albert Edward Sceefe; manuscript notes and letters from V H Collins; manuscript personal notes; notebooks on Gibbon; Gibbon's library, portraits and places; typescripts on the Grand Tour; notes on aeronautical terminology; scrapbook of news cuttings and pictures; printed material.
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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.
Mostly English; some Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Typescript list available in reading room at King's College London Archives.
Reading University Library holds letters from Low in the Chatto and Windus correspondence files, 1926-1928 (in MS2444); correspondence of Low, 1930-1935, including c14 letters from him (in Jonathan Cape General files); files of correspondence relating to works by Norman Douglas, 1951-1952, including three letters from Low to Douglas, and files of correspondence relating to works by Low, 1951-1970, including letters from Low (in Chatto and Windus and Hogarth Press General Correspondence). Sussex University Library, Manuscript Collections, holds 12 letters from Low to Kingsley Martin, 1931-1962 (Ref: SxMs11/14/1). Glasgow University Library holds a letter from Low to W R Scott, 1936 (Ref: MS.Gen.1293(0)14). Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts, holds correspondence with Graham Pollard, 1927-1971 (Ref: MSS Pollard). Royal Society of Literature holds nine letters from Low, 1958-1967. Buckinghamshire County Record Office, Aylesbury, holds a fragment of a letter from Low to Theodora Roscoe, 1962 (in D115/126/13).
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Sources: brief description in King's College London Manuscripts and Private Papers: A Select Guide (1982); Who's Who; British Library online catalogue; National Register of Archives; Location register of twentieth-century English literary manuscripts (1988). Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2001 Aeronautics Aerospace engineering Age distribution Age groups Air Ministry Authors Book reviews Chatto & Windus Ltd , publishers Childhood Collins , V H , fl 1927 Educational personnel English Europe France Germanic languages Gibbon , Edward , 1737-1794 , historian Greece Humanities education Indo-european languages Italy Language instruction Latin Literary criticism Literary forms and genres Literature Low , David Morrice , 1890-1972 , writer Marlborough College , Wiltshire Marx , Enid , fl ? 1943 , author Mathematics education Newspaper press Nice Novels Photographs Portuguese Press Press cuttings Prose Publishing Publishing industry Romance languages Schools Social science education Space technology Spanish Teachers Travel Travel abroad University of Oxford , Oriel College x Oxford University , Oriel College Visual materials Western Europe Wilson , E M , fl 1952 Writers Educational institutions Personnel People by occupation People
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Acquired from Low's family.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Notes and papers, 1911-1952, of David Morrice Low, including scrapbook of news cuttings and pictures, 1911-1913; printed Marlborough school lists, 1914-1918, and extracts from school rules, 1916; list of Oriel men on service; notes on Italy and Latin, 1924-1925 and undated; notes on teaching classics and mathematics [1914-1921]; notes, manuscripts and typescripts for novels or short stories; material relating to Low's novel Twice Shy (1933) including notes, reviews, and a contract with Chatto & Windus; other material relating to Chatto & Windus, 1927-1933; notes on Greece and Nice; manuscript notes and letter, 1927, from V H Collins on 'Scotticisms'; manuscript personal notes on his mother, childhood, first memories, use of language and attitude to women; typescript note on role as examiner of English, 1940; notebooks on Edward Gibbon, some dated 1934-1935, from various sources including Gibbon's journal and letters; printed catalogue of Gibbon's library, 1934, and typescript essay on it; photographs of portraits of Gibbon and places associated with him; typescripts on 'The Grand Tour'; notes on aeronautical terminology in Spanish and Portuguese [1941-1943]; offprint of E M Wilson, 'La Estroga Sexta de la Cancion a la Flor de Guido', Miscelanea (1952), dedicated to Low; Enid Marx, The Pigeon Ace [undated].
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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Mode de classement
The collection is arranged in the following sections: notebooks; typescript and manuscript fragment of a story concerning a teacher; notes for Twice Shy; reviews of Twice Shy; Chatto and Windus; typescripts; notes on Greece; notes on Nice; manuscript fragments concerning Albert Edward Sceefe; manuscript notes and letters from V H Collins; manuscript personal notes; notebooks on Gibbon; Gibbon's library, portraits and places; typescripts on the Grand Tour; notes on aeronautical terminology; scrapbook of news cuttings and pictures; printed material.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions de 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.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
Mostly English; some Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Typescript list available in reading room at King's College London Archives.
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Unités de description associées
Reading University Library holds letters from Low in the Chatto and Windus correspondence files, 1926-1928 (in MS2444); correspondence of Low, 1930-1935, including c14 letters from him (in Jonathan Cape General files); files of correspondence relating to works by Norman Douglas, 1951-1952, including three letters from Low to Douglas, and files of correspondence relating to works by Low, 1951-1970, including letters from Low (in Chatto and Windus and Hogarth Press General Correspondence). Sussex University Library, Manuscript Collections, holds 12 letters from Low to Kingsley Martin, 1931-1962 (Ref: SxMs11/14/1). Glasgow University Library holds a letter from Low to W R Scott, 1936 (Ref: MS.Gen.1293(0)14). Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts, holds correspondence with Graham Pollard, 1927-1971 (Ref: MSS Pollard). Royal Society of Literature holds nine letters from Low, 1958-1967. Buckinghamshire County Record Office, Aylesbury, holds a fragment of a letter from Low to Theodora Roscoe, 1962 (in D115/126/13).
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
- Technologie spatiale » Technologie aérospatiale
- Répartition par âge
- Répartition par âge » Groupe d'âge
- Auteur
- Littérature » Critique littéraire » Compte rendu de livres
- Répartition par âge » Groupe d'âge » Enfance
- Personnel de l'éducation
- Langue indo-européenne » Langue germanique » Anglais
- Langue indo-européenne » Langue germanique
- Enseignement des sciences sociales » Études littéraires
- Langue indo-européenne
- Enseignement des langues
- Langue indo-européenne » Latin
- Littérature » Critique littéraire
- Forme et genre littéraire
- Littérature
- Enseignement des mathématiques
- Presse » Presse d'information
- Forme et genre littéraire » Prose » Roman
- Support visuel » Photographies
- Langue indo-européenne » Langue romane » Portugais
- Presse
- Presse » Presse d'information » Coupure de presse
- Forme et genre littéraire » Prose
- Industrie de l'édition » Édition
- Industrie de l'édition
- Langue indo-européenne » Langue romane
- École
- Enseignement des sciences sociales
- Technologie spatiale
- Langue indo-européenne » Langue romane » Espagnol
- Personnel de l'éducation » Enseignant
- Voyage
- Voyage » Voyage à l'étranger
- Support visuel
- Auteur » Écrivain
- Établissement d'enseignement
- Personnel
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais