Collection GB 1370 WIA, Daniel P Walker - WALKER, Daniel Pickering (1914-1985)

c 20 boxes

GB 1370 WIA, Daniel P Walker c 1949-1984 collection c 20 boxes Walker , Daniel Pickering , 1914-1985 , historian of ideas

Daniel Pickering Walker (known as 'Perkin' to friends and colleagues) was born in London, 1914 and educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford, receiving his DPhil in 1940; after working for the Foreign Office and in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War, he lectured and research at University College London for several years; Walker became a Reader at the Warburg Institute, 1961, and was subsequently the Institute's Professor of the History of the Classical Tradition (1975-1981). Much of his research centred on the importance of Christianity and religious belief in the development of European culture. After retirement he was an Honorary Fellow of the Institute until his death in 1985.

Bequeathed to the Institute, 1987.

Papers of Daniel Pickering Walker c 1949-1984, including notes, working papers and correspondence. Topics covered include: ancient theology; Christian Platonism, 15th-18th centuries; miracles; esoteric symbolism; musical symbolism; spiritual and demonic magic.

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Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Photocopies, at the discretion of the Archivist, may be provided for

research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the institutes holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist; no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the Archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.

English

Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Apr 2008 Historical research History Magic Miracles Mysticism Religion Religious experience Spiritualism Walker , Daniel Pickering , 1914-1985 , historian of ideas

Bequeathed to the Institute, 1987.

Papers of Daniel Pickering Walker c 1949-1984, including notes, working papers and correspondence. Topics covered include: ancient theology; Christian Platonism, 15th-18th centuries; miracles; esoteric symbolism; musical symbolism; spiritual and demonic magic.

Original order

Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Photocopies, at the discretion of the Archivist, may be provided for

research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the institutes holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist; no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the Archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.

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English

Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website

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.

• anglais