A-L, excluding letters from Lord Curzon
MS. Eng. c. 8182
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
A-L, excluding letters from Lord Curzon
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 8182
Summary
Arranged alphabetically and including
(fols. 1-8) letters from Lord Acton relating to the Cambridge Modern History, 1896-1897
(fols. 9-16) from Charles F. Adams with comments on Sir Charles's article '1813' on Napoleon in Quarterly, 1913
(fols. 27-29) article by Hilaire Belloc in The Varsity (1906) criticising Sir Charles's view of Napoleon
(fols. 38-39 ) letter from Robert Seymour Bridges, [19??]
(fols. 40-42) letters from Sir Maurice de Bunsen, 1910
(fols. 52-54) letter from Mandell Creighton, 1895
(fols. 57-58) press cuttings relating to the Peninsular War Memorial in San Sebastien, 1924
(fols. 60-63) letter from Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, informing Sir Charles of his election to 'The Club', 1914
(fol. 64) telegram from Sir Henry Katz Davson, 1904
(fols. 65-66) letter from Arthur Conan Doyle, probably in response for Sir Charles' comments on Doyle's British campaign in France and Flanders, 1916
(fols. 76-79) letter from Walter Devonshire Ellis, 1900
(fols. 85-87) letter from Cecil Scott Forester about his The Commodore, 1945
(fols. 91-99) letters from Edward Freeman, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford; the first about the battle of Hastings, 1890, and the second about the choice of top 21 decisive British battles, 1892
(fols. 100-101) letter from Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, with critique on the battle of Somme, 1927
(fols. 106-120) letters from Herbert Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham, writing as Sir Charles's son's godfather, 1900-1914
(fols. 121-126) letters from William Holden Hutton, 1900, 1930
(fols. 127-142) letters from Rudyard Kipling with topics varying from coins to India issue in 1919 and the Empire Pageant of 1924, 1907-24
(fols. 143-144) letter from George William Kitchin, 1893
(fols. 149-161) letters from Andrew Lang
(fols. 162-165) letter from Henry Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, 1905
(fols. 169-170) letter from Arthur Thomas Lloyd, 1900
Date
1892-1945, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
170 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman
Letters and other papers from well-known people
A-L, excluding letters from Lord Curzon
