White (M.G.)
MS. Berlin 289
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
White (M.G.)
Shelfmark
MS. Berlin 289
Summary
Includes:
(fol. 2) comment on Berlin's article on Winston Churchill, 1949
(fols. 4-6) comments by Berlin on his own article in Time and Tide and broadcast on Anglo-American relations, 1949
(fols. 17-59, 108-127 and 227-237 passim) recurring discussion of a possible joint work by White and Berlin, on the philosophy of history, which never came to fruition, 1952-1979
(fols. 50-65) discussion of White's draft of The Age of Analysis (a companion volume to Berlin's The Age of Enlightenment ), including detailed comments by Berlin, 1955
(fols. 74-85) discussion of Berlin's Historical Inevitability , 1955-1956
(fol. 107, 113, 117, 120) references to the last illness and death of J.L. Austin, including appreciative comments on the man by both Berlin and White, 1960
(fol. 132) copy of a review by White of E.H. Carr's What is History?
(fol. 206) a description by Berlin of Franco Venturi, 1974
Date
1949-1979
Language
English
Physical extent
241 Leaves
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Collection contents
Papers of Sir Isaiah Berlin, 1897-1998, with some family papers, 1903-1972
Correspondence and papers
Letters of major correspondents
White (M.G.)
