Papers of Dr. Richard W. Hunt relating to his studies at Haileybury College, Balliol College, Oxford, and to his later career, 1926-1949 and n.d. [c.1927-1932]
Comprises:
Folder 1: notebook, 'Essays, 1927', 1926-1927 and n.d. [c.1927], including
- 'Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress'
- 'Tragedy'
- 'What is Poetry?'
- 'Class distinctions'
- 'Disestablishment'
- 'Party Government'
- 'The Influence of Tradition on Poetry'
Folder 2: notes on 'Christianity of the Middle Ages', hell, purgatory and heaven, and related papers, 1926-1949 and n.d. [c.1927-1930]
Folder 3: transcripts from manuscripts and related notes, including extracts from [Oxford], Trinity [College], MS. 34 and [Oxford, Bodleian Library], MS. Digby 53, 1930 and n.d. [c.1930]
Folder 4: notes on 'Visions of the Middle Ages', 'The Sources of the Oxford Book of M[edieval] L[atin] V[erse]', and on manuscripts in Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, and elsewhere, 1930-1932 and n.d. [c.1927-1932]
Folder 5: notes on Greek history, 1931 and n.d. [c.1930]
Folder 6: notes, n.d. [c.1931], including materials relating to 'Books in the will of Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham 1406-1437', 'Manuscripts of Univ[ersity] Coll[ege], [Oxford]', and 'The Library of Thomas Keye'
Folder 7: notes on dialects, 1934 and n.d. [c.1930]
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1949 and n.d. [c.1927-1932]
Extent
1 box (7 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 21026/53
Former reference:
Hunt 109; Hunt 110 [part]
Creator
- From the Collection: Hunt | Richard William | 1908-1979 | palaeographer (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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