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Manuscripts of Oxford lectures, 1954-1955

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MS. 21042/96
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Comprises manuscript notes for, and drafts of:

Folder 1: Lecture series: "Britain and the English, Third to the Seventh Century", Trinity Term, 1953

  1. Lecture 1: "Britain and the English, Third to the Seventh Century" [Introduction], Trinity Term, 1953
  2. Lecture 2: "Britain and the English, 367-443", Trinity Term, 1953
  3. Lecture 3: "The Coming of the Saxons (fifth Century)", Trinty Term, 1953
  4. Lecture 4: "Late Fifth to the Late Sixth Century", Trinity Term, 1953
  5. Lecture 5-7: [untitled], Trinity Term, 1953

Folder 2: Lecture series: Archaeological Theory and Method", Hilary Term, 1954

  1. Essay for Confernece on Anthropology at Harvard University, Oct 1953 [used as basis for lectures 1-3], Hilary Term, 1954
  2. Lecture 4: "Illustrations of Archaeology of Primary Diffusions in the form on Military Invasions, and of Secondary Diffusions in Various Forms and of How Careful History Warns Us to Be", Hilary Term, 1954
  3. Lecture 5: [untitled], Hilary Term, 1954
  4. Lecture 6: "Solution to the British Problem of Application of Our Theoretical Principles", Hilary Term, 1954
  5. Lecture 7: "Camulodunum - Colchester", Hilary Term, 1954
  6. Lecture 8: "Celtic Question on the British Isles", Hilary Term, 1954
  7. Lecture 9: "Archaeology in Prehistory wher Philological Evidence is Available", Hilary Term, 1954

Folder 3: Lecture series: Rome and the Gauls and Britain (Republic and Early Empire), Trinity Term, 1954

  1. Lecture 1-2: [slide lists only], Trinity Term, 1954
  2. Lecture 3: [untitled], Trinity Term, 1954
  3. Lecture 4: "Gaul, Britain, and Caesar", Trinity Term, 1954
  4. Lecture 5: [untitled], Trinity Term, 1954
  5. Lecture 6: "Britain, Background and 54 BC-AD 10/15", Trinity Term, 1954
  6. Lecture 7: [notes only], 1954
  7. Lectures 8-9: [slide lists only], 1954

Folder 4: Lecture series Historical Geography of Europe, 375-975", Michaelmas Term, 1954

  1. Lecture 1: "Introduction by Grandes Lignes, and presentation of the Roman Situation at 375", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  2. Lecture 2: "Books", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  3. Lecture 3: "The Social Geography, in its [?] relation to the Military Geography of the Roman Empire", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  4. Lecture 4: The Social Geography of the Late Roman Empire", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  5. Lecture 5: "Western Europe, Goths, Vandals, Astius", Michaelamas Term, 1954
  6. Lecture 6: [untitled], Michaelmas Term, 1954
  7. Lecture 7: [untitled], Michaelmas Term, 1954
  8. Lecture 8: "Justinian, Lombards, Papacy, and Franks in the VI", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  9. Lecture 9: "Through VI into VII Century in the West and on Danube and East Frontiers of Byzantine Europe", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  10. Lecture 10: [A. Europe, the East, and Heraclius and the Persians; B. Islam, Byzantine Europe], Michaelmas Term, 1954
  11. Lecture 11: [A. The Frankish West, 620s to 720s; B. The Frankish East, 680s to 780s; C. The West, 732"], Michaelmas Term, 1954
  12. Lecture 12: [A. Political Geography of the West, 732-775; B. Frankish Dominions, Internal Geography], Michaelmas Term, 1954
  13. Lecture 13: "Saxon England, the Missions to Germany and the Rise of Charlemagne, to 800", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  14. Lecture 14: Carolingian Times - Charlemagne and After", Michaelmas Term, 1954
  15. Lecture 15: [Recapitulation of the Post-Charlemagne Years 814-843 and introduction to Final Phase, 843-975; B. The East; C. Vikings and the West], Michaelmas Term, 1954

Folder 5: Lecture series: "Britain and the English to 700", Trinity Term, 1955

  1. Scheme for lecture series, Trinity Term, 1955
  2. Lecture 1: "The Britons", Trinity Term, 1955
  3. Lecture 2: "Roman Britain", May 3rd, Trinity Term, 1954
  4. Lecture 3: "Britain in the Late III and IV Century", Trinity Term, 1966

Folder 6: Lecture series: "Historical Geography, 375-814", Michaelmas Term, 1955

  1. Scheme for lecture series and notes for 14 lectures, Michaelmas Term, 1955

Folder 7: Lecture series, 1956-1959

  1. Lecture series, Trinity Term, 1956: "British Pre-History: How Far Credible"
  2. Lecture series, Hilary Term, 1957: "Critique of Archaeological Reason"
  3. Lecture series, Trinity Term, 1957: one folio of notes for 7th lecture
  4. Lecture series, Michaelmas Term, 1957: " Hyperboreans, Hesperides & Greeks"
  5. Lecture series, Hilary Term, 1958: "Art in Anglo-Saxon England"
  6. Lecture series,Trinity Term, 1958: list of Celtic Art slides and notes for first lecture on "The Ancient Britons"
  7. Lecture series, Michaelmas Term, 1958: "Gordon Childe's Dawn of European Civilization" and "Brennus to Alaric: the Celts & Germans"
  8. Lecture series, Trinity Term, 1959: "System and History in the British Iron Age"
  9. Lecture series, Michaelmas Term, 1959: "Europe from Neolithic to Mycenean"

Dates

  • Creation: 1954-1955

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

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Shelfmark

MS. 21042/96