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Letters collected by R.H. Lightfoot

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MS. Eng. lett. c. 453, fols. 189-211
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  1. fols. 189-190 letter in verse to Nicholas Lightfoot from Robert Southey, 25 Mar 1793
  2. fol. 191 letter partly in verse to Nicholas Lightfoot from Robert Southey, 22 Dec 1793
  3. fols. 193-194 letter to Nicholas Lightfoot from Edmund Davard [?], 19 Jun 1794
  4. fols. 195-196 letter to Nicholas Lightfoot from [Edmund Davard?], 2-6 Jan 1795
  5. fols. 197-198 letter to Nicholas Lightfoot from George Burnett, 22 Oct 1796
  6. fol. 199 letter to Edward Pusey from John Henry Newman, 31 Dec 1864
  7. fol. 200 letter to the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from W.E. Gladstone, 11 June 1865
  8. fol. 201 note concerning the purpose of a College, n.d.
  9. fols. 202-206 letter to Joseph from R.G. Collingwood discussing F.H. Bradley's The Presuppositions of Critical History with notes on Bradley's book, 15 Jul 1932
  10. fols. 207-211 note from Cecil Boutflower enclosing four envelopes addressed to Bishop Lightfoot, with handwriting identified, n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1793-1932 and n.d.

Extent

23 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 453, fol. 189].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. c. 453, fols. 189-211

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16128

Abstract

Letters collected by R.H. Lightfoot.

Biographical / Historical

Professor Robert Henry Lightfoot (1883-1953) was the Ireland Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture, Oxford University, 1934–1949. For further details see Who's Who.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Rev. P.M. Haynes in 1978.

Title
Catalogue of Letters collected by R.H. Lightfoot
Status
Published
Author
Finding aid prepared by Lucy McCann
Date
2019
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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