Papers of Dr Gerald Stone relating to Nevill Forbes, assembled in the course of writing Forbes' entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Comprises correspondence, 1998-2009, including with Forbes' niece Felicity Ashbee, notes and articles on Forbes, Felicity Ashbee's memoir of her uncle and copies of photographs (with some negatives) of him as a child, young man and adult, including some with his parents.
Dates
- 1998-2009
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. 16165
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16165
Overview
Papers relating to Nevill Forbes, Slavonic scholar.
Biographical / Historical
Nevill Forbes (1883-1929) was a Slavonic scholar, noted for the influence of his grammars and textbooks, who spent most of his career at the University of Oxford. See the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr Gerald Stone in 2019.
- Title
- Catalogue of Papers relating to Nevill Forbes, Slavonic Scholar
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Lucy McCann
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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