Papers of S.G. Dunn, consisting of:
- Notebooks as an undergraduate at Jesus College, Oxford, 1898-1902
- Pocket diaries, containing brief entries, with some details of journeys made in India, 1924-1930, and South Africa, 1935
- Notebooks containing notes and drafts, n.d.
- Notebook containing vocabulary of, and notes on, Hindi, n.d.
- Volume containing Latin and Greek verse exercises by pupils at Eton, ca. 1770-1785
- Journal of a tour in the Wye valley by G. Fisk, 1821
- Album of extracts in prose and verse belonging to Mrs Henry Windle, early 19th century
- Album of photographs of the Windle family of Walsall, Staffordshire, 19th-20th century
Dates
- Creation: 19th-20th century
Extent
1.40 Linear metres (28 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Hindi
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. d. 615, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. d. 615-617, d. 625, e. 564-567, f. 384-391; Top. Oxon. e. 387-401
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10432
Abstract
Archive of S.G. Dunn
Biographical / Historical
Stanley Gerald Dunn (1879-1964) was Professor of English literature at Allahabad, India, and Witwatersrand, South Africa. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 45408-45438.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bequeathed by S.G. Dunn in 1964.
Subject
- Dunn | Stanley Gerald | 1879-1964 | English Scholar (Person)
- Fisk | George | fl. 1821 (Person)
- Windle | - | fl. 1800-1840 | wife of Henry Windle (Person)
- Windle | family | Walsall Staffordshire (Family)
- Eton College (Organisation)
- University of Oxford | Jesus College (Organisation)
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of S.G. Dunn
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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