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Trinity/Add.Ms.b contains:
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66	W A Wright Bible Revision: correspondence
67	C E Stuart notes, collation and typescript of Seneca's Trgedies
68	Henry Sidgwick: certificates etc
69	Notes relating to the life of Henry Sidgwick
70	Henry Sidgwick: notebook containing additions incorporated in the sixth edition of Methods of Ethics
71	Henry Sidgwick: miscellanea
72	Work on the Old Testament by C D Ginsberg with related correspondence
73	W A Wright: miscellaneous letters
74	W A Wright: miscellanea
75	Henry Jackson: lecture notes on Greek Philosophy
76	Henry Jackson: lecture notes on Greek philosophy
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Additional Manuscripts b

Title	Henry Sidgwick: miscellanea
Reference	71
Covering Dates	1884–1905
Extent and Medium	1 box

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Sidgwick, Henry (1838-1900) philosopher

Trinity/Add.Ms.b/71 contains:

Printed proof of part of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir, with annotations regarding the text and additional remininscences in pencil by G.O. Trevelyan.
1 doc.

n.d.

Printed memorial to Henry Sidgwick, entitled 'Memorial to the Late Professor Henry Sidgwick'. Refers to a meeting held at the Lodge of Trinity College 'to consider what steps should be taken to perpetuate at Cambridge the memory of the late Professor Henry Sidgwick...' on 26 November 1900, and lists the resolutions that were passed at it. Refers to a meeting of the General Committee on 24 Jaunuary 1901, at which appointments to various posts were made; and to a meeting of the Executive Committee on 21 October 1901, at which it was agreed that the money subscribed to the memorial fund should offered to the University to be used to establish and maintain a university lectureship 'or other teaching office in Moral Science to be connected with the name of Professor Sidgwick.' Reports that the offer was accepted on 7 November 1901, and that regulations for the lectureship were adopted by the University at a Congregation held on 12 December 1901 List of subscribers included.
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22 Jan 1902

3/1-2

E.E. Bowen to Arthur Sidgwick. Typewritten copy of letter. Refers to a piece he has written on HS [included], which refers to the latter's undergraduate years at Cambridge. Gives his permission to use the piece in any way he wishes. Wishes that he could find some letters, but states that he could only find one letter in blank verse, which he sent to NS. In relation to the writing of the memoir advises AS to 'sacrifice everything to shortness....' Accompanied by sheet, with explanatory note in ink: 'Copy of E. E. Bowen[']s notes about Henry'. (2 docs).
1 doc.

8 Jan 1901

3/3-5

Typewritten copy of E.E. Bowen's reminiscences of Henry Sidgwick's undergraduate years. Relates the occasion that he heard the news that HS had won the Craven Scholarship, and describes his wide-ranging academic interests. Recalls a walking tour he took with him in South Wales, and a competition they had to begin 'some stanza of the Odes that the other could not finish.' Refers also to the respect in which his opinion on various matters was held. Some amendments in ink.
1 doc.

n.d.

Printed report of the [committee of] Royal Society, on the proposal to establish a British Academy. Refers to a letter to the Royal Society from Lord Dillon on behalf of several interested gentlemen, including Arthur Balfour, James Bryce, Lord Acton, HS, Professor Jebb, W.E. Lecky, Leslie Stephen, and others, in relation to the formation of a British Academy. Also refers to HS' plan for the the institution of a new academy or section. Lays out plan, including the ways in which the Royal Society might aid in the project. Refers to its proposed scope in terms of subject-related sections. Refers to the participation of the Royal Society in the foundation of an International Association of the principal Scientific and Literary Academies of the world, and to a scheme drawn up for the organisation of the Association, which provides for the division of the Association into two sections - ' "Scientific" ' and ' "Literary" '. Points out that there is no existing institution 'competent to represent the United Kingdom in the Philosophico-Historical [Literary] section', and this fact is used as an argument for the foundation of a new Academy. Includes proposals 'submitted to the Committee' on ways in which the demand for the representation of Philosophico-Historical studies in an Academy might be dealt with, including the creations of an organisation independent of the Royal Society; the creation of two ' "Academies" ' within the Royal Society; the creation of two or three ' "Sections" ' of the Royal Society; and the creation of twenty-five to fifty Fellows 'representing the Philosophico-Historical subjects, to serve as a nucleus, and creation of three or four committees, similar to those already existing, viz., one for Ethnography and Archaeology, one for Philology, one for Statistics and Political Economy, and one for Psychology....' Reports that the above schemes were discussed at an interview with a number of representatives of the Philosophico-Historical Sciences, and that the general opinion of these gentlemen was in favour of the creation of two or three sections of the Royal Society. Refers to the issue of whether the Royal Society 'will be more useful if the area of its interests is enlarged.' Discusses the divisions between the Natural Sciences and the Philosophico-Historical group of sciences, and the manner in which each group is treated in other European countries. Raises the question of Government grants, and suggests that if new subjects were to share in these grants it might have the effect of dividing the Royal Society into sections with comparatively weak common interests. Refers also to the effect of the scheme on expenditure and on the organisation of the staff.
1 doc.

28 Jun 1900

Printed poem entitled 'Khartoum' by Frank Sidgwick.
1 doc.

1900

Printed poem entitled 'India Pacificata' by F.W.H. Myers.
1 doc.

1863

Printed declaration, signed by William Sidgwick - father of HS - on the occasion of his taking the office of Master of the Free Grammar School of Skipton, Yorkshire.
1 doc.

9 Dec 1835

Printed certificate of the ordination as priest of William Sidgwick by John B[ird], Bishop of Chester, in Durham Cathedral on 14 July 1833.
1 doc.

14 Jul 1833

F.W. Maitland to Nora Sidgwick. Hesitates to intrude upon her sorrow, but assures her that no day has passed without his thinking of HS, whom he loved and honoured. Explains that he learned from Frederick Pollock that she was collected HS' letters. Refers to the only one he has [not included], which was written to him the previous winter.
1 doc.

11 Oct 1900

Charlotte F. Patterson to Nora Sidgwick. Explains that she heard from [James] Bryce that she would like to have part of HS' correspondence with her father. Reports that she has spoken to her mother, who will be happy for NS to have the letter as soon as they get back to town, which will be in the early part of September. .
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9 Aug 1901

Arthur C. Benson to his aunt NS. Thanks her for sending back the letters from HS. Undertakes to see if he can find any more from him, but doesn't think there are many, if any. Hopes that his uncle AS will cut back on some of his other work, of which he believes he does 'far too much', in order to devote himself to the writing of the memoir. Declares that '[t]he great desideration is that the writer should want to [write] more than anything else in the world - and everything is quickly and well done when that is behind.' Advises NS to ask Maggie if she can find any letters, and states that there are a good many papers at [ ]. Undertakes to look there when he goes back there in August.
1 doc.

10 Jul 1901

Arthur Sidgwick to Nora Sidgwick. Explains that he has been occupied with various affairs since her letter arrived, including 'presenting D.Litt. candidate for Degree, and organising lunch party in Corpus for [his] indefatigable brother in law Archdeacon Wilson....' Announces that he goes the following day to Haslemere to work with 'HGD' [H.G. Dakyns] 'at the remaining letters of his series which [they] had not time to finish' when he was in Oxford. Asks NS for any other letters that she is able to send him, since he now has time to spend more time working on them. Informs her, confidentially, that his retirement is now fixed for Easter 1902. States that he shall keep his Readership, and also his 'A.E.W. work'. In relation to Frank [Sidgwick], declares that he is 'no scholar', and that he [AS] has 'never had any illusions about his Tripos.' Announces that he is writing to Mrs Myers. States that he kept the books becasuse since he returned his proofs to the editor of the Dictionary of National Biography he has heard nothing, and thought it possible that 'he might require a revise, which might mean reference to the books again.'.
1 doc.

28 Jun 1901

Arthur Sidgwick to Nora Sidgwick. Reports that he was down at Haslemere the previous Saturday to Monday, and that he [and H.G. Dakyns] worked on the rest of Dakyns letters. Refers to the need for discretion, which NS had mentioned, and states that he regards all the letters as confidential. Relates that Dakyns was 'infinitely good over the letters', and claims that between them they have dated nearly all of them. Believes that they will be helpful 'at every point except what concerns [HS'] administrative Cambridge work', and states that they show 'himself on many sides', and that his 'infinite unwearied thoughtfulness, and quiet wisdom, and great range of interest, and kindness, are apparent everywhere.'.
1 doc.

3 Jul 1901

E.E. Bowen to Nora Sidgwick. Sends her the only letter [from HS to him] that he can find [not included]. Remarks that the freedom and freshness of it still seems very vivid to him. Advises her in relation to her plan to write a memoir, that it would be best 'in the form either of an introduction to some posthumous publication, or else of a magazine or review article.'.
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18 Sep [ ]

J.W. Cross to Nora Sidgwick. Sends NS three letters [not included]. Remarks that their quality 'is very characteristic in the generosity of appreciation of another's work.' Discusses the dating of the correspondence and explains how he had estimated the dates. Refers to Middlemarch, to which HS had referred in one of the letters, and to the latter's favourable reaction to it. In relation to the third letter of 29 April 1880, states that he sends it for NS' own reading only, as he does not want it to be published.
1 doc.

5 Jun 1901

J.W. Cross to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for her letter. Claims that one of the letters that gave him 'more pleasure than almost any letter' he ever received in his life was one from HS referring to an article Cross had written in January 1879 called 'American [ ]'. Remarks on HS' 'uncommon generosity in dealing with another person's small work....' Explains that he has mislaid this letter, but undertakes to send NS any others that he comes across.
1 doc.

9 Jun 1901

17/1

Henry [Jones] to Miss [E.E.C.] Jones. Apologises for the delay in sending an enclosed copy of a minute of the Philosophical Society of 10 January 1895 [included].
1 doc.

23 Jul 1901

17/2

Copy of a minute - by the Secretary W.K. Gillies - of the Philosophical Society of 10 January 1895. Refers to a lecture delivered by HS on 'The Philosophy of Common Sense'. Reports on the humorous way, 'conspicuous for the lucidity and beautiful simplicity of its style, the lecturer dealt with Kant's attitude towards Reid, and then, more in detail, with Reid's theory of perception....' Refers to the chairman, Professor Jones, who thanked HS for the address. Adds that the attendance was the largest in the records of the society. .
1 doc.

[10 Jan 1895]

17/3

E.E.C. Jones to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for her letter. Refers to the enclosed letter and copy of minute [included] and tells her to keep them. Reminds her that the article on 'The Philosophy of Common Sense' was published in Mind in 1895. Announces that she is having a children's party on the following Monday, but claims that 'it will seem very different from the times when [NS has] been so kind as to come'.
1 doc.

26 Jul 1901

Mary Ellen Martineau (daughter of James Martineau) to Nora Sidgwick. Regrets to inform her that she is unable to find any of HS' letters among her father's letters. States that if they were by any chance sent to Dr Drummond in connection with his and Professor Upton's memoir of her father, he will return them without delay.
1 doc.

8 Nov 1901

Mary Ellen Martineau to Nora Sidgwick. Announces that she has at last found a letter to send to NS, from HS to her father, on the subject of the Free Christian Union. Explains that Dr Drummond found it, and that it is dated 22 February, but has no year on it. Undertakes to send on any more letters that turn up.
1 doc.

15 Nov 1901

James Drummond to Nora Sidgwick. Gives a list of dates connected with the Free Christian Union, including the date of the meeting to propose its foundation and appoint a Committee in University Hall, and the dates of the meetings to constitute the Union and to settle the final form of constitution, and of the first and second annual meetings. Adds that there was 'a good deal of private conference, and some public controversy, before the earliest of these dates [14 June 1867], in order to clear the ground for the Union'; and that the facts are 'pretty fully related' in his [Drummond's] biography of James Martineau.
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18 Nov 1901

Basil Champneys to Nora Sidgwick. Sends her a copy of a letter from HS to him [not included], which he suggests might be of some use to her. Remarks that the latter part of it is an example of 'the accuracy and tact of [HS'] judgment in matters of general culture'. Expresses his pleasure at the news that NS and Arthur Sidgwick are to write a memoir of HS. Refers to a paper by Frank Cornish in the Pilot of 22 December, which he describes as 'admirable', and offers to send it to her if she has not yet come across it. Adds that he has put, 'by way of a note, the passages in [Bridges'] "[Pros]ody of [ ]" referred to in [HS'] letter at the end,....' Expresses the hope that 'the change and holiday' will do NS great good, and reassures her of their sincere and deep sympathy. Offers to send her the original letter if she wishes to have it.
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28 Dec 1900

Basil Champneys to Henry Sidgwick. Expresses his gladness that HS has got a good mortgage, and reports that he hears from Mr P[ ] that it was 'perfectly sound'. States that he has looked over Bridges' pamphlet again, and remarks, on reading it again, 'how very little [ ] prosody can carry you in explaining the secret of good verse...', and that he quite agrees with HS about the end of lines. Goes on to discuss the content and form of the verse, and refers to the use and accentuation of foreign words, e.g., in French and Latin. Refers to Milton, Pope.and Shakespeare. Asks HS if he knows P[aterson's]. 'Studies of the English Metrical Law', published as a preface to 'Amelia'. Also refers to [a report] in the Globe of the previous Friday that 'German bands in Melbourne had been compelled to play "Rule Britannia" all the time'.
1 doc.

12 Jan 1896

Horatio F. Brown to Nora Sidgwick. Announces that he is sending a packet of HS' letters to her [not included] - two to Symonds, and the rest to his [Brown's] mother and to himself. Claims to have a good many more letters and memoranda 'full of that exquisite finesse of humour that was so peculiarly his', but that a they all relate to the ' "Life" of Mr Symonds' he doubts that they would be of use to NS. Offers to send them to her if she wishes to have them. Hopes that she has found 'the Journal Letters.' Sends his mother's best wishes. List [in NS' hand] of '[l]etters enclosed and copied', and their dates: to 'J.A.S', 'H.F.B', 'Mrs Brown, and to 'H.F.D.'.
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4 Nov 1900

Horatio F. Brown to Nora Sidgwick. Sends her the letters from HS to Symonds [not included], which he found among the latter's papers. Claims that he is sorry to part with them, but that she has every right to them. Confesses that he has kept back one, and offers to send her the original after he has taken a copy, but states that he would like to keep one original letter from HS 'to Johnnie.' Referring to all of HS' letter to him [Brown], claims that they were mostly about Symonds 'Life'. Remarks on the fact that in the letters he sends there are references to 'the Journal', and states that that really covered the larger part of their correspondence. Sends his mother's kindest regards. Note [in NS' hand] refers to the letters accompanying this letter, and date from 1881, 1889, and 1892, and states that she has compared copies with originals.
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13 Oct 1900

Henry Sidgwick to Mrs Roden Noel. Copy of letter. Writes to express his sympathy to her on the death of her husband. Claims that he has been thinking of the latter and of the early years of their friendship, when they 'talked and wrote to each other, in the eagerness of youth, on all things in Heaven and Earth.' States that he believes that although Noel 'was keenly disappointed by the world's inadequae recognition of his genius he did his work in life none the less resolutely, and brought out his great gifts, and remained nobly true to his ideal.' Regrets that in later years he [HS] 'often vexed him somewhat by unsympathetic criticism of his [Behe] work', but states that he is glad to think that this never made any division between them. Adds how much he admired Noel as a poet, and hopes that she will always rely on him if the occasion should arise on which he could be of any service to her or to her children.
1 doc.

2 Jun [ ]

Arthur C. Benson to Nora Sidgwick. Refers to an enclosed letter [from HS to him] of [18 Nov 1896]; [not included]. Claims that it demonstrates how HS helped people by really putting himself 'inside their point of view.' Reports that they are having a bout of influenza at Eton, and that out of thirty-six boys thirty-two are sick. Adds that it is of a mild type however. States that 'Willie has to go home for a few days.'.
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n.d.

J. Sully to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for her letter. Regrets that he could only find 'a few short letters', and sends 'six and a testimonial' [not included]. Does not think that they will be of any use for the memoir, which he is pleased to hear is being written. Refers to HS' kindness to him, and claims to 'prize among [his] treasures' HS' testimonial to him. States how great a privilege it is for him to be associated with him in the work of the International Congress of Psychology in 1892. Refers to his 'almost womanly consideration', and his 'delightful humour', which appear in his letters. Mentions a letter he received from HS in reply to one from himself asking him to sign a protest 'against carrying the war in S. Africa to the point of conquest and annexation', and offers to send it to her. States that he was sorry to hear of NS' poor health, but hopes tha the change and the fine air 'have re-established it'. Adds that he and HS 'used to talk much of [insomnia]', which he believes probably bound them together 'almost as much as common philosophic [talks]'. Explains that the enclosed letter of 1879 has to do with a plan of theirs 'to start a sort of hostel'. Claims that he was in 'a hopeless condition of brain-weariness', and that they had to think of some new way of m[ ]ing themselves. Notes [in NS' hand] states that the letter Sully refers to from HS and referring to the petition against the war in South Africa was sent and is copied, and that the last letter referred to was not copied.
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3 Apr 1901

J. Sully to Nora Sidgwick. States that he forgot to mention in his last letter that HS signed a petition drawn up by him [Sully] and Leslie Stephen in 1883 to the Home Secretary [Sir W. Harcourt] asking him 'to reduce the sentence of a year's imprisonment passed on a man P[ ], an avowed Atheist, for blasphemy.' States that some, including Sir F. Pollock, believed that the sentence was not excessive, but that he [Sully] and others thought that it was [ ], and they 'mustered a fair number of good names, including Prof. Huxley, Rev. [ ] Davies, Mr C[ ] [ ], and others.' Adds that Home Secretary acknowledged in the House of Commons that he had received the petition, but stated that he did not intend to act upon it. States that some days previously he came across the empty envelope in which HS had enclosed his signature.
1 doc.

5 Apr 1901

28a

Envelope accompanying 71/9-28. MS note: 'Correspondence etc about Henry's letters to friends'.
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Lord [Hallam] Tennyson to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for letting him see 'these most interesting proofs', and states that he quite understands that she will have to shorten the draft. Refers to some 'scraps' written to Dakyns, which are 'not worthy of insertion'. In answer to questions she had put to him, claims that he cannot remember the exact date of a letter about 'In Memoriam'; that the reference to Wilfrid Ward is to an article on his [Tennyson's] father; and that the reference to Leslie Stephen is to 'an attack of his on the "Idylls of the King"....'. Suggests that a reference to 'Tod' might be to Todd, and refer to 'Todd's "Parliamentary Government in the British Colonies." ' Refers to notes in his father's autobiography - Memoir of Alfred Lord Tennyson - in relation to the interpretation of a letter. Adds that he hopes that NS' brother - Arthur Balfour - 'will s[ ] Parliament soon - for the feeling of unrest [ ] to Arnold Foster and Co is becoming rampant.' Sends his wife's kindest remembrances.
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12 Aug 1905

James Bryce to Nora Sidgwick. Explains that he found her letter of 25 September on his return to his home that night. States that there is nothing in the diary entries that she sent him in the proof [of the memoir] to which he objects. Remarks that what HS wrote in the diary is very interesting, and expresses the hope that there is a good deal of it that she can publish. States that he will recommence his search for letters from HS now that he is in London again for a few days. Believes that he could find some a later date, i.e., between 1870 and 1895. Reports that he [and his wife] have had an instructive, but rather tiring tour in Macedonia and Bulgaria, and sends on his wife's love to NS. Adds that he has found the last letter HS wrote to him, and sends a copy of it [not included], and remarks on the 'serenity and cheerfulness' in it and 'the interest in things which still remained with him.' Confirms that the ' "New Academy" ' is the British Academy, 'for whose establishment he [HS] had taken some pains'.
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11 Oct 1905

James Bryce to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for the letters, which he claims remind him of 'some of the steps connected with the establishment of the British Academy' that he had forgotten. Confirms that the statement NS sent to him is quite correct, and states that he has added a few words, 'which explain the thing a little more fully to those who may not know the facts.' Believes that it is very possible that he has some of HS' letters about the [British] Academy, but had not found them before leaving London. States that HS and Lord Acton were the two who had most faith in the idea, but that his [Bryce']s correspondence was chiefly with HS. Adds that the other letters reached him safely, and thanks her for them. States that he [and his wife] will be in Sussex until about 25 August, and then they plan to go abroad for five or six weeks. Asks her to let them know if she should be at T[remans]. Adds that they hope to be back [in Sussex] in October.
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14 Aug 1905

M. Latham to Nora Sidgwick. Tells NS to do whatever she likes with what he wrote about NS. Explains that it was originally 'a kind of protect...against some of Mr. Myers' words.' States that the '[ ]field time was certainly first after the vacation at Oban', and recalls C.H. Tawney bringing another man, when Tawney first came home from Oban, and HS coming a little later. Admits that he cannot recall how the tableau vivant question came up, but states that 'the Afghan costume wasnt [sic] the only time Mr. Sidgwick dressed himself up', and recalls having seen him walking about in the garden of a house they lived in in Glamorganshire in an enormous sun hat. Adds that he has not [touched] the [ ] because he agrees to whatever NS thinks.
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1 Oct [ ]

33/1

['Francis'] Podmore to Nora Sidgwick. Referring to an enclosed printed extract [included], declares that he shall be very glad that the 'few lines should be quoted', and states that he has made some slight alterations in order to bring out the meaning more clearly. States that he shall look forward greatly to reading the book. Adds that he was reading a few days ago Masterman's appreciation of HS in 'The Peril of Change'.
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26 Sep 1905

33/2

Printed extract regarding Podmore's estimation of HS' character.
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n.d.

William Everett to Nora Sidgwick. Apologises for the delay in replying to her letter. Tells her that she is welcome to print the 'little bit' of his if she wishes. Reports that soon after he knew that NS' book was making good progress he asked the editor of the Atlantic Monthly - a literary magazine - to let him write an article on it, or on HS himself, as soon as the book comes out. Asks if it would be possible for her to send him 'advance sheets' for this purpose. Declares that he looks back with great interest to Cambridge and Newnham, and adds that it was very kind of NS to receive him there. .
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15 Oct 1905

F.Y. Edgeworth to Nora Sidgwick. States that he has read her enclosure 'with renewed interest', and states that he would read it again and again if it were possible for him to retain it. States that he has no objection 'to the publication.' Explains that, having been absent from Oxford he did receive her letter 'in time to attend to it sooner'.
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28 Sep [ ]

Mary L. Cannan to Nora Sidgwick. Expresses her happiness at having received a letter from NS, and also at the news that the book is in progress. Tells her to do what she and AS please about HS' letters to her [Cannan], and expresses regret that she destroyed the early ones, which were 'so full of playful, delicate humour....' Announces that the previous day was her eighty-sixth birthday, and refers to the various presents and good wishes she received. Reports that her nephew Edwin Cannan is with her and 'is a great comfort' to her in many ways. States that she is in good health still, but that 'strength is failing fast, as it is entitled to be.' Reports that they have had a glorious summer [in Westmoreland] and that the country 'has kept its verdure and coolness.' Declares that it was a pleasure to see Thomas and Miss Sharpley 'and to pick up the dropped stitches.'.
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1 Aug 1905

Arthur Sidgwick to Nora Sidgwick. Announces that the poem has been found, and he sends it with two other pieces [not included] 'about which [they] hesitated when [they] were looking thro' the papers'. States that he thinks that 'the prose fragment 'about "friends" is the most interesting: the Oma[r] [Khayam] verses next: and the Iphig. least.' Remarks that one difficulty is that there is no special place in the book to put the above, and suggests that they have 'a small print addendum, containing those three, avowedly as fragments....' Encloses a not for [ ] S. [not included].
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27 Sep 1905

38/1-2

Charles Waldstein to Nora Sidgwick. Claims that he has been so busy of late that he has not had time to write to her on a subject that interests him deeply. Announces that he intends to write 'a conversational letter' on his thoughts about Henry Sidgwick, and will leave it to her to make whatever use of it she thinks fit. Refers to HS' participation in the reorganisation of Classical Studies in Cambridge University and in England, and remarks on the fact that he was not a supporter of compulsory classics. States that they owe a great deal to Colvin and B[even] for their contribution, but states that besides them nobody has done more to fix and to develop Classical Archaeology in Cambridge than Bradshaw and HS. Recalls his the beginning of his own lecturing in Cambridge, and the r�le that HS played in it. Claims that, personally and professionally, HS was of great help to him for the entire period they knew each other, and declares that he 'selfishly' misses him, as he does Bradshaw. States that the memory of such men cannot die as long as those whom they have benefited live, and that it is the duty of the latter that the memory of their benefactors remain after they themselves have departed. Recalls two conversations he had with HS after his operation, and refers to the 'calm and serene way in which he talked about his past life and about death', which was 'in keeping with his lofty mind and character.' Refers to one of the talks, when James Bryce joined them, and HS was asked whether he had written an autobiography. Also recalls a conversation HS had with a learned German professor, in which the latter asked him whether they had a class of learned people in England, and HS replied that they did, and they were called Prigs. Hopes that the letter will be of use to NS.
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31 Oct 1905

38/3

Louis [ ] to Charles Waldstein. Refers to a conversation he had with HS shortly before his death. Recalls that they discussed various matters of general interest, including disestablishment. They also began to discuss Psychical Research, and he reminded HS of some reports on alleged cases tuberculosis being cured at Lourdes. Claims to have been deeply impressed to hear HS say that 'if one could live one's life over again there would be much one would not devote so much of [its] time to', but that he did not say what he referred to. Louis assumes that he was talking about Psychical Research. (1doc).
1 doc.

12 Nov [ ]

Arthur C. Benson to NS (his aunt). States that since he will probably be away all Wednesday, he had better not promise to come [to see her]. Expresses the desire to see his uncle Arthur [Sidgwick] and Mr Dakyns. Referring to HS' gestures, states that some were connected with his stammer, but that there were others, which added emphasis and conclusiveness. Describes one particular gesture, which involved 'a swing of the hand with the forefinger extended and the other fingers closed....'.
1 doc.

10 Jul 1905

Alice Johnson to Nora Sidgwick. Discusses the proofs of chapters two, three and four of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir, which she is reading a second time. States that she feels very strongly against cutting this part of the book down at all, as she believes that there is 'practically nothing...that one would not be very sorry to miss from it.' Refers to its 'interest and charm', and to HS' sincerity and courage, as well as to 'his refusal to be satisfied wither with a materialistic or merely abstract theory.' Estimates that the complete book would constitute 'two not very big volumes', and compares this to the size of other autobiographies, e.g., Tennyson's, J.A. Symond's, V[ ]'s letters, and Colvine's 'Letters of R.L.S.' Declares that the great variety of topics in the book will make it more interesting to more people. Adds that in reading the proofs she has marked things she thought to be misprints, and refers to some inconsistencies and inaccuracies. States that she is very anxious for a reference to HS' letter 'about "In Memoriam" in Tennyson's Life' to be brought in somewhere in the work, and also that the account he wrote in Archbishop Benson's Life about his school days will also be included. Refers to HS' interest in others, and in particular to a letter he wrote to her after her Tripos. Undertakes to try to send off the proofs of the second chapter the following morning.
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25 Jun 1905

Arthur C. Benson to Nora Sidgwick. Sends her back the proofs of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir [not included], which, he claims, interested him greatly. States that he has 'scribbled a few scattered criticisms and corrections at the side', but assures her that they are very few. Remarks that he likes 'the semi-autobiographical plan' very much, but declares that the letters 'don't give a rich enough picture of his mind.' Adds that he thought that at some points the explanatory matter was a little too technical, especially in relation to the higher education of women. States that he appended to the last sheets 'a [tiny] scrap of reminiscence' of his own about HS' talk, because he believes that the people she had quoted 'turned too much to the purely mental stuff of the thoughts, and did not bring out the manner, the personality, which lent so great a charm.' Tells her to use his piece in any way she pleases. Announces that he is not going to Windsor after all. Suggests that she might like to discuss some of the points he touched upon, and informs her that he would be available after the following Monday.
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23 Jun 1905

G.O. Trevelyan to Nora Sidgwick. Declares that he very much looks forward to the privilege of reading more [of the proofs of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir], but states that he does not feel competent to advise about omissions and insertions. Declares that he is exceedingly pleased by all the allusions to himself, which, he claims, truly represent his relationship with HS. Announces that he wishes to discuss with her an idea he has had 'about Henry, and many men of his....' Declares that he thinks HS 'the Representative man of [their] generation....' Expresses the wish to see his own letters.
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5 Jun 1905

G.O. Trevelyan to Nora Sidgwick. Returns the MS [not included] to her, remarking that he has 'insensibly slipped into the passive role of a reader', which, he claims, is 'the greatest compliment that one can pay to a book in proof-sheets.' Declares that he is very pleased with the notices of himself. Points out a slight mistake and some corrections to be made, and reports that two pages did not arrive. Remarks that 'Miss Cannan was a privileged woman', and wonders whether she is alive and still unmarried. Announces that they shall now be [residing] continuously at Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland.
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25 Jun 1905

G.O. Trevelyan to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for her letter, and declares that he is deeply gratified by the insertion of the letter of 29 May, especially beause he believes it is 'unique in the highest sense.' States that they look forward to NS' visit. Sends back to her the chapter [not included], which, he claims, surpasses his expectations, and is 'a wonderful picture of [HS'] thought and action.' Hopes that she will not finally insert the three lines of Bullock Hall's until he sees her, and states that his reasons for this wish are literary. Declares that he is very well satisfied by the references to himself. Refers to a passage 'about "the game of law and order being up" ', which, he claims, was used against him 'in ten thousand leaflets, without the context, and most unfairly.' Adds that HS' own remark about it is quite proper and reasonable. Tells NS to think over the references to Dilke and to Jebb's garden. Is sure she will 'keep in about the "Sidgwick Road." ' Adds that it is impossible to alter, or criticise in detail, the general construction of an admirable book, and states that this book - Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir - unlike any recent biographies 'presents the real person,...one's own old friend' .
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25 Jul 1905

G.O. Trevelyan to Nora Sidgwick. Acknowledges receipt of the proofs of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir. Claims that he began reading it at four o'clock that morning and read to the end of 1884. Declares that the account of HS' work at Cambridge raised him greatly in his [Trevelyan's] esteem and admiration, and remarks on how little HS said about his labours and self-sacrifices. Refers favourably to the 'Journal letters' also. Hopes that she will insert HS' letter to Trevelyan of 29 May 1905 [sic], which, he claims, is 'one of the most touching and beautiful things in the world.' Gives her permission to show it to AS. Sends his wife's best love, and looks forward to her [NS'] visit.
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22 Jul 1905

H. Graham Dakyns to Nora Sidgwick. Thanks her for her letter. States that he has read the proofs of Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir, which she sent to him, and has made marginal notes throughout. Declares that he likes the way AS has done the early chapter[s], and that he does not believe that 'anything in the [ ] of literature of this order' has moved him so much. Refers also to 'the faithful record of a man's last days on earth....' Declares that the book is one of the best biographies ever written. Adds, however, that he misses in the book the presentation of his marriage as a source of his contentedness and 'beatitude'. Predicts that HS 'will continue to draw his future men into him not only by his published writings of all sorts - but now by his example....' Adds that he has a card for AS 'fixing Monday 18th [ ] at Cambridge. Not at Oxford [as he hoped]'. States that he will be there.
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8 Sep 1905

James Ward to Nora Sidgwick. Hopes that NS will not be angry with him for returning the cheque which she sent to him [not included]. States that he believed he owed it to HS to do what he asked him to do, and declares that he was pleased that he did ask him. Adds that he has never grudged the time it has taken, 'nor thought of any pecuniary return, small or great.' Claims that he sent 'the copy' to Professor [ ] some time previously, but states that he has not acknowledged it. Thanks her for the new [essay] for the N[ational] S[ ] Library.
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16 Jan 1906

MS account of HS' 'last public appearance as a philosopher' - reading a paper on the subject of the philosophy of T.H. Green to the Oxford Philosophical Society on 20 May 1900. The writer refers to the distinguished gathering in attendance, and claims that 'Sidgwick read...the most lucid, sincere and impressive piece of philosophic criticism' he had ever heard. Refers to the contents of the paper, in which HS claimed that 'there existed "a fundamental incoherence" in Green's thinking', and also to the reaction of some of the audience members. Refers to the fact that the paper was posthumously published in Mind 'N.S. x. No 37.' In relation to his reply to the comments of 'a prominent Hegelian' reports that 'an eminent tutor pertinently remarked [to the writer] that this showed that Henry was not wholly devoid of the Sidwickedness of his family.' Contains some amendments and emendations.
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48a

Envelope accompanying add.ms.b.71/29-48 addressed to NS at Newnham College, with explanatory MS notes: 'Letters about proof submitted to senders of letters etc' and 'Various letters about proofs'.
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28 Nov 1905

49/1-3

Mary C. Mal[vin] to Nora Sidgwick. Hopes that the letter will arrive in time to greet NS on her return. Thanks her for writing to her to tell her how she was and what she was doing. States that she has just been looking out Ewhurst on a map, and observes that it is close to Leith Hill, which they have been told they should climb when they are at Tadworth, as the view from it is so good. Adds that they are not going there until the end of July, but that her mother and she are going away to Marlborough for a shorter visit on the following Thursday. Reports on her own health, and that she has of late been suffering from fatigue. Claims that the plot of her tale 'has come clearer...', but that she has not worked very hard on it. Reports also that E[alie] Slinger has been ill for some time, but that she gets up on her couch for a few hours daily, and has taken to writing letters with her left hand. States that she has at last found out about Dr Dale's school. Explains that her brother at Rochester knows a Miss Dale there whose father had the school [in Blackheath] some years previously. Believes that it was a private school for boys, but adds that she is 'judging solely from its character under a later master - a Mr Valentine who succeeded Dr Dale....' Offers to find out more details for NS. Adds that Miss Hodgetts was married on 26 June 'to a Mr Sweeny'. Accompanied by an envelope addressed to NS at Newnham Collgege, with MS note: 're Dr Dale's school'. (2 docs]).
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3 Jul 1904

50/1

J. Peile to Nora Sidgwick. Referring to accompanying notes on HS' r�le in the reorganisation of academic teaching in Cambridge [included], explains that the delay in sending them was due to his own ill-health. States that what he has written may come 'where the original piece did', and that 'it leads on naturally to Brown's reference to the C[onnect].' Claims that he is 'not at all satisfied with what he has written, and tells NS to deal with it as she pleases. States that he has tried to set out 'the almost impossible nature of the task which he [HS] undertook in the [General Board of Studies]', and claims that this could not be done without describing at some length the constitution of the Board. Expresses the hope that he has done HS justice in relation to the General Board of Studies, and admits that he was not, at the time 'a wholly convinced supporter', and that his attitude had approached Jackson's more nearly than he had thought.
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31 Jan 1905

50/4-6

MS notes by J. Peile on HS' r�le in the attempts to reorganise academic teaching in Cambridge. Refers to the difficulty which he experienced 'in his attempts to put into shape the control which the Statutes of 1882 expected the General Board of Studies to exercise through the Special Boards on the teaching of the University....'. Refers to the creation of the General Board of Studies by the Statutes, and outlines the functions of the Special Boards in relation to the university lecturers and to the college lecturers. Adds that each professor was responsible for the proper teaching of his subject, and sometimes had to bear the burden of the expense of carrying out that teaching. Relates that, in 1883, on HS' proposal questions were sent out to all the Special Boards 'asking what amount of lectures each lecturer should deliver, what additional assistance he should give, what fees he should charge and how these fees should be distributed....' States that the replies received were discouraging, and that the General Board was unwilling to interfere with the existing freedom of teachers. Adds that these attempts at organisation went on until 1886, and that, although he has some support on the Board, HS was perceived as attracting trouble to it. Relates that HS was elected to the Council of the Senate in 1890, and that from the first his position was very strong. Claims that whenever he spoke 'he commanded tha attention of every member by his remarkable aptitude for business, [ ] his originality and sagaciety, and by the incisiveness of his comments.' Describes the fairness with which he dealt with every issue, and how he was able to see the strong points in his opponents' arguments.
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50/2-3

MS notes [in NS' hand] on HS' attempt to effect 'the better organisation of academic teaching' in Cambridge. . Refers to J. Peile's own account of matter, including the r�le of the General Board of Studies and the Special Boards.
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51/3

Florence G. [F.G.] Keynes to Nora Sidgwick. Refers to an accompanying minute book [not included], which contains the earliest records that [he] has been able to discover. States that it shows the transition from the Mendicity Society to the [Cambridge Charity Organisation Society], but does not begin until after the formation of the Mendicity Society. Suggests that possibly Dr Venn, Mr Hammond or Miss Miller would know whether HS was one of the founders of the latter society. Refers to a report that was issued after HS death, but that no details were given of his connection with the earliest stages of the movement. Encloses a set of the first dozen reports of the Charity Organisation Society [not included], and asks for them to be returned along with the minute book when NS has finished with them. Note [in NS' hand] outlining HS' activities in both societies, gleaned from the material sent by Keynes to her.
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29 Jul 1904

51/1

F.G. Keynes [of the Cambridge Charity Organisation Society] to NS. Apologises for the delay in answering NS' enquiries. States that he has looked up the minutes [of the Charity Organisation Society] and can now give her the facts she desires. Confirms that HS' name does not appear in the list of the Committee printed with the report for the year ending September 1890, but explains this by saying that he believes that the Committee members are those appointed at the Annual Meeting for the succeeding year, and that HS probably did not wish to be re-appointed for 1891. Adds that he did attend a few times in the year 1890-1891, as he signed the minutes as Vice-Chairman on 3 November 1890. Sends her an earlier minute book [not included], which contains the history of the re-organisation of the Mendicity Society, and observes that HS' influence 'is very clearly marked from the time he appears on the Committee in 1871'.
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25 Jan 1905

51/2

F.G. Keynes [of the Cambridge Charity Organisation Society] to NS. Thanks her for letting him see 'the interesting passage' from HS' letter. Reports that in looking through the old records [of the Cambridge Charity Organisation Society] he has felt 'more than ever how fortunate [they] were in having his [HS'] guiding influence at the very formation of the Society'. Reports that HS was Vice-Chairman in 1880, 1881 and 1882, and a member of the Executive Committee in 1883, on the General Committee during 1884 and 1885. He was Vice-Chairman again in 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889, and the year 1890 'is the only one in which his name is entirely absent' [from the reports of the Society]. Adds that in 1891, 1892 and 1893 he appears on the General Committee, and from 1894 until the end of his life he was the Chairman. Thanks her for returning the minute book, which he had sent to her.
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5 Feb 1905

51/4-9

MS notes [in NS' hand] taken from a minute book beginning in 1856 and ending in 1883 of the Mendicity Society/Charity Organisation Society. . Refers to meetings that Henry Sidgwick attended, and to his contributions to discussions, e.g., his suggestion that the society might do without its house[s] and subrent from 'respectable lodging houses to which tickets might be given by subscribers....' Refers also to a speech he gave to the council meeting of the Mendicity Society on 19 November 1872, in which he states that there were 'many cases in which it seemed almost impossible to discover the right [mean] between weak yielding to benevolent impulse on the one hand, and a pedantic adherence to the maxims of abstract political economy on the other.'.
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1856–1883

52/1

Henry Jackson to Leslie Stephen. Typewritten copy of letter. Refers to 'some rough memoranda [included] about the share which H.S. took in College and University business.' Adds that he is not writing anything 'with a view to its incorporation, solid, in [Stephen's] article', and that he is merely putting down a few facts, and that Stephen may use them how he wishes.
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7 Nov 1900

52/2-13

Typewritten copy of notes and 'rough memoranda', with one MS sheet, by Henry Jackson on HS' university career and his role in Trinity College and Cambridge University business. Includes information, such as awards and scholarships, appointment and resignation as fellow, etc., taken from the Trinity College admissions book, the university calendar, the ' "Bursar's Minutes" '. Also contains Jackson's own recollections of HS, with reference to himself and others. Refers to HS' membership of the 'governing body' [of Trinity College], and his promotion of the abolition of tests in the University and his campaign for the repeal of all religious restrictions on the election and conditions of tenure of Fellows as then contained in the statutes. Relates HS' involvement in the campaign for women's education. Remarks, however, that he was not 'at first one of the active promoters' of the plan for examinations for women. States that the prime mover was F.W.H. Myers, 'inspired by Mrs Butler, and refers o a meeting held in London in December 1866 or 1867 to discuss the establishment of a private association to examine women, which HS did not attend. Claims that after the University had taken up the project and instituted the Higher Local Examination, and a demand arose for teaching in Cambridge to prepare women for it, HS 'threw himself with unexpected energy into the work of organizing lectures, and from that time forward his zeal for the cause never flagged.' Refers to 'the abortive College statutes of 13 December 1872', in which HS had no part because he was not at the time a fellow; and to the Burn-Morgan memorial of 5 December 1872, which HS signed, and which specified 'four reforms which "would increase the educational efficiency of the University, and at the same time promote the advancement of science and learning." ' Claims that the matter was settled at his [Jackson's] rooms. States that HS was not a fellow when the existing codes of college statutes were made under the powers of the Commission of 1877-1881, but that in December 1879 and January 1880 he was 'one of a group of academic liberals who met at Trotter's rooms to discuss the Commissioners' tentative scheme of University and College legislation.' Relates that HS was nominated in 1882 by the Special Board for Moral Science to be its representative on the General Board of Studies, and that he supported the argument for the money derived from the colleges to be spent in the partial endowment of many posts, rather that in the complete endowment of a few. Speaks of his admiration for HS during the debates on the duties of professors, and claims that, despite being a professor himself, HS took 'a large and generous view' of the work that they should be expected to do. Refers to his [Jackson's] regret at HS' departure from the General Board of Studies. Refers to HS' interest in the difficulties that the colleges faced in relation to the payment of taxes to the University, and claims that his scheme of relaxation failed 'by reason of its excessive subtlety and elaboration.' Refers to his membership of the Council of the Senate from 1890 to 1898, and states that he attended regularly, and took an active and lively part in discussion. Remarks that he seemed to him 'to have conservatized, and he had little sympathy with uneducated people.' States that he was 'a frequent, ready, and singularly effective speaker in our little parliament held in the Arts School', and adds that it would not have surprised him if he had stood for Parliament. Refers to his fairness in regard to debates, and his impartial treatment of opposing views. Defends him against the charge that he ' "sat on the fence" ' on certain issues, and claims that he held very strongly the view that he took, but 'was apt to change his point of view.' In relation to HS' 'munificent benefactions to the University', states that he is continually grateful for the gift which brought Maitland back to the University. Concludes by saying that he does not know how to write about the years between 1862 and 1872, 'when his astonishing maturity made him potent among the younger Trinity men', and claims that during the previous summer he [Jackson] has been 'living perpetually in that time.'.
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[17 Nov 1900?]

52/14

Henry Jackson to Nora Sidgwick. Confirms that Tuesday at three o'clock would suit him well. Sends her the agenda of general meetings - 'ordinary meetings of the M.C. and the M.A. fellows' - for 1865, 1867 and 1868 [original not included; MS notes in NS' hands]; three papers of amendments for the meeting for the alteration of statutes from 8 May 1869, and his notes on the meeting [not included]; 'notes of information got from the College book of notices down to 1868' [included]. States that during this period the Ad Eundem Society was started by HS and William Sidgwick, and estimates that it was established as early as 1865. Claims that he cannot date the lapse of the Grote Club, 'which was not brought to any definite dissolution.' Adds that HS was present at the meeting that led to the establishment of the 'republican Club', but that he did not join it. .
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10 Mar 1904

52/15

MS table [in NS' hand] of names of Henry Sidgwick's contemporaries.
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52/16

MS notes [in NS' hand] entitled 'Trinity Fellows meetings' [based on Henry Jackson's notes]. Lists dates of meetings, the subject of proposals and the result of debates.
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52/17-21

MS notes by Henry Jackson from the 'College notice book'. Refers to the agenda paper of the ordinary meeting for 1866, and a motion about Grace in hall, which came up for voting in 1867. Relates HS' achievement in various undergraduate examinations, and prizes and scholarships awarded. States that he was ' "Head lecturer", i.e. head-examiner in the ordinary college [examination], in 1866-1867', and ' "Father of the College"...either in the preceding or in the succeeding academic year.' Refers to two copies of a notice - one from June 1867 - of lectures for the moral sciences Tripos, and for the ordinary degree. Refers to the offer made in 1867 by HS and others voluntarily to teach small classes twice a week for the benefit of those second- and third-year undergraduates who were not intending to read with private tutors, and to the progress of the scheme in the following years. Also refers to the subjects on which HS lectured.
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52/22

MS notes by Henry Jackson on HS; refers to his election 'under rule II at Athenaeum', his fellowship election in 1879, etc.
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52/23

MS notes [in NS' hand], entitled 'Notes by H. Jackson'. . Refers to a letter of Jackson's 'to Atheneum about Appleton's Research movement; to HS and William Sidgwick and Oxford; to the women's education movement, Leslie Stephen. Refers also to the fact that in 1879 'there was an idea of electing Henry a fellow which fell through....' .
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52/24

Henry Jackson to Nora Sidgwick. Refers to a 'hasty sentence' to which NS had drawn his attention the previous day. Hopes that she will not print anything he has written unless it seems to her to give the right impression, and states that what he wishes to make clear is that 'in all practical matters balance of judgment was accompanied by strength of conviction and the expression of it.' Adds that the strangest case he knows of 'sitting on the fence' is Lord Acton, 'who had the strongest convictions, but shrank from expressing them in an effective way.'.
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18 Dec 1904

53/1

Arthur J. Balfour to his sister NS. [Dictated to W. Berwick] Sends her his 'contribution to the Biography', i.e., notes about HS [included]. States that he is not quite satisfied with it, but does not intend to make any further alterations until he sees it in type. States that he is very glad she was 'able to stay so long, and had such good weather.' Urges her not to overwork herself if she can help it, and adds that they shall probably meet in the late autumn.
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23 Sep 1904

53/2-18

MS account of Henry Sidgwick by Arthur Balfour, with reference to his own experiences of Cambridge. Prefaces the account by explaining that his sister NS has asked me, as one of the earliest of HS' pupils in philosophy, to supplement, from his personal recollection, 'what has been so excellently said by Professor Maitland and others who came somewhat later...', but claims that he has, in fact, little to add to their statements, and nothing to correct in them. States that he was, as an undergraduate, a fellow commoner, which gave him more privileges than many of his contemporaries. Relates that he [Balfour] came up from Eton to Cambridge in 1866, 'with no academic ambitions, but with the highest expectations as to the gratifications which academic life had to offer...', and claims that HS was very instrumental in insuring that these expectations were not disappointed. Declares that HS offered, in addition to his ordinary lectures, 'a small class for those specially interested in the metaphysical side of the "Moral Science" Tripos...', which consisted, he believes, of only one other student besides himself. Describes these classes, which took place in HS' room and consisted mainly of conversation and discussion. Refers favourably to HS' method of teaching, and states that they were 'allowed to forget that [they] were preparing for an examination...', which added to the pleasure of learning. Adds that HS did not force upon his students the historic method of studying philosophy, and states that altough the study of the history of is important, its importance is 'secondary and derivative', and is not likely to be appreciated by the 'youthful student'. States that he never drove his pupils 'into the arid regions of speculation....' Regrets that he is unable to recall the precise details of his method of teaching. Claims that the relation between HS and himself of tutor and pupil 'rapidly ripened into a warm personal friendship....' Relates how HS was adept at encouraging students. Claims that of all the men he has known HS was the readiest to consider every controversy and every controversialist on them; that he never claimed authority, never sought to impose his views, never argued for victory, and never evaded an issue. Remarks on the influence HS had over the intellectual development of any who had 'the good fortune to be associated with him, whether as pupil or as friend', and claims that he [Balfour] was 'doubly happy' in that he was both. With amendments and emendations.
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Henry Jackson to Nora Sidgwick. Announces that he intends to be in Cambridge all the following week, and that he would very much like to see the letters of which she speaks. States that he had intended to send with this letter the notices of the College meetings for 1865, 1867 and 1868, and two notices for a meeting for the alteration of statutes in 1869, but hopes to go to the College library the following day to fill up the missing year, 1866, and undertakes to send all the documents together. Refers also to his intention to verify that HS began to lecture on Moral Sciences in October 1867. States that he had not fully realised the extent of HS' activity with regard to the College meetings etc. between 1865 and 1869. Refers to the Classical Tripos Syndicate, which led to the reforms that took effect in the examination of 1872. States that she would be able to get the date of 'the pamphlet from Mr Clark at the Registry, where, he claims, she would also find 'a very amusing fly-sheet, in which Henry describes Dr Guest, the Master of Caius, as "that dashing innovator".' Wishes that he had revised his notes before she copied them, as some of them were 'both hasty and rough.'.
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8 Mar 1904

Henry Jackson to Nora Sidgwick. Returns the 'fragment' [not included], and asks her to let him know that it has reached her. Remarks that it is deeply interesting, and expresses the wish that there had been more of it. Queries a date in it in relation to the publication of Ecce Homo, and points out that the terms ' "classical lectureship" ' and ' "lectureship in moral sciences" ' are 'technically inexact', and goes on to explain the system of appointments and titles.
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15 Mar 1904

Henry Jackson to Nora Sidgwick. Asks if Miss Edg[ ] could call at his rooms on the following Saturday. Reports that the papers have reached him, and remarks that he supposes that the volume of which she speaks is a collection of tracts. States that, until NS showed him the letters, he had not realised that the motions, brought forward at the College meetings of 1865 to 1869, were in the main devised by HS alone. States that he has assumed that HS had been acting in conjunction with others, such as Edward Bowen and George Young. Remarks that his 'vigorous initiative' was instumental in preparing them for the legislative work of 1870 to 1873. Expresses his concern at the news that she had been unwell. Adds that he expects to be in Cambridge until the end of the month, and that he will be glad to call if she would like him to do so.
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8 Jun 1904

Arthur C. Benson to Nora Sidgwick. Reports that the 'N.P.P.' was returned to him the previous night, and he sends her a copy of it [not included]. Declares that he enjoyed very much seeing her the previous day. Remarks that it is such a comfort, 'on this Greek question, to be able to see and to say, without reservation, how foolish and ignorant everyone is who does not agree with oneself.' States that he is glad that she is making progress with the book, and looks forward to its publication. Desires that, through it, HS 'should speak to a wider circle than his letters and talk could do.' Refers to HS' humility, sympathy and intellectual power.
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3 Dec 1904

58/1-18

Typewritten accounts, and references to accounts, of HS by various friends, acquaintances, pupils, colleagues and admirers. Includes Professor Maitland's speech at the memorial meeting for HS; obituary by Miss E.E.C. Jones, which appeared in the Journal of Education for October 1900; 'Dr Keynes in the Economic Journal of Dec 1900', references to HS made by Professor Sorley, quoted from a letter of 2 September 1900, and from the International Journal of Ethics for January 1901; reference to HS made by Alice Gardner in a letter of 24 August 1900; 'Mr C.F.G. Masterman in the Commonwealth for November 1900'; 'From the Cambridge Letter of 1900 of the Newnham College Club'; 'A.T. Lyttelton [Bishop of Southampton] in a letter of Sept. 21, 1900'; 'Sir F. Pollock in a letter of Aug.30.1900'; 'Mrs Sanger [A.S. Pease] in a letter of Sept.23.1900'; 'Mr C. Cooper who took his degree in 1874 in a letter to Dr Ward' from October 1900; 'Professor Mandello, Professor of Law and Political Science at Pressbourg in a letter of Oct.14, 1900'; 'Miss Agnes Mason in a letter of Nov 16. 1900'; 'Mrs McLeod [E. Stevenson] in a letter of Oct.24.1900'; 'Miss A.M. Jackson in a letter of June 9.1900'; 'Miss Alice Woods in a letter of Sept.2 1900'; 'Miss Amy Sharpe in a letter of Sept.3.1900'; 'Miss Emma Brooke in a letter of Sept.29.1900'; 'Miss Susan Cunnington in a letter of March 9.1902'. Some MS explanatory notes, amendments and emendations included.
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1900–1902

Typewritten accounts, and references to accounts, of HS by various friends, acquaintances, pupils, colleagues and admirers. Front sheet with MS note: 'Obituary notices and letters of sympathy/ Remarks about H. S. as a man and his conversation'. Includes 'Sir Frederick Pollock in the Pilot of September 15, 1900'; Mr W. Everett in American paper, [August] 29 1900'; Mr C.F.G. Masterman in the Commonwealth of October 1900'; 'Miss E.E.C. Jones in the Journal of Education for October 1900'; 'Dr Keynes in the Economic Journal for December 1900'; 'The Cambridge Letter of the Newnham College Club for 1900'; 'Sir Leslie Stephen in Mind'; 'Dr Peile in the Cambridge Review of October 25. 1900'; 'Mr Bryce in "Biographical Studies".'; 'Lord Acton in a letter of Sept. 2.1900'; 'Professor Clifford Allbutt in a letter of September 1900'; Mr W.G. Bell in a letter of Aug.30.1900'; 'Mr E.E. Bowen in a letter of Aug 31, 1900'; 'Professor E.G. Brown in a letter of Aug.31. 1900'; 'Mr H.F. Brown in a letter of Oct.3.1900'; 'Mr Basil Champneys in a letter of Sept.1. 1900'; 'Mrs J.W. Clark in a letter of Oct.12.1900'; 'Mr F.W. Cornish in a letter of June 11. 1900'; 'Mrs Cornish in a letter of Sept.15. 1900'; 'Mrs Courtauld in a letter of April 14. 1902'; 'Mrs Creighton in a letter of Aug.21.1900'; 'Mr J.D. Duff in a letter of Sept.30.1900'; 'Professor A.V. Dicey in a letter of Sept.4. 1900'; 'Mrs T.H. Green in a letter of Sept.14. 1900'; 'Sir William Harcourt in a letter of April 30. 1900'; T. Fowler in a letter of Sept.9. 1900'; 'Miss B. Foxley in a letter of Oct.6. 1900'; 'Baron Fr. von Hügel in a letter of Sept.1. 1900'; 'Professor Williams [sic] James in a letter of Sept. 1. 1900'; 'Mrs F.A.Kitchener in a letter of Sept.7. 1900'; 'Mr Walter Leaf in a letter of Sept.1. 1900'; 'Miss G. Liddell in a letter of Sept.23. 1900'; 'Mr E. Lyttelton in a letter of Sept.13. 1900'; 'Lord Lytton in a letter of Sept. 5. 1900'; 'Miss M.H. Mason in a letter of Oct.11. 1900'; 'Professor J.B. Mayor in a letter of Sept.11.1900'; 'Miss Emma Miller in a letter of Sept.1. 1900'; 'Dr Peile in a letter of Aug.29. 1900'; 'R.H. Inglis Palgrave in a letter of Sept.2. 1900'; 'F. Podmore in a letter of Aug.31. 1900'; 'Dr Robertson [Minister of the parish church of Whitting{ }] in a letter of Sept. 1. 1900'; 'Miss E.E. Thomas [a student] in a letter of July 30. 1901, to Miss Stephen'; 'Professor J.J. Thomson in a letter of Aug. 30.1900'; 'Bishop Westcott in a letter of Sept.1. 1900'; 'Mr William Everett in a letter of Aug.31, 1900'; 'Sir George Trevelyan in a letter of Aug.30.1900'; 'Sir R.K. Wilson in a letter of Aug. 30. 1900'; small quotes by Lady Victoria Buxton, Baronness von Hügel, Lady Jebb, Sir Oliver Lodge, B. Mallett, Mrs Mozley, Mrs Peile, Mrs J.C. Symonds, Professor Westlake, Mrs Westlake. Some MS explanatory notes, amendments and emendations.
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1900

59a

Envelope accompanying add.ms.b.71/49-59 addressed to 'The Principal' of Newnham College, with explanatory MS notes: 'Dr Jackson's Notes and Dr Peiles [sic] etc', 'Notes on C.O.S.' and A.J.B's Note for Memoir'.
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Certificate issued by the 'Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh', inviting HS 'to receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, in Edinburgh, on the 17th April 1884, at the Festival of the Tercentenary of the Foundation of the University.'.
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Feb 1884

Printed booklet: 'University of Edinburgh. Tercentenary Ceremonial, 17 April, 1884.
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17 Apr 1884

Certificate appointing HS as a full member of the Eastern Society, Halle and Leipzig [die deutsche morgenl�ndische Gesellschaft].
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16 Nov 1864

Letter informing HS that he has been elected a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts.
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10 Oct 1888

64/1

Certificate issued by the Royal Hungarian [Arts] University in Budapest conferring an honorary doctorate on HS.
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13 May 1896

64/2

HS' MS 'reply', in Latin, to the conferral on him of an honorary doctorate by the Royal Hungarian University in Budapest.
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31 Aug 1896

H.G. Le[ ], secretary of the Royal Danish Academy of Science to HS. Informs him that at their meeting of 9 April 1897 the Royal Danish Academy elected him an ordinary member of their class of letters. States that he will received the Proceedings as they are published, and adds that any paper he might wish to submit would be welcomed. States that he will send him the diploma of the Academy in due course.
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13 Apr 1897

Envelope accompanying add.ms.b.71/60-65 with explanatory MS note [in Ns' hand]: 'Papers and Certificate concerning membership of academies - Hon. degrees etc'.
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