| Title |
Biographical and personal papers |
| Reference |
AMT/A |
| Covering Dates |
1923–1988 |
| Extent and Medium |
0.5 box; paper |
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| Content and context |
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The material in A/14-33 was received from the estate of Mrs Turing, and many items bear annotations or corrections by her. Several refer to the preparation and publication of her biography, 'Alan M. Turing' (Heffer: Cambridge, 1959).
The documents in A/14-33 were were received from the estate of Mrs Sara Turing after her death in 1977.
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| King's/PP/AMT/A contains: |
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1
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Printed material. The file comprises newspaper cuttings, printed obituaries, material relating to inquest, and tributes.
8 sheets in envelope; paper. |
June 1954-Nov. 1954 |
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2
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Articles and press cuttings referring to AMT and his work. The file includes typescript translations of items from foreign periodicals.
47 items in envelope. |
1946–1971 |
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3
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Brian Randell: 'On Alan Turing and the origins of digital computers'. The file comprises 2 copies of the article: one as it was first published in the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Computing Laboratory Technical Reports Series No. 33 (May 1972), the other as an off-print from 'Machine Intelligence' 7, Edinburgh University Press (Nov. 1972).
Creator: Randell, Brian.
2 items in envelope; paper. |
1972 |
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4
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This reference number is no longer in use. The photographs formerly held under reference A/4 are now in K/7. |
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5
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Letters from various authors to R. O. Gandy on AMT's death. The file comprises 3 autograph letters signed and 1 typed letter signed from Christopher [Bennett], Philip Nicholas Furbank (Turing's executor), Don [Bayley] and Mrs Sara Turing to R. O. Gandy on AMT's death. The file also includes a copy typescript of AMT's will.
8 sheets in envelope; paper. |
June 1954 |
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6
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Obituary material. The file comprises:- . - corrected manuscript of an obituary of AMT for the 'Manchester Guardian' by M. H. A. Newman;. - typescript obituary notice for 'Nature' by R. O Gandy;. - typescript additional obituary notice for 'The Times' by R. O. Gandy (not published).
6 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1954 |
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7
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Letters from various authors to M. H. A. Newman. 3 autograph letters signed and 1 typed letter signed from Mrs Sara Turing, James Hardy Wilkinson, Robin O. Gandy, and N. E. Hoskin to M. H. A. Newman. The letters includes recollections of AMT and comments on Newman's Royal Society memoir, 1955.
8 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1954–1955 |
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8
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Letter from R. O. Gandy to M. H. A. Newman. 1 autograph letter signed, with annotatins by Newman. The letter contains extensive references to AMT's published, unpublished, and projected work.
Creator: Gandy, R. O.
4 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1955 |
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9
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Letters from various authors to M. H. A. Newman. 1 autograph letter signed and 2 typed letters signed from Harold Davenport, Kurt Mahler and Alonzo Church to M. H. A. Newman, regarding the publication of AMT's papers.
3 sheets in envelope; paper. |
17 Mar. 1958–30 June 1958 |
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10
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Letters from various authors to Mrs Sara Turing. 2 autograph letters signed and 4 typed letters signed from D. W. Davies, Ralph O. Erickson, E. T. Goodwin, Walter H. Lee, A. Lerner and A. C. Pigou to Mrs Turing. The letters contain recollections of AMT sent to Mrs Turing, before and after the publication of her biography, 'Alan M. Turing' (Heffer: Cambridge, 1959). - 2 copies of review by N.A. Routledge in Cambridge Review, 11 June 1960, of Mrs Turing's biography.
14 sheets in envelope; paper. |
26 Nov. 1956–23 Mar. 1971 |
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11
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'Additional notes on Alan M. Turing and papers relative to him and his work'. The file contains manuscript, typescript and copy typescript notes made by Mrs Turing, with quotes from her own letters about her son's childhood, recollections of AMT's school and university career assembled from teachers, colleagues, etc. (generally dated but not all in chronological order and some unattributed), tributes, comments and assessments of AMT's work, etc. Includes press cuttings, articles, and a section 'on the manner of Alan Turing's death'. The file also includes 1 typed letter signed from Albert M. Uttley, 1958 on ACE [Automatic Computing Engine] and 1 typed letter signed from Vivian Bowden, 1964, as well as a transcript of part of a letter by Donald Michie on chess-playing machines.
Creator: Turing, E. Sara.
51 items in envelope; paper. |
c. 1946–1964 |
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12
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Teaspoon. The spoon is held with a label by Mrs Turing: 'This is the spoon which I found in Alan Turing's laboratory. It is similar to the one which he gold-plated himself. It seems quite probable he was intending to gold-plate this one using cyanide of potassium of his own manufacture. E. Sara Turing.' The verdict of the inquest on AMT was suicide. Mrs Turing never accepted this, believing that his death was an accidental consequence of scientific experiments carelessly conducted.
2 items in envelope; paper. |
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13
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Non-scientific writings by AMT. The file comprises:-. - autograph manuscript short story, untitled and undated.(also known as Pryce's Buoy). - first page of an autograph letter to Lyn [Irvine, Mrs Newman], May [? 1954].
4 sheets in envelope; paper. |
May 1954 |
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14
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Obituaries and tributes to AMT. The file includes:- . - 2 copies of an obituary notice in the 'Hazelhurst Gazette', Autumn 1954 (one copy has been corrected by Mrs Turing);. - typescript translations of sections about AMT's life and work made in 1967 from a Russian work, 'The Beginning of Cybernetics' by A. Lerner;. - 'Caption under Alan's photo at N.P.L.'.
5 items in envelope; paper. |
1954 |
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15-17
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Letters from various authors to Mrs Turing on AMT's death.
15 sheets in 3 envelopes; paper. |
15 June 1954–8 Dec. 1955 |
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18
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Letters from various authors to Mrs Turing. 6 autograph letters signed from Ivor Jones (Bomber Command Bombing School), G. O'Hanlon (Schoolmaster, Sherborne School), Rev. H. A. Puntis, A. H. T. Ross (Schoolmaster, Sherborne School) and A. O. Scott to Mrs Turing in answer to requests for information while preparing her biography.
7 items in envelope; paper. |
1957–1958 |
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19-22
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Letters to Mrs Turing from readers of her biography.
18 sheets in 4 envelopes; paper. |
2 July 1957–21 Mar. 1969 |
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23
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Letters from various authors to Mrs Turing about AMT. 1 autograph letter signed and 3 typed letters signed from G. D. Clifford (Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers), W. T. Jones (AMT at Princeton), Norman Routledge and N. S. Sutherland (University of Sussex Laboratory of Experimental Psychology) to Mrs Turing about AMT.
5 sheets in envelope; paper. |
24 Sept. 1960–25 Apr. 1969 |
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24
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A. M. Turing Award. The file contains printed information and correspondence regarding the A. M. Turing Award, instituted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and first awarded in 1966. It includes 1 typed letter signed from Charles Bachman to Mrs Turing about the award, 30 May 1974, and manuscript notes on the subject by Mrs Turing, perhaps prepared for Sherborne School magazine.
15 items in envelope; paper. |
c. 1974 |
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25
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Shorter biographical items. The file comprises:-. - a sketch of AMT as a boy, inscribed by Mrs Turing, 'Alan at Barton House. Aged 6?';. - first page of an autograph letter in French from John Turing, AMT's brother, to their father, 4 Sept. [1923];. - specimen of AMT's signature.
4 items in envelope; paper. |
1923 |
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26-30
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Letters of congratulation.
21 items in 5 envelopes; paper. |
1931–1951 |
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31
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Letters from R. F. Stoney to Mrs Turing. The file comprises 2 typed letters signed, containing biographical information on the Stoney and Crawford families. The file also includes undated manuscript notes on the Turing family genealogy.
Creator: Stoney, R. F.
3 sheets in envelope; paper. |
30 Dec. 1953–9 June 1957 |
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32
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Reviews of Mrs Turing's biography. The file comprises printed articles, newspaper cuttings and typescript copies of reviews of Mrs Turing's biography.
19 sheets in envelope; paper. |
28 Nov. 1959-Dec. 1960 |
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33
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Letters concerning a German edition of Mrs Turing's biography. The file comprises 2 autograph letters signed and 2 typed letters signed regarding a possible German edition of Mrs Turing's biography, and the proposed publication of AMT's 'Collected Works'.
5 sheets in envelope; paper. |
24 June 1971–2 June 1972 |
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34
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John Turing: 'Articled clerk fifty years ago'. The file comprises a photocopy of the article, published in the Law Society's Gazette, which contains a paragraph about his brother, AMT; the file also contains a copy of the second article in same series which contains no mention of AMT.
Creator: Turing, John.
2 sheets in envelope; paper. |
21 June 1978 |
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35
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Arrangements for AMT's teaching position at King's College. The file contains 5 autograph letters signed, 3 typed letters signed and 1 autograph postcard signed, between AMT, R. F. Kahn, J. M. Keynes, G. H. W. Rylands, J. T. Sheppard and others relating to the financial arrangements for AMT's teaching position in King's College.
23 items in envelope; paper. |
10 Dec. 1939–28 June 1954 |
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36
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M. H. A. Newman: 'Alan Mathison Turing 1912-1954'. The file comprises an off-print of the article, from 'Biographical Memoirs of the Fellows of the Royal Society' (Vol. 1, Nov. 1955). The article includes a bibliography of AMT's work.
Creator: Newman, M. H. A.
1 item in envelope; paper. |
1955 |
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37
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'Biography Expenditure' and accounts. Notebook containing details of 'Biography Expenditure' and accounts for Mrs Sara Turing.
Creator: Turing, E. Sara.
1 notebook and 3 sheets in envelope; paper. |
1959–1974 |
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38
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Cuttings relating to 'Alan Turing: the Enigma'. The file comprises a newspaper cutting and photocopies from 'The Guardian' relating to the forthcoming biography of AMT (Alan Turing: the Enigma) by Andrew Hodges. 14 and 23 Jan. 1980.
2 items in envelope; paper. |
14 Jan. 1980–23 Jan. 1980 |
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39
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C. J. van Rijsbergen: 'Turing and the origins of digital computers'. The file comprises 2 typescript versions of the article.
Creator: Rijsbergen, C. J. van.
2 items in envelope; paper. |
30 Mar. 1982 |
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40
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Reviews of Andrew Hodges: 'Alan Turing: the Enigma'. The file comprises photocopies of the following reviews:. - Rudy M. Baum 'Tragic life of a brilliant mathematician' from 'CandEN', 21 May, 1984;. - Jeremy Bernstein 'A portrait of Alan Turing' from 'The New Yorker', 20 Jan. 1986;. - John W. Dawson, Jr. in 'The Journal of Symbolic Logic', Vol. 50, No 4. Dec. 1985.
3 items in envelope; paper. |
1984–1986 |
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41
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Theatre programme for 'Breaking the Code' by Hugh Whitemore. The play was based on the life of AMT and starred Derek Jacobi. The file includes reviews of the play from 'The Times', 23 Oct. 1986 and 'The London Standard', 22 Oct. 1986.
3 items in envelope; paper. |
1986 |
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42
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Letters concerning commemorations of AMT. 9 autograph letters signed, 11 typed letters signed and other material relating to the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for AMT at his childhood home in Guildford, Surrey, and for a Turing computer room at King's College. Some items are photocopied.
12 items in envelope; paper. |
13 June 1985–28 June 1988 |
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43
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Information leaflets relating to Intelligent Terminals Ltd. Intelligent Terminals Ltd. was an 'Industrial Associate of the Turing Institute', devoted to research in artificial intelligence. c. 1985.
3 items in envelope; paper. |
c. 1985 |
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44
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Articles about AMT by John. The file includes photocopies of three articles:. - 'Alan Turing' photocopied from 'The Shirburnian' (4 pages). - 'Alan Turing - Eccentric Genius of Bletchley', TS copy letter to the editor of The Times in 1981, with associated press cuttings, correspondence with The Times, and two letters from GM Watkins to John Turing (3-pages) . - 'My brother Alan', TS draft (18 pages).
32 sheets; paper. |
1954–1982 |
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45
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Memoir from AMT's sister-in-law. Letter from Beryl MA Turing (John's second wife) to their son enhancing the information that had been published about AMT by the 1980s.
6 pages; paper. |
1980–1989 |
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46
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School reports. Photocopies of AMT's school reports. Comprises Michaelmas 1924 at Hazelhurst, and Michaelmas 1927 through Summer 1931 at Sherborne (some reports are missing).
20 sheets; paper. |
1924–1931 |
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47
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Testamentary material. This is the file kept by John while he administered AMT's funeral and bequests. It comprises. - correspondence with the Wilmslow funeral directors (Clegg) about arrangements and the necessity to support Sara in her misconception that AMT's death was an accident . - letters of condolence from John's friends and relations and AMT's friends and neighbours. - correspondence with the solicitors Crofton, Craven & Co. about funeral and testamentary expenses, AMT's assets, a legacy for John's daughters, estate duty, and the transfer to Sara of AMT's possible benefits from the University of Manchester superannuation scheme. - a copy of AMT's will and a draft trust document for the benefit of John's 3 daughters, as stipulated in AMT's will.
c. 70 sheets; paper. |
11 Feb. 1954–26 Nov. 1954 |
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48
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Obituaries. Photocopies of obituaries collected by AMT's family in the days following his death.
9 pages; paper. |
10 Jun 1954–12 Jun 1954 |
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49
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Articles about AMT. Photocopies and original clippings of newspaper and magazine articles about AMT collected by his family. Interest in AMT was kindled by the release in the 1970s of previously classified material about Bletchley Park, and by the 1983 publication of Andrew Hodges' biography.
25 articles; paper. |
14 Jan 1980–19 Dec 2003 |
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50
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Correspondence with Andrew Hodges. This file contains John Turing's correspondence with Andrew Hodges.
197 pages; paper. |
19 Sep 1977–10 Feb 1983 |
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