Janus: The Papers of Montague Rhodes James

King's/PP/MRJ contains:
A	Autograph manuscripts of works by MRJ
AA	Acquisition of the MRJ papers
B	Manuscripts and typescripts probably not by MRJ
C	Miscellaneous personal and College material
D	Correspondence
E	Correspondence between MRJ and the McBryde family
F	Oversize Materials: Books, Photographs, and Sketches
P	Provostship
X	Extra material

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The Papers of Montague Rhodes James

Title	Miscellaneous personal and College material
Reference	MRJ/C
Covering Dates	1879–1936
Extent and Medium	9 envelopes; paper

Content and context

This series contains reveiws of MRJ's writings and letters related to King's College Chapel.

King's/PP/MRJ/C contains:

Cuttings of reviews. The file comprises newspaper cuttings of reviews of the ghost stories:. - Review of 'More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary', 1911, in an article by Desmond MacCarthy in 'The Eye-Witness', 4 Jan. 1912;. - Review of the same volume in 'The Yorkshire Daily Observier', 3 Feb. 1912 (the first four inches only, the rest is missing) by an unknown reviewer;. - Review of 'Collected Ghost Stories', 1931, in 'The Times Literary Supplement', 23 July 1931. Unsigned.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

1911–1931

King's College Chapel: The East End. Papers relating to the refurbishment of the East end of the chapel, comprising:. 1. Printed version of a letter for circulation within the College, from Bodley and Garner, architects, to the College concerning the designing of a new reredos, 7 Nov. 1894, printed Jan. 1895. 2. Printed circular by MRJ, 26 Jan. 1895, commenting on the above proposals. 3. Copy of an autograph letter signed from H. Barnes, for Farmer and Brindley [stone carvers?] to T. Garner, of Bodley and Garner, 22 Apr. 1898, in the hand of the recipient, concerning a projected new altar. 4. Autograph letter signed from T. Garner to MRJ, 16 May 1899, concerning a model for the new altar, and the choice of a hanging instead of a reredos. 5. Autograph letter signed from Augustus Austen Leigh, Provost, to MRJ, 19 May [1899], concerning Garner's proposals in 4. above. 6. Autograph letter from T. P. Carter of Eton College to MRJ, 1 June 1899, concerning the same. 7. Autograph letter signed from T. P. Carter to MRJ, 2 Nov. 1899, concerning a hanging for the projected new altar. 8. Autograph letter signed from T. Garner to MRJ, 12 Feb. 1900, concerning a model of the projected new altar and the making of a hanging. 9. Autograph letter signed from William Austen Leigh to MRJ, 16 May [1900], enclosing the next item:. 10. Draft in the hand of W. Austen Leigh of a letter from WAL to T. Garner, 14 May [1900], concerning the lack of progress in the installation of a new altar and hanging. 11. Autograph letter signed from T. Garner to Provost A. Austen Leigh concerning the effects of the newly-installed model of the altar, and the different materials in which the real thing could be executed, involving an excursus on the legality of stone altars under Canon Law in England.
16 sheets in envelope; paper.

1895–1900

King's College Chapel: The Windows. Material concerning the service of dedication for the West window, and the College Feast and entertainment of the same day, 22 Apr. 1879, including a printed pamphlet by the glaziers, Clayton and Bell, describing the design of the window; apparently from the papers of Herbert James, MRJ's father. The file also includes an autograph letter signed from Charles F. Bell to MRJ, 19 Nov. 1893, concerning a project for the photographing of the windows in the Chapel.
8 items in envelope; paper.

1879–1893

King's College Chapel: Services. Autograph letter signed from Eric Milner-White to MRJ, 13 July 1916, concerning his projected reformation of Chapel services after the war, and covering a typed memorandum on the subject.
12 sheets in envelope; paper.

13 July 1916

King's College Chapel: Complaints. The file comprises:. 1. Autograph letter, signed 'An Oxford Graduate', to the Editor of 'The Cambridge Review', complaining about the standard of behaviour of undergraduates attending services in King's Chapel, 23 Nov. 1891. 2. Autograph letter signed from Clara Paget of 2 St Peter's Terrace, Cambridge, to the Provost [Augustus Austen Leigh], 26 Nov. [1891], expressing disagreement with the above complaint, as published in 'The Cambridge Review'. 3. Autograph letter, signed 'A Visitor to Cambridge', to the Editor of 'The Cambridge Review', 24 Jan. [1892], making a similar complaint to that in item 1 above.
5 sheets in envelope; paper.

1891–1892

Miscellaneous College Matters. The file comprises:. 1. Proof with corrections in MRJ's hand of a printed appeal inviting contributions for a present for Dr. A. H. Mann. Jan. 1906. 2. Programme for an entertainment, 'The First Day of the Holidays', by 'C. A. Pellanus, Junr' [E. G. Swain, Chaplain], performed at the Choir School on 23 Dec. 1902. 3. Manuscript programme, probably in the hand of MRJ, of the entertainment at the 'Bell dinner', to celebrate MRJ's winning a Bell Scholarship in the Lent Term of 1883.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

1883–1906

King's College: 'The Founder's Will'. Page proof of 'The Will of King Henry VI now first printed in full' (edd. J. W. Clark and MRJ, 1896) with some corrections in pencil.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

1896

Two pamphlets by Alister Grant. The pamphlets concern the Mission controversy. They are held in envelopes addressed [? By Grant] to MRJ.
Creator: Grant, Alister.
2 items in envelope; paper.

2 Feb. 1903–12 Feb. 1903

Sale of MRJ's books and manuscripts. Two copies of the Sotheby's catalogue of the sale at which MRJ's books and manuscripts were disposed of.
2 items in envelope; paper.

9 Nov. 1936–10 Nov. 1936

Donor's album for the Augustus Austen Leigh memorial altar cross. This book includes a photograph of the cross, the notices printed about the subscriptions for the memorial, and a list of the contributors.
1 volume; paper.

1905–1907