| Title |
Personal and family papers |
| Reference |
OB/Add |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1856–1983 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box; paper |
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| Content and context |
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The series comprises mainly financial papers, but includes 1 file of posthumous material gathered for Ian Anstruther's book 'Oscar Browning: a biography'.
The additional series of papers in the Browning collection (with the exception of Add/15) were given to the College in 1991 by Dr. Peter Searby on behalf of the Department of Education.
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| King's/PP/OB/Add contains: |
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1
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Passbook of Oscar Browning's account with Fisher and Johnson.
Creator: Browning, Oscar.
1 item; paper. |
1856–1860 |
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2
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Bank passbooks. 11 bank passbooks for Oscar Browning's account with the London and County Banking Company.
Creator: Browning, Oscar.
1 envelope; paper. |
1869–1908 |
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3
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Passbook of the National Lifeboat Institution's account at Barclays Bank. Oscar Browning was the treasurer of the National Lifeboat Institution.
Creator: Browning, Oscar.
1 envelope; paper. |
1896–1911 |
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4
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Papers concerning George Browning. The papers comprise:. - Will of George Browning, 21 Mar. 1870. - Printed copy of the will of George Browning, 21 Mar. 1870. - Book of accounts of the estate of George Browning, Apr. - Nov. 1898.
Creator: Browning, George.
1 envelope; paper. |
1870–1898 |
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5
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Papers concerning 'Cornelius Nepos'. Contract, statements of account and related correspondence from Clarendon Press, Oxford and the Incorporated Society of Authors concerning Oscar Browning's second and third editions of 'Cornelius Nepos'.
Creator: Various.
5 items in envelope; paper. |
1875–1898 |
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6
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Financial papers. Oscar Browning's bills, statement of accounts, bank cheques and cheque book.
Creator: Browning, Oscar.
101 items in envelope; paper. |
1875–1897 |
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7
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Financial papers. Mrs M. M. Browning's bills and statements of account.
Creator: Browning, M. M.
16 items in envelope; paper. |
Sept. 1885-July 1890 |
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8
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Music notebook. Notebook containing notes of publications of Beethoven's works; correspondence, notes and statements of account from Novello, Ewer and Co. and others, concerning Oscar Browning's subscription to purchase the 'Beethoven Werke'.
Creator: Browning, Oscar.
23 items in envelope; paper. |
June 1891-Feb. 1898 |
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9
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Correspondence concerning a loan. Correspondence concerning default in repayment of a loan from the Sir Thomas White Charity. Browning was party to the repayment but not the defaulter.
Creator: Various.
15 items in envelope; paper. |
July 1898-May 1900 |
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10-13
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Miscellaneous papers. The papers comprise:. - Letter from J. A. Crawley, 6 Nov. 1887) requesting a copy of Oscar Browning's 'The Teaching of History in Schools' (Royal Historical Society, 1887). - Statement of account at Oscar Browning's resignation as treasurer of King's College Swimming Club, May 1905. - Note of times for people to see Oscar Browning, undated. - Contract [? copy] between Oscar Browning, William Sharpe Wilson and C. S. Gibbs for Browning to deliver a course of ten lectures in St. Petersburg. 22 Oct. [?1908].
Creator: Various.
4 items in envelope; paper. |
1887–1908 |
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14
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Visiting cards. Box containing 47 of Oscar Browning's visiting cards.
Creator: Browning, Oscar.
47 items in box; paper. |
c. 1856–1923 |
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15
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Material assembled for 'Oscar Browning: a biography'. Illustrative material assembled by Ian Anstruther for his book 'Oscar Browning: a biography' (London: John Murray, 1983). The file includes modern copies of photographs, drawings and portraits of Oscar Browning; portraits of his family, friends, colleagues at Eton and students (including Curzon, Cornish, Luxmore, Knatchbull-Hugessen); a profile and drawing of Oscar Browning in 'Vanity Fair', 24 Nov. 1888. Not all the photographs were used by Anstruther in his book. Each photograph has identifying notes on the reverse by Anstruther.
Creator: Anstruther, Ian.
1 envelope; paper. |
c. 1970–1983 |
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