| Title |
T. R. Glover's correspondence (1903) |
| Reference |
3/2 |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1903 |
| Extent and Medium |
43 letters; paper |
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| Content and context |
Regarding the publication of Glover's book on Virgil; his refusal of the Classics Chair at Queen's University, Kingston; also news of people and events at Queen's University. |
| Index Terms |
| Arnold, Edward Augustus (1857-1942) publisher |
| St John's Library/Glover/3/2 contains: |
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1
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TLS to T. R. Glover. Mentions a favour that he can do for Glover's cousin concerning photos of Kingston views. Announces his decision to 'sell out and devote all my time and talents to the University'. Refers to Watson's illness. Expresses his satisfaction with [D. M.] Gordon as the new Principal. Gives his opinion of Pike. Sends other news from Queen's University, including Dyde and Nicol's travels in Germany, and Short's heightened responsibility. Details the fight between he and Short, and Watson and McNaughton over the latter pair's preference for Barclay as Principal. Mentions Dupuis and Cappon. Sends news of Mrs Chown and their daughters, May, Dorothy and Edna.
Creator: G. Chown.
1 p.; paper. |
6 Jan. 1903 |
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2
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Expresses his pleasure that Glover has read his book. Mentions receiving praise from Principal Dykes. Observes that they miss Watson at Queen's University. Mentions the imminent arrival of their new Principal.
Creator: W. E. Jordan.
1 p.; paper. |
12 Jan. 1903 |
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3
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TLS to T. R. Glover. Declines the opportunity of publishing a volume of Glover's essays on Virgil.
Creator: George A. Macmillan.
1 p.; paper. |
20 Jan. 1903 |
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4
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Sends Glover a copy of the 'Queen's University Song Book' . Thanks him for his part in producing it.
Creator: N. R. Carmichael.
1 p.; paper. |
10 Feb. 1903 |
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5
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Asks for a reference from Glover. Refers to their meeting in Bristol. Details his recent academic progress. Mentions Glover's 'recent appointment in Oxford'. Observes that Pike is a poor substitute for Glover.
Creator: Robert A. McLean.
1 p.; paper. |
13 Feb. 1903 |
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6
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Refers Glover to the Bursar over the matter of payment for lectures.
Creator: Charles Taylor.
1 p.; paper. |
6 Mar. 1903 |
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7
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Asks Glover to give a further set of lectures in his role as College Lecturer in Classics.
Creator: Charles Taylor.
1 p.; paper. |
6 Mar. 1903 |
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8
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Complains that people save up the good things they think about others to say when they are dead. Tells Glover how much he is missed by his students, including Mr Thompson's son Alick. News of Mr Watson, who they saw in London. Apologises for writing an untidy letter due to having broken her wrist. Refers to Dr Barclay's decision not to be Principal at Queen's University, and the new Principal, Mr Gordon.
Creator: Emma Mowat.
1 p.; paper. |
14 Mar. 1903 |
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9
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Refers to Watson's absence from Queen's University. Sends news from Kingston, including details of the new Principal, various building works, the activities of Campbell, and Pike. Describes the pressure that they are putting on the Government of Ontario for a new School of Forestry. Mentions his appointment as a commissioner to the General Assembly, meeting in Vancouver. News of Jordon, McComb, and Chown.
Creator: S. W. Dyde.
1 p.; paper. |
16 Mar. 1903 |
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10
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Thanks Glover for acknowledging his part in Glover's education. Refers to a visit he received from Tucker. Invites Glover to visit him at Middleton Cheney Rectory, Banbury. Reports that his son, Bud, is a medical practitioner in Cheddar. Sends his regards to Weekes, Whibley, Hisks and Lock, and Glover's father.
Creator: Thomas William Openshaw.
1 p.; paper. |
22 Apr. 1903 |
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11
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Declines publication of Glover's 'Studies in Virgil'.
Creator: Richard Thomas Wright.
1 p.; paper. |
25 Apr. 1903 |
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12
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Expresses interest in Glover's 'Studies in Vergil'. Expresses his interest in Virgil in general.
Creator: Edward Arnold.
1 p.; paper. |
5 May 1903 |
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13
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Asks Glover to send him his essays on Virgil, regardless of their incomplete state.
Creator: Edward Arnold.
1 p.; paper. |
11 May 1903 |
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14
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ALS to T. R. Glover from the American Mission at Van, 'Turkey in Asia'. Regrets that Glover could not have escaped Cambridge with them. Mentions the great quantity of ancient cuneiform inscriptions around him. Complains that the Germans, Belck and Lehmann ('intellectual locusts') have already done much of the academic research on the inscriptions. Contemplates applying the method of Higher Criticism used to trace pilgrim psalms in the Hebrew Psalter to their own hymn book. Mentions that they have bought a tent preferring it to Kurdish huts. Refers to plans to return to England in the near future.
Creator: James Rendel Harris.
1 p.; paper. |
13 May 1903 |
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15
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Mentions that both Princeton and McGill University are interested in employing him. Refers to the 'pittance', as McComb calls it, that Queen's University pays him. Complains of the extra workload that Watson's absence has occasioned for him, and his ill health. Congratulates Glover on the reception of his 'Life and letters [in the fourth century]'. Observes that Pike makes Glover missed at the University, and quotes from Pike's ideas about Higher Criticism. Praises Cappon.
Creator: John Macnaughton.
1 p.; paper. |
23 May 1903 |
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16
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Offers to publish Glover's book about Virgil on the terms laid out in the letter.
Creator: Edward Arnold.
1 p.; paper. |
29 May 1903 |
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17
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Sends Glover a draft agreement of the terms that Mr Arnold suggested for publishing Glover's book on Virgil. Offers to discuss the terms further over lunch.
Creator: A. L. Mumm.
1 p.; paper. |
8 June 1903 |
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18
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Answers Glover's furthur questions about the terms of his publishing contract.
Creator: A. L. Mumm.
1 p.; paper. |
13 June 1903 |
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19
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Asks Glover to sign a round-robin testimonial in support of Peter Giles. Gives his address in the Isle of Wight. Describes the process of Glover's election to a post at Bedford College, mentioning Russell, Acland, and Miss Walton.
Creator: Arthur Bernard Cook.
1 p.; paper. |
29 June 1903 |
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19a
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Offers Glover the Greek Professorship at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, vacated by Macnaughton, who accepted a position at McGill. Names a salary and asks for reply by cable.
Creator: Daniel M. Gordon.
1 p.; paper. |
1 July 1903 |
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20
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Urges Glover to take up the Greek Chair at Queen's University, Kingston. Praises the new potential of the University, and their new Principal. Complains that his son was to study final honour Greek with Macnaughton and is now 'lost'.
Creator: G. M. Macdonnell.
1 p.; paper. |
3 July 1903 |
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21
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TLS to T. R. Glover. Advises Glover to request a sum for travelling expenses if he should take up the Classical Chair at Queen's University, Kingston.
Creator: W. F. Nickle.
1 p.; paper. |
4 July 1903 |
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22
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Announces his appointment to the Classical Chair at McGill University, under Peterson. Regrets a theology lectureship in Edinburgh which his new appointment prevents him from taking. Ridicules Queen's University for asking Glover to fill the post he leaves vacant. Asks Glover for an article for the Quarterly. Sends news of his son.
Creator: John Macnaughton.
1 p.; paper. |
4 July 1903 |
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23
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Persuading Glover to return to Queen's University. Refers to Mrs Osbourne's plan to travel to England for her son's wedding. Mentions that Fry will be visiting London and Bristol and would like to meet with Glover.
Creator: W. F. Nickle.
1 p.; paper. |
9 July 1903 |
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24
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ALS to his mother, Anne Glover. News of Mr and Mrs Tom Parsons. Describes in detail his voyage via Gibraltar, Sicily, the straits of Messina, and Brindisi, including crew and views. Reports his progress on his book on Virgil. Mentions plans to continue to Smyrna if circumstances allow.
Creator: T. R. Glover.
2 p.; paper. |
8 July 1903 |
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25
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Autograph postcard signed to his mother, Anne Glover. Sends news of his sightseeing activities in Venice. Plans to travel on to Smyrna.
Creator: T. R. Glover.
1 card; paper. |
14 July 1903 |
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26
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Autograph postcard signed to his mother, Anne Glover. Announces his departure for Smyrna. Mentions that he has turned down the offer from Queen's University, Kingston to take Macnaughton's Chair. Describes more sightseeing including Armenian and Greek manuscripts.
Creator: T. R. Glover.
1 card; paper. |
17 July 1903 |
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27
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Thanks Glover for his hospitality during their stay in Cambridge. Suggests that Glover stay with them at Bryn Mawr or Jerusalem.
Creator: George A. Barton.
1 p.; paper. |
19 July 1903 |
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28
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ALS to his mother, Anne Glover. Details his sightseeing in Venice, including hearing Mr Robertson give a sermon and dining with Seward, a friend from Cambridge. Describes the voyage to Smyrna. Expresses his disappointment in Cambridge University, but gives reasons why he could not go back to Queen's University, Kingston. Quotes Macnaughton's last letter to him. Mentions his reading of an 'outrageously frivolous' book by Barry Pain. A few words on Smyrna.
Creator: T. R. Glover.
2 p.; paper. |
20 July 1903 |
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29
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Regrets Glover's decision not to return to Canada. Informs him that Mrs Osbourne, Mr Osbourne and Miss Folger are in England to attend George Osbourne's wedding to Miss Gordon of Toronto. Hopes that Mrs Osbourne will visit Glover either in Bristol or Cambridge.
Creator: W. F. Nickle.
1 p.; paper. |
28 July 1903 |
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30
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ALS to his father, Richard Glover. In answer to his parents letters. Mentions that the Whittalls have introduced him at The New Club in Smyrna. Detailed description of his experience of Smyrna. Refers to visits to three collections of antiquities: Mr Whittall's, the Evangelical Museum, and Mr Alfred Van Lenep's. Describes Van Lenep's collection in more detail. Writes about the local beverages, lemonade and strong coffee. Complains of the complexity of the currency. Comments on the Labour Party's victory. Lists the cargo that his ship will carry back to London and Hull. Mentions a talkative first engineer called Franklin who used to sail on the Exe. Wishes his father a good trip to Norway.
Creator: T. R. Glover.
2 p.; paper. |
30 July 1903 |
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31
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Dicusses the possibilities of financial aid for Queen's University, Kingston, including the Church and the Government. Refers to the new Principal of Queen's. Mentions his qualms about leaving the University. Requests some Greek proses like the Latin ones that Glover left in Canada. Asks whether Sargent and Daly have any such resources. Announces that he has been appointed Croall Lecturer in Edinburgh for 1905-06. Believes he owes this to Flint.
Creator: John Macnaughton.
2 p.; paper. |
8 Aug. 1903 |
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32
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Explains that he is unable to see Glover due to lack of funds. Explains his plans to travel back to Canada with Alice. Discusses potential candidates for the vacant Chair of Classics at Queen's University, Kingston.
Creator: John Watson.
2 p.; paper. |
19 Aug. 1903 |
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33
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Mentions that Harry or Henry[?] is travelling north to see him, having sent some testimonials. Expresses his opinion that Wood is a good candidate for the Classics Chair at Queen's University, Kingston. Sends news of Alice.
Creator: John Watson.
1 p.; paper. |
25 Aug. 1903 |
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34
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Regrets Glover's decision not to return to Queen's University, Kingston. Considers Mr Wood as a possibility for the Classics Chair. News of Jim, Eleanor, Hugh, and Cousin Tom. Explains the current politics surrounding the financing of Queen's University, and whether or not it will continue its close connection with the Church. Asks Glover his opinion of Macnaughton's suggestion that Jim apply for a Rhodes scholarship.
Creator: G. M. Macdonnell.
1 p.; paper. |
4 Sep. 1903 |
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35
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ALS to T. R. Glover with newspaper cutting attached. Regarding the death of his sister, Rebecca Hill.
Creator: Stephen Hill.
1 p.; paper. |
11 Sep. 1903 |
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36
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Invites Glover to attend the Audit dinner at Trinity.
Creator: Richard Claverhouse Jebb.
1 p.; paper. |
23 Nov 1903 |
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37
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Invites Glover to tea to discuss the new Classics Part I examination.
Creator: Richard Claverhouse Jebb.
1 p.; paper. |
7 Dec. 1903 |
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38
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Expresses his disappointment that his course of lectures in history of literature was not thought relevant to the new Part I Classics examination.
Creator: Richard Claverhouse Jebb.
1 p.; paper. |
15 Dec. 1903 |
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39
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Proposes an edition of Bede's History books one and two prefaced by Professor Mayor with commentary by Glover.
Creator: Richard Thomas Wright.
2 p.; paper. |
16 Dec. 1903 |
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40
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ALS to T. R. Glover with printed memorial card attached. Regarding Glover's legacy from the will of Rebecca Hill.
Creator: E. T. Toone.
2 p.; paper. |
19 Dec. 1903 |
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41
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Reports that Callendar has been chosen over Wood for the Classics Chair at Queen's University, Kingston. Observes that he is 'not the inspiring man that that freak McNaughton [Macnaughton] is'. Mentions Watson. Reports that the Church will continue to support the University and Charlton is finally on their side. Sends news of Jim's success in sport but complains that Pike has not inspired him in Greek and Latin. Also mentions Hugh, May and Eleanor.
Creator: G. M. Macdonnell.
1 p.; paper. |
25 Dec. 1903 |
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42
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ALS to T. R. Glover. Reports that he is a Classics Lecturer at Manitoba College, Winnipeg. Gives further details of the institution and his responsibilities. Asks Glover for a reference so that he may apply for work when his temporary contract runs out. Regrets Macnaughton's departure from Queen's University, Kingston. Sends news of Glover's old class at Queen's, including Billings, Thompson, and Shibley.
Creator: A. Calhoun.
2 p.; paper. |
31 Dec. 1903 |
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