| Title |
PERSONAL PAPERS |
| Reference |
GBR/0276/SEPP |
| Covering Dates |
1831–2010 |
| Extent and Medium |
20 boxes +; Paper |
| Repository |
Selwyn College Archives |
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| Content and context |
Includes papers of members and fellows of Selwyn |
Access and Use
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Please cite as Selwyn College Archives, PERSONAL PAPERS, SEPP |
| Further information |
See also Fellows files at SEAR/3/1 which sometimes include correspondence about and recollections of time at Selwyn e.g. Phillips SEAR/1/3/1/13 |
| Selwyn/SEPP contains: |
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ADA
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ADAMSON COLLECTION. Athletics Blazer and scarf with photograph of Athletics team 1934.
Creator: ADAMSON, Ronald.
2 items, 1 photograph; paper and other. |
1934 |
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BAC
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BACON PAPERS. A lecture given before the Institut Polyglotte, Paris; with a list of lectures.
Creator: BACON, John Maunsell.
1 file; Paper. |
5 February 1892 |
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BLY
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BLYTHE COLLECTION.
Creator: BLYTHE, Keith.
7 bundles; Paper. |
1956–1958 |
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BOR
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BORRADAILE PAPERS. Documents relating to the bibliography of Oceanology including reprint "Bibliography of the Marine Fauna edited by LA Borradaile" (Challenger Society, 1921); Reviews from magazines and newspapers for various publications, 1913 - 1936.
Creator: BORRADAILE,.
1 file; Paper. |
1907–1921 |
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BRY
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BRYAN MEMOIR. Memoir of Selwyn called Recollections of an undergraduate 1949-1952 describing life at College and in Cambridge just after the war, with details of lack of cash and sparse accomodation.
Creator: BRYAN, Peter.
1 item; Paper. |
2010 |
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CAR
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CARPENTER AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Typescript memoir of autobiography.
Creator: CARPENTER, SC.
1 item; Paper. |
c. 1950 |
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CHU
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CHURTON PAPERS. Notes on Missionary Colleges and Seminaries.
Creator: CHURTON, WR.
1 volume; Paper. |
c. 1875 |
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COL
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COLERIDGE VOLUME. The order of the daily service, The Litany and order of the administration of the Holy Communion; one red leather bound volume with gold decorations and gold leaf on edges of pages, in blue cloth bag.
Creator: COLERIDGE, Edward.
1 volume; Paper. |
1844 |
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COLL
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COLLISTER MEMOIR. Typescript memoir of Selwyn 1946.
Creator: COLLISTER, Peter.
1 item; Paper. |
c. 1990 |
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COLLINS
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COLLINS. Contains a letter from William Edward Collins when Bishop of Gibraltar to Algernon Leslie Brown who wrote a history of the College in 1906.
Creator: COLLINS, William Edward.
1 item; Paper. |
31st July 1906 |
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COOK
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COOK PAPERS. Scientific papers and correspondence of Sir Alan Hugh Cook FRS (1922-2004).
Creator: COOK.
17 boxes; Paper. |
1931–2005 |
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COR
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CORFIELD PAPERS. Correspondence and papers relating to administration of Selwyn College; with a note on Corfield's character and content of the files.
Creator: CORFIELD, WG.
3 files; Paper. |
1909–1959 |
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COT
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PAPERS OF HUGH COTT.
Creator: COTT, Hugh.
2 files; Paper. |
1935–1962 |
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CRAW
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CRAWLEY COLLECTION.
Creator: CRAWLEY, Geoffrey et.al.
3 bundles; Paper. |
1927–1947 |
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DAVIES
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DAVIES COLLECTION. Memorabilia including porcelain tobacco jar; two Selwyn Boat Club trophies: Scratch Pairs November 1898 cup (enscribed with Horne at Bow and Davies at Stroke) and Trial Eights 1898 tankard (enscribed with Davies at Stroke again); also book, Cambridge by MAR Turner 1907 and various postcards with views of Cambridge Colleges (though none of Selwyn)1904-1906 including four panorama views, all addressed to Miss Daisy Bersted.
Creator: DAVIES, NG.
2 boxes; paper and other. |
1898–1907 |
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FOR
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FORSTER MEMOIR. Five versions of the memoir, "Reminiscences of Selwyn College 1938-1950, seen from 1993 by Leonard Forster". These include one handwritten copy, one draft version with corrections, one better copy, proof-read by Nicholas Cranfield, a further good copy and a smaller-sized version which had been sent by Mr Bryan for use in the College History; The memoir includes descriptions of Fellows at Selwyn, the College routine before and after the second world war, rationing and the first May Ball in 1948.
Creator: FORSTER, Leonard.
2 files; Paper. |
1993 |
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FUL
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FULLELOVE COLLECTION. Photographs and clothing including photographs of Selwyn Freshmen 1941, 2nd May Boat 1942 (mounted but no names), Cambridge University Air Squadron 1942-3, 1st May Boat 1947 (mounted with names; in drawer 8 of lobby map chest); boat club blazer and BA hood.
Creator: FULLELOVE, Derek.
1 box; Paper; Air Squadron photograph and University badge have come away from mount. |
c. 1941-c. 1947 |
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GIL
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The Holy Land 1929: a diary of a visit to Palestine during the 1929 riots. Copy of diary.
Creator: GILMORE, Dennis.
1 item; Paper. |
1929 |
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GOO
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GOODWIN COLLECTION. Essay on GA Selwyn.
Creator: GOODWIN, William Allerton.
1 item; Paper; Delicate condition. Some pages torn and with evidence of staining. |
c. 1882 |
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GRIFFITHS
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GRIFFITH COLLECTION. Letter written by TE Griffith to mother about visit of Gladstone [February 1887] with two photographs including an early view of Selwyn College beyond haystacks and a group of undergraduates with a dog.
Creator: GRIFFITH, TE.
1 file; paper. |
c. 13 February 1887-c. 1887 |
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HALL
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HALL MEMOIR. A typescript memoir by E.M. (Sam) Hall: A history of Selwyn College, some recollections and comments 1935-1939.
Creator: HALL, Sam.
1 item; Paper. |
1991 |
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HARDD
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HARDY, DP. Undergraduate Classics lecture notes, essays etc: Latin Compositions and Latin unseens and translations 1931-33, (1 file); Greek compositions, unseens and translations, 1931-33 (1 file). Both above files may have been sorted into term by son? General Essay, 1931-1932 (1 file); Generalia 1 (literature) (1 file); Generalia 2 (History and literature) (1 file); Pindar's Olympian Odes, Plato Republic, Aristotle Politics, 1932 (1 file); Roman Poetry & The Republic; Greek and Latin Literature Passages, 1933 (1 file); Philosophy notes.
Creator: HARDY, Donald.
2 boxes; Paper. |
1931–1934 |
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HARDR
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HARDY MEMOIR OF LEAVIS. Memories of supervisions with FR Leavis and his wife QD Leavis.
Creator: HARDY, Rob.
1 item; electronic. |
2008 |
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HARTLEY
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HARTLEY DIARY. Diary of Charles H Hartley, an extension student, wherein may be found the record of one month's sojourn at Selwyn College Cambridge, and of comcomitant experience with a description of his experiences, including encounters with eminent contemporaries, illustrated with a self-portrait and views of the Round Church, Selwyn Doctor's Lodge, Newnham College.
Creator: HARTLEY, Charles H.
1 volume; Paper. |
29 July 1893-August 1893 |
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HARV
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HARVEY MENUS. Copies of 25 menus (paper and electronic) collected from his time as College servant (apprentice) in Selwyn: Commemoration 1891, 1894, 1911, 1914; Bump Suppers 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928; SCBC Dinner 1928; Football Club Dinner 1928; Audit Dinner 1932.
Creator: HARVEY, Bob.
25 items; paper and electronic. |
1891–1932 |
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HER
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HERBERT DIARY. Handwritten diary extracts of war time.
Creator: HERBERT, P Keith.
1 item; Paper. |
1940–1941 |
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HOR
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HORE COLLECTION. Cricket blazer and pullover; NB we have photos of cricket teams of these years showing W H Hore.
Creator: HORE, Wilfred Harry.
2 items; other. |
1937–1940 |
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ING
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INGHAM COLLECTION.
Creator: INGHAM, Wilfrid.
1 box; Paper. |
1900–1923 |
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JON
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JONES Reminiscences. Letter from David Jones SE 1958-1962 to Master thanking him for invitiation to Donors Garden Party. With memories of his time at Selwyn and that of his uncle, Edward Jones (SE 1934-1937). DJ gained a State Scholarship in Classics, rowed in Boat Club and remembered John Sweet; Memoirs of David Jones about his time at Selwyn donated in 2004.
Creator: JONES, ENB.
1 item; Paper. |
2004–2009 |
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LAP
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LAPAGE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 'Managing Without: a personal Odyssey' - an autobiography by Mike Lapage (SE 1946). Chapter 9 covers the Cambridge years.
Creator: LAPAGE, Mike.
1 volume; Paper. |
2008 |
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MAC
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MCELDOWNEY COLLECTION.
Creator: McELDOWNEY, AP.
8 volumes, 3 files, bundle; Paper. |
c. 1917-c. 1977 |
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MACQ
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PAPERS OF PERCY MACQUEEN. Notes on the methods of learning languages and Latin.
Creator: MACQUEEN, Percy.
1 box; Paper. |
c. 1965 |
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MAR
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MARSH COLLECTION. Comprises a translation of the Book of Holy Hierotheos; lectures, 1911-39; lecture notes, 1903-10; and sermons, 1911-43; Folder of examination papers (presumably those he was responsible for either setting or marking); Folder of Income Tax papers; Folder of mss book reviews, presumably intended for publication; Four folders containing notes relating to Marsh's work Apparatus to Apocalypse (possibly unpublished); Presentation welcome card signed by member of staff and students presented to Marsh when he was appointed fellow of Selwyn in 1919; Japanese musical score for Genrokuodori; In English, Hebrew and Syriac.
Creator: MARSH, Frederick Shipley.
9 boxes +; Paper. |
1903–1943 |
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MOR
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MORGAN COLLECTION. Issues of Selwyn Stutters 1974-1977, Chapel card 1975, Music Society programmes 1975-1976, Mitre Players programme 1976, JCR agendas and papers 1976 (when JP Morgan was Treasurer).
Creator: MORGAN, JP.
1 bundle; Paper. |
1974–1976 |
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PAT
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PATTESON COLLECTION.
Creator: PATTESON, John Coleridge.
1 box; Paper. |
1854–1870 |
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POW
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POWIS PAPERS. Letters to Lord Powis relating to the foundation of Selwyn, with letter from Lord Powis offering bundle to College, 1940.
Creator: POWIS.
1 file; Paper. |
1879–1883 |
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RAM
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RAMSAY MURRAY DIARY. Electronic scan of 16 pages from Ramsay Murray diary relating to Lent term 1939 in Cambridge with descriptions of Athletics training and competitions at Fenners, trips to visit friends, meals in Hall; original is being sent to Woolwich.
Creator: RAMSAY MURRAY.
Paper. |
1939 |
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ROB
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ROBERTS COLLECTION. Includes (1) Trophy (cup) for hurdles 1885, (2) portrait of Roberts in blues and (3) three medals (latter housed with the College Silver Collection).
Creator: ROBERTS, F Barry.
5 items; paper and other; The portrait had been damaged with a severe tear towards the bottom; it received conservation repair from Melvin Jefferson, October 2005. |
1885–1886 |
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SEL
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SELWYN LETTERS COLLECTION. Comprises letters and papers chiefly of George Augustus Selwyn and also of his wife, Sarah Selwyn as well as Edward Coleridge and William Charles Cotton among others. The collection includes diaries of GAS, 1841-4 and 1857; a letterbook, 1840-60; and correspondence, 1831-72, including letters to Edward Coleridge, 1842-65, and correspondence of William Charles Cotton, 1841-7; sermons 1835-1878; also sketches and photographs; also a vellum manuscript from people connected with G. A. Selwyn whilst in New Zealand congratulating him on his appointment as Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (map chest drawer 9);.
Creator: SELWYN, George Augustus.
17 boxes; Paper; The College Archives received a grant from the Pilgrim Trust in c. 1993 to rehouse the Selwyn Papers in special boxes and wallets and the work was undertaken by the Library Assistant, Debbie Price. |
1831–1953 |
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SPA
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SELWYN AND PALMER FAMILY PAPERS.
Creator: SELWYN AND PALMER.
2 boxes; Paper. |
1860–1976 |
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SWE
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SWEET PAPERS. These papers were transferred by John Sweet and include correspondence, college papers, biographies, obituraries and orders of service. The majority of the papers comprise correspondence between John Sweet and members of Selwyn and their relatives, some following the deaths of Selwyn alumni, which John used to compile obituaries for the Calendar.
Creator: SWEET.
1 box; Paper. |
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TELAC
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TELFER MEMORABILIA. Various papers, newscuttings and programmes for Inter-College and University Sports matches including Athletics clubs, Hare and Hounds Club and Lawn Tennis Club with some featuring Telfer as a competitor and later as a referee; with sports club clothing and badges; also issues of the Granta (1913 and 1920), issues of The Sell (1913 and 1920) and issue of the New Cambridge weekly (1919); also set of 12 photographs of Selwyn College (nd) and order of service for the Commemoration of Benefactors, 1932.
Creator: TELFER, Andrew Cecil.
1 box; paper and other. |
c. 1912-c. 1932 |
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TELW
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TELFER LETTER BOOK.
Creator: TELFER, William.
1 volume; Paper. |
1920–1922 |
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WEL
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WELBOURN MEMOIRS. An Engineer and his ancestors: Memoirs of his father and family from c. 1600 with accompanying images and an early obituary for himself; also description of new portrait of him commissioned by Fellowship 2006.
Creator: WELBOURN, Donald.
1 box; paper and other. |
2005 |
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WHIT
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WHITAKER, Robert. 8mm movie film of Bob Whitaker's time at Selwyn 1957-1960 - converted to UHS & then digitised.
Creator: WHITAKER, Robert.
1 item; cd. |
2007 |
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WILL
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WILLIAMS MEMOIR. Memoir of Selwyn College 1905-1925 - during his time as one of the earliest fellows at Selwyn, including the building of the Hall in 1908, attendance at Chapel, use of the temporary building and description of the nature of Selwyn life and external perception of Selwyn as a theological college, first world war including nurses in residence, college societies including The Logarithms. Fellows and Masters at Selwyn.
Creator: WILLIAMS, Walter Nalder.
1 item; Paper. |
1965 |
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WILS
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PETER WILSON COLLECTION. Boat club cap worn when cox of Lent and May Boats 1964.
Creator: WILSON, Peter.
1 item; other. |
1964 |
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WOOLER
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WOOLER COLLECTION. Papers of Geoffrey Wooler (SE 1930) including medicine notebooks, MD Thesis, essays and article on surgery of war wounds and limb injuries; copy photographs of Selwyn Freshers 1930, Hockey Club 1931-2, Amateur Dramatics "The Queries" (nd), Rag Day (nd) and also Pathology Class (1933); issues of Calendar 1930s-80s, autobiography "Pig in a suitcase", various papers 1930s-80s including correspondence while at Cambridge and London Hospital, Selwyn College Hockey Club Lent term 1932 programme and Jubilee 1933 programme; also sports scarf and necktie (unidentified).
Creator: WOOLER, Geoffrey.
2 boxes; paper and other. |
c. 1930-c. 1984 |
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YOU
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PERCY YOUNG.
Creator: YOUNG, Percy.
Paper. |
c. 1930 |
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