Item 3 - Death and donation of Hebrew books to University Library

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SJCR/SJAR/1/3/Taylor/3

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GB 1859 SJCR/SJAR/1/3/Taylor/3

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Death and donation of Hebrew books to University Library

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  • 14 August 1908-29 January 1909 (Creation)

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1 item; paper

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Donated to St John's in April 2023. Person who created the scrapbook not known

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Dr David Williams

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Scrapbook mostly of newspaper cuttings but also including the order of procession at his funeral and a St John's College notice regarding arrangements. Beginning with death notices, descriptions of the funeral, and obituaries. At the end are notices concerning the donation by Mrs Taylor of his collection of Hebrew books to the University Library. Newspapers from across the UK including Bristol, Aberdeen, Birmingham and Newcastle, as well as local to Cambridge and international. Also includes cuttings from the international journal 'Apocrypha', the Jewish Chronicle, and the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society.

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  • Box: 46/ESTATES