Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJAR/1/3/Taylor/3
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 14 August 1908-29 January 1909 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item; paper
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Donated to St John's in April 2023. Person who created the scrapbook not known
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Dr David Williams
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.