Identity area
Reference code
Glover/A/A1/2/7/32
Unique identifier
GB 275 Glover/A/A1/2/7/32
Title
ALS to T. R. Glover
Date(s)
- 30 Nov. 1901 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 p. paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1841-1932)
Biographical history
The Calvin Company (Limited), Timber Merchants, Ship Builders, Forwarders.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Replies to Glover's letter that informed him of Glover's position at St John's and the publication of his book. Describes the movements of his family during the summer. Mentions the death of his nephew Harold Fry, and that of Mrs Laing. Details his home improvements. Reports that Isaac Simpson died and Mrs Simpson and Mrs Stokes sold up and travelled to England, Mrs Stokes going on to join her husband in China. Gives his sons' opinion of Glover's successor, Professor Pyke. Refers to the Principle's ill health. Informs him that his son Jack won the Chancellor's Scholarship in Mathematics.