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Papers of John Edward and Francis Alleyne Marr
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Appleby, 1895

Small, navy blue album. Title page reads 'Reading Party, Appleby, August 14-28 /95'. Some photos are accompanied by handwritten annotations. A labelled group photograph identifies Amy Birkett Marr and Francis Alleyne Marr. Locations named include: Scordale; Murton Pike; Brockram Quarry; Brownber; Dufton; Burrodale; Watendlath Tarn; Lodore; Ullswater; Patterdale.

Appleby, 1906

Large photo album with a red binding and flowers on the front. Title page reads 'Appleby, Easter Vac 1906'. Photos are mostly of rocks and landscapes, and include shots of various different pikes. There are some loose photographs tucked into the final page of photos.

Cambridge

Brown album embossed with 'J. E. M.'. Contains photos from his students years in Cambridge, starting in 1878. Many photos are loose. Includes photos of: St John's College; King's College; Queens' College; Trinity College; Jesus College; Clare College; Magdalene College Cambridge; Magdalen College Oxford; The Lady Margaret Boat Club; Cambridge University Natural Sciences Club; The Eagles; The Gridirons; May Races; many places in Britain, particularly Wales; Punting. There are also two letters dated from 1860 tucked into the middle.

Coniston, 1923

Large brown album with 'Coniston, 1923 / Sedgwick Club' on the front. Contains photos of a group trip taken to Coniston in 1923. Includes group photos of the Club and photos of rocks/the landscape. There is a large loose photograph of the Sedgwick Club, May 1923, tucked into the back of the album.

Documentation Regarding Parent's Estates

Correspondence and legal documents relating to the estates and execution of the wills of F. A. Marr's parents (J. E. Marr and A. B. Marr) following their deaths. The file contains a mixture of handwritten and typed correspondence and documents to lawyers, bankers, family members, and other important parties.

Loose Photographs

Various loose photographs including: portraits of F. A. Marr throughout his life; wedding photos; F. A. Marr's school rugby team; photos of F. A. Marr's bungalow in Digboi. Some items have notes on the back. Some items are framed.

Loose Photographs

7 framed photographs; 1 file of loose photographs. Photographs include portraits; photographs of J. E. Marr; group photos (e.g. Sedgwick Club). Some named individuals are: Charles Walcott; Helen Bruce Walcott; A. W. R. Don; S. Dollo; Edmund J. Garwood. Some pictures are annotated.

Miscellaneous Papers

3 files of miscellaneous papers. File 1: Books/pamphlets, including Guide Books, and books of dialects. File 2: Writings assumed to have been produced by J. E. Marr, including: notebooks; sketches; printed works with annotations; accounts of trips taken. File 3: A collection of letters and correspondence to J. E. Marr, and other miscellaneous papers including: maps; items which mention Marr; postcards; book catalogues).

Miscellaneous Papers

6 items including: 2 Ordnance Survey maps; a letter of condolence regarding the death of J. E. Marr; an article titled 'How Digboi Riots Started'; an Oundle School Commemoration Booklet (1935); a pamphlet of obituary notices from the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London [Vol.99, 1943], containing that of F. A. Marr.

News Cuttings

Red scrapbook with 'News Cuttings' written on the front. Contains a vast collection of mostly loose papers, with a few items stuck in, which includes but is not limited to: pamphlets, programmes, flyers, and reviews about lectures given by J. E. Marr (Cambridge University Local Lectures, University classes for women, Literary and Scientific Society); items relating to the British Association for the Advancement of Science; several reports/programmes from the International Geological Congresses during the 1880s; sketches; flyers and programmes for various events (music concerts, theatre programmes); a letter from E. J. Garwood, President of the Geological Society; dinner menus and seating plans for various events; various club meeting cards; news cuttings relating to the publications of J. E. Marr, death notices for various people, geology, the Lady Margaret Boat Club, and a debate about women's dress and clothes; handwritten notes; telegrams regarding his election to Fellowship; items relating to St John's College events.

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