St John‘s College Personal Collections

Statement of the history of the donation of the Adams papers to St John's College after Mrs Adams's death

Adams/Box 1/1
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1919-1933 (Undated, circa 1919-33.)

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/40/3
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13 May 1889

Newall telescope. Making arrangements to meet JCA [to discuss selling land next to the Observatory to accomodate the telescope].

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to J.C. Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/41/1
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17 May 1889

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Newall telescope. St John's are willing to sell the land required adjoining the Observatory.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to James Porter

Adams/Box 30-32/Box 32/1/1
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19 Mar. 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Subscription Adams Memorial Committee.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to Eliza Adams

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 26/16/3
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14 May 1892

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of receipt of JCA's Lecture Attendance Book (SJC Archives D103.1), Account book kept as Proctor (Transferred to CU Archives ca 1976), Buttery Books as Steward of SJC (Part of the set in SJC Archives).

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

Autograph letter signed to Donald MacAlister

Adams/Box 29/6/3
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1892-1919 (Undated.)

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Information on Edward Spencer, for DM's biography of JCA. See Box 29/6/1-2.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

ALS to T. R. Glover

Glover/A/A1/2/1/2
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20 Mar. 1895

Part of Papers of Terrot Reavely Glover

Informs Glover that he has done what he can for Lupton. Mentions Summers. Writes about the MacAlister wedding.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

ALS to T. R. Glover

Glover/A/A1/2/4/14
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11 July 1898

Part of Papers of Terrot Reavely Glover

Reports Heitland's comments about the College Meeting. Mentions the 'The Macalister Maintenance Fund' which he explains is Tottie's name for a fund augmenting the income of Professorial Fellows. Refers to a meeting with Mr Few. Announces his engagement to Mag[?] Webster, daughter of a retired Indian General, and reports the reactions of Bushe Fox and Heitland to the news.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

ALS to T. R. Glover

Glover/A/A1/5/1/13
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16 May 1914

Part of Papers of Terrot Reavely Glover

Regarding arrangments for Glover to be presented to the Vice Chancellor as Proctor. Informs Glover that it is the turn of the College to nominate an Examiner for the Classical Tripos and asking him to give the matter some thought.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

ALS to T. R. Glover

Glover/A/A1/5/3/43
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29 Mar. 1916

Part of Papers of Terrot Reavely Glover

Informs Glover that since Bushe-Fox died, Gregory is a Captain in the army and A. Y. Campbell may be called up at any time, Sikes is the only tutor and classical lecturer left in the College. Explains that Leathem feels that if Glover takes a lecture tour in America, he should finance it himself as it cannot be considered War work. Reports that there has been severe weather bringing down twenty trees in the College grounds, and New Court is full of soldiers, the drum and pipe band practicing incessantly in the old Chemical Laboratory.

Scott, Sir Robert Forsyth (1849-1933) Knight, Master of St John's College Cambridge

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