St John‘s College Personal Collections

A.L.s. to 'My dear Master' [R. F. Scott]

Miscellaneous/Box 9/HE3/10
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6 December 1923

Reveals his birthday, but asks the Master to keep it secret.

A.L.s. to R. F. Scott, Master of St John's College

Miscellaneous/Box 11/JE4/2
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30 November 1903

Gives thanks for a copy of the 'Admissions to St John's College' and tells a brief anecdote regarding one of his ancestors mentioned in the book.

ALS to Robert F. Scott, Bursar and Master

Lunn/Box 2/5/2
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7 Oct. 1865 (Circa)

Part of Papers of John Robert Lunn

Discusses harmonics in a mathematical context. Mentions Euclid. Accompanying pencil note signed M.G.U. (Malcolm Underwood, College Archivist) records that the letter was found in the Old Treasury, St John's, Oct. 1992.

Lunn, John Robert (1831-1899) mathematician and musician

A.L.s. to Robert Forsyth Scott

Miscellaneous/Box 11/LI4/12
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8 August 1921

Part of Miscellaneous Papers

Discusses old University practices.

ALS to T. R. Glover

Glover/A/A1/4/5/1
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1 Jan. 1911

Part of Papers of Terrot Reavely Glover

Thanks Glover for his letters with corrections to a manuscript. Notes that Glover has applied for a post which he thought no one was going to take because Postgate and Conway are too comfortable in their current posts. Asks Glover to consider supporting C. A. Parsons as a successor for Butcher, and suggests George Darwin and Col. Caldwell as alternatives.

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

A.L.s., from Edith Toynbee to R. F. Scott

Miscellaneous/Box 15/SC3/24
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30 September 1927

Part of Miscellaneous Papers

Sends details of a number of College portraits.

A.L.s., to 'my dear Master' [Sir Robert Scott]

Miscellaneous/Box 16/SM1.5/1
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2 October 1926

Part of Miscellaneous Papers

Gives information on Joseph Harrison, a Johnian from the 1700s. Gives news of McDougall, is pleased to hear that RS has recovered from an illness. Notes that he will be unable to visit Cambridge this year, the first time in fifty years.

A.L.s., to R. F. Scott