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CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 85). Letters; 2 June 1934-27 March 1937.

Sir Harold Idris Bell, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Correspondence rel. to acquisition of Codex Sinaiticus: 1933-1935: Partly drafts.

John Humphrey Witney, Assistant Secretary, British Museum: Correspondence rel. to acquisition of Codex Sinaiticus: 1934: Partly signed and copies.

includes:

f. 1 James Brown, of the Bank of Scotland: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from James Brown: 1934: Signed.
f. 2 William Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang; Archbishop of Canterbury: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1933-1934: Partly signed.
f. 2 Nonington, Kent: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of Fredville Park School, Nonington: 1934: Signed.
f. 4 John Percy Gabbatt, mathematician: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from John Percy Gabbatt: 1934: Signed.
f. 7 Mark Durst, of Danbury, Iowa: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Mark Durst: 1934: Signed.
f. 8 Mrs Rothschild, of Gloucester Terrace, London: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Mrs — Rothschild: 1934: Dictated.
f. 9 Mrs E. H. Paul, of Belfast: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Mrs E. H. Paul: 1934.
f. 10 F. R. Gevaux, of Guildford: Guildford, Surrey: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from F. R. Gevaux on behalf of Commercial Road Baptist Sunday School, Guildford: 1934.
f. 11-12 Charles de Veber Schofield, Bishop of British Columbia: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 13 Miss C. Morey, of Newport, Isle of Wight: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Miss C. Morey: 1934.
f. 14 Reverend David Couper, of Tarkastad, South Africa: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Rev. David Couper: 1934.
f. 15 Sir Havilland Walter de Sausmarez, Baronet: Charles Taylor, Methodist minister in Guernsey: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Sir Havilland Walter de Sausmarez on behalf of Charles Taylor: 1934.
f. 16 Caroline L. Downing, of Forest Hill, London: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Caroline L. Downing: 1934.
f. 17 Miss M. M. Key, of the Bethesda Town Mission, Portsmouth: Portsmouth; Bethesda Town Mission: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Miss M. M. Key on behalf of Bethesda Town Mission: 1934.
f. 18 Right Reverend Lauchlan MacLean Watt, Moderator of the Church of Scotland: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill of Rt. Rev. Lauchlan MacLean Watt: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 19 Thomas George Brierley Kay, Rector of Lisson Grove, Marylebone: Letter to H. I. Bell from Thomas George Brierley Kay: 1934: Signed.
f. 21 Charles G. B. Scovell, of Pegu, Burma: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Charles G. B. Scovell: 1934.
ff. 22-23 N. J. Hill, Editor of the Church Chronicle, South Africa: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill from N. J. Hill: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 24 J. Hazlitt, Secretary, Castle Croft Congregational Church, Bury: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from J. Hazlitt: 1934: Signed.
ff. 25-26 G. H. Evans-Cross, of Bournemouth: Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile: 1934: Partly copy.
f. 27 A. J. While, of Sutton Coldfield Congregational Church: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from A. J. While: 1934.
f. 28 Harold W. Atkinson, of Northwood, county Middlesex: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Harold W. Atkinson: n.d.
f. 29 A. C. Hunnisett, of Linden Hall Sunday School, Deal: Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile of A. C. Hunnisett: 1934: Partly copy.
ff. 31-32 Charles Mansfield, Vicar of Dunsford: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 33 William J. Gilmour, Minister of Loanhead Reformed Presbyterian Church: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from William J. Gilmour: 1934.
f. 35 Frederick C. Cole, City Librarian, Plymouth: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Frederick C. Cole: 1934: Signed.
f. 36 Frederick C. Cole, City Librarian, Plymouth: Letter from A. J. K. Esdaile to Frederick C. Cole: 1934: Copy.
ff. 37-39 H. James, of Sale: Stretford, Herefordshire: D. M. M. Moffatt: Correspondence between A. J. K. Esdaile and H. James on behalf of D. M. M. Moffatt and the 8th Stretford Scout Troop: 1934: Partly copy.
f. 40 Reginald B. Parker, Treasurer, Origen Society, Oxford: Oxford; University of. Origen Society: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Reginald B. Parker on behalf of the Origen Society: 1934.
f. 41 Pickering & Inglis; publishers and booksellers: Letter from A. J. K. Esdaile to Pickering & Inglis (publishers and booksellers): 1934: Copy.
f. 42 Miss H. Williams, of Herne Bay: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Miss H. Williams: 1934.
f. 43 Frank Hastings, of West Hampstead: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Frank Hastings: 1934.
f. 45 Yvonne Salmon, of Reading: Letter to A. J. K. Esdaile: 1934: Signed.
f. 46 Frederick Gordon Serle, Perpetual Curate of St Crantoc, Cornwall: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Frederick Gordon Serle: 1934.
f. 47 Francis John Allen, Vicar of Huddington: Henry Albert Wilson, Bishop of Chelmsford: Letter to Bishop of Chelmsford from Francis John Allen: 1934.
f. 48 Mary Collins, Secretary to the Bishop of Chelmsford: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Mary Collins: 1934: Signed.
f. 49 Harold John Edward Peake, anthropologist: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Harold John Edward Peake: 1934.
ff. 50-51 Muriel Marion Underhill, editor, 'International Review of Missions': Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 52 Charles Sconce, Mayor of Chester: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 54 Charles Curwen Walker, Editor, 'The Christadelphian': Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Charles Curwen Walker: 1934.
ff. 55-56 James R. Ogden, jeweller, of Harrogate: Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile: 1934: Signed and copy.
f. 57 Joseph W. Wright, of Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Joseph W. Wright on behalf of Middlesbrough Public Libraries and Museums Committee: 1934.
f. 59 Richard Mercer Wilson, Vicar of St George's, Holborn: Letter from Sir G. F. Hill to Richard Mercer Wilson: 1934: Copy.
f. 60 Donald Arthur Sholl, Curate of Christ Church, Wolverhampton: Letter to A. J. K. Esdaile from Donald Arthur Sholl: 1934: Signed.
f. 61 Gilbert Scollay, of Yell, Shetland: Reverend George Alexander Frank Knight, of the National Bible Society of Scotland: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Rev. George Alexander Frank Knight on behalf of Gilbert Scollay: 1924: Signed.
ff. 62-63 S. Mary Fenner, of Mulhouse, France: Correspondence with J. H. Witney: 1934: Partly copy.
f. 64 A. Bathurst, of Plaxtol, near Sevenoaks: Dunks Green; Kent: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from A. Bathurst on behalf of Dunks Green Chapel: 1935.
f. 66 Philip Browning, afterwards Stewart-Browning; Rector of Inworth: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from Philip Browning: 1935: Signed.
f. 67 Miss Edith Davies, of Leicester: Letter to H. I. Bell from Miss Edith Davies: 1935.
f. 68 Miss Edith Davies, of Leicester: Letter from A. J. K. Esdaile to Miss Edith Davies: 1935: Copy.
ff. 69-70 Levi Haigh, of Sowerby Bridge, county Yorkshire: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1935: Partly copy.
ff. 71-72 Reverend Edward Archibald Parry, Archbishop of West Indies: Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile: 1935: Partly copy.
f. 73 A. Farrington, Secretary, Royal Irish Academy: Dublin; Royal Irish Academy: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from A. Farrington on behalf of the Royal Irish Academy: 1935: Signed.
ff. 74-75 Arthur Richard Langford Brown, Vicar of Oswestry: Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile: 1935: Partly copy.
ff. 77-78 Pickering & Inglis; publishers and booksellers: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1935: Signed and copy.
ff. 79-80 J. L. McQuilton, of Cape Town: Correspondence with Sir G. F. Hill: 1935: Signed and copy.
ff. 81-82 John Scott Lidgett, Methodist minister, of the Bermondsey Settlement: Reverend Edward Penna: Correspondence between Sir G. F. Hill and John Scott Lidgett on behalf of Rev. Edward Penna: 1936: Signed and copy.
ff. 83-84 F. McLean, missionary in Transjordan: Correspondence with A. J. K. Esdaile: 1936: Partly copy.
f. 85 John Howell, bookseller, of San Francisco: Letter to Sir G. F. Hill from John Howell: 1937: Signed.

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Western Manuscripts

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040-001990808

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Add MS 68923-68932 : CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS: letters and papers relating to the acquisition of the Codex Sinaiticus (Add. 43725) by the British…

Add MS 68931 : CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 85). Letters; 2 June 1934-27 March 1937. Sir Harold Idris Bell, Keeper of Manuscripts,…

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Start Date:

1934

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1937

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2 Jun 1934-27 Mar 1937

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Names:

Allen, Francis John, Vicar of Huddington (Author)
Atkinson, Harold W, of Northwood Middlesex (Author)
Bathurst, A., of Plaxtol, near Sevenoaks; correspondent of Sir G. F. Hill, fl 1935 (Author)
Bell, Harold Idris, papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature, 1879-1967 (Author)
Bethesda Town Mission, Portsmouth (Author)
Brown, Arthur Richard Langford, Vicar of Oswestry (Author)
Brown, James, of the Bank of Scotland (Author)
Browning, Philip, afterwards Stewart-Browning Rector of Inworth (Author)
Cole, Frederick C, City Librarian Plymouth (Author)
Collins, Mary, sec to the Bishop of Chelmsford (Author)
Couper, David, Reverend of Tarkastad South Africa (Author)
Cross, G H, of Bournemouth; correspondent of Arundell James Kennedy Esdaile, fl 1934 (Author)
Davies, Edith, correspondent of Sir Harold Idris Bell, fl 1935 (Author)
Downing, Caroline L, of Forest Hill, correspondent of Sir George Francis Hill, fl 1934 (Author)
Dunks Green, Kent (Author)
Durst, Mark, of Danbury, correspondent of Sir George Francis Hill, fl 1934 (Author)
Farrington, Anthony, geographer, 1893-1973 (Author)
Fenner, S Mary, of Mulhouse France, fl 1934 (Author)
Gabbatt, John Percy, mathematician, 1880-1956 (Author)
Gevaux, F R, of Guildford, correspondent of George Francis Hill, fl 1934 (Author)
Gilmour, William J, of Loanhead, clergyman, fl 1934 (Author)
Haigh, Levi, of Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire; correspondent of Sir George Francis Hill, fl 1935 (Author)
Hastings, Frank, of West Hampstead (Author)
Hazlitt, J, sec Castle Croft Congregational Church Bury (Author)
Hill, N J, Editor of the Church Chronicle South Africa (Author)
Howell, John, bookseller of San Francisco (Author)
Hunnisett, A C, of Linden Hall Sunday School Deal (Author)
James, H, of Sale (Author)
Kay, Thomas George Brierley, Rector of Lisson Grove Marylebone (Author)
Key, M M, Miss of the Bethesda Town Mission Portsmouth (Author)
Knight, George Alexander Frank, Reverend of the National Bible Society of Scotland (Author)
Lang, William Cosmo Gordon, Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Lang, 1864-1945 (Author)
Lidgett, John Scott, Methodist minister of the Bermondsey Settlement (Author)
Mansfield, Charles, Vicar of Dunsford (Author)
McLean, F, missionary in Transjordan (Author)
McQuilton, J L, of Cape Town (Author)
Moffatt, D M M (Author)
Morey, C, Miss of Newport Isle of Wight (Author)
Ogden, James R, jeweller of Harrogate (Author)
Origen Society, Oxford (Author)
Parker, Reginald B, Treasurer Origen Society Oxford (Author)
Parry, Edward Archibald, Reverend Archbishop of West Indies (Author)
Paul, E H, Mrs of Belfast (Author)
Peake, Harold John Edward, anthropologist (Author)
Penna, Edward, Reverend (Author)
Pickering & Inglis, publishers and booksellers (Author)
Rothschild, —, Mrs of Gloucester Terrace London (Author)
Royal Irish Academy, Dublin (Author)
Salmon, Yvonne, of Reading (Author)
Sausmarez, Havilland Walter, 1st Baronet, judge, 1861-1941 (Author)
Schofield, Charles de Veber, Bishop of British Columbia, 1871-1936 (Author)
Scollay, Gilbert, of Yell Shetland (Author)
Sconce, Charles, Mayor of Chester (Author)
Scovell, Charles G B, of Pegu Burma (Author)
Serle, Frederick Gordon, Perpetual Curate of St Crantoc Cornwall (Author)
Sholl, Donald Arthur, Curate of Christ Church Wolverhampton (Author)
Taylor, Charles, Methodist minister in Guernsey (Author)
Underhill, Muriel Marion, editor 'International Review of Missions' (Author)
Walker, Charles Curwen, Editor 'The Christadelphian' (Author)
Watt, Lauchlan MacLean, Rt. Reverend Moderator of the Church of Scotland (Author)
While, A J, of Sutton Coldfield Congregational Church (Author)
Williams, H, Miss of Herne Bay (Author)
Wilson, Henry Albert, Bishop of Chelmsford (Recipient)
Wilson, Richard Mercer, Vicar of St George's Holborn (Recipient)
Witney, John Humphrey, Assistant Sec British Museum (Author)
Wright, Joseph W, of Middlesbrough (Author)

Places:

Guildford, Surrey
Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Nonington, Kent
Stretford, Herefordshire