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STRACHEY PAPERS (19TH CENTURY SERIES). Vol. I (ff. 135).

1. ff. 1-127. Letters to Sir Richard Strachey, F.R.S., (b.1817, d.1908) and his wife Jane Maria Strachey (b.1840, d.1928); 1852-1922, n.d. Arranged in alphabetical order of correspondent. The correspondence includes 22 letters to Sir Richard from Sir George Howard Darwin, eleven letters from William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, and seven letters to Sir Richard and Lady Strachey from John Tyndall.

2. ff. 128-135. Letters to Elinor Rendel née Strachey (b.1860, d.1945) and Philippa Strachey (b.1872, d.1968); 1930-1950. The Fawcett Library, City of London Polytechnic, holds ten volumes of letters to and from the Strachey family, principally Philippa.

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ff. 1-127 Jane Maria Strachey, née Grant; wife of Lieutenant -General Sir R Strachey: Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Strachey, GCSI; FRS: Correspondence of Lt.-Gen. Sir Richard Strachey and his wife: 1852-1922.
ff. 1-3 Sir George Biddell Airy, KCB; Astronomer Royal: Letters to Sir Richard Strachey by Sir George Biddell Airy: 1876, 1879.
ff. 4, 59 Paris; Muséum d' Histoire Naturelle: Letters to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey: 1893: Fr.
f. 5 Louis Cazamian, Professor of English at the Sorbonne: Letter to Lady Strachey by Louis Cazamian: circa 1900-1922.
ff. 7-9 Chatto and Windus; publishers, London: Letter, etc., to Lady Strachey: 1922.
f. 10 A. Chevallier, of the Académie Royale de Médecine, Paris: Moison, chemist, of London: Letter to — Moison by A. Chevallier: 1834: Fr.
f. 12 Robert Francis Cholmeley, headmaster, Owen's School: Letter to Lady Strachey from Robert Francis Cholmeley: 1908.
ff. 13-58 Sir George Howard Darwin, KCB; astronomer: Letters to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey from Sir George Howard Darwin: 1873-1888.
f. 60 Sir Walter Wilson Greg, Shakespearean scholar and bibliographer: Letter to Lady Strachey from Sir Walter Wilson Greg: 1901.
f. 61 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, German zoologist: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey from Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel: 1881: Germ.
f. 64 William Galloway Kyle, Editor, 'Poetry Review': Letter to Lady Strachey from William Galloway Kyle: 1915: Signed.
ff. 65-68 Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, KCB; FRS: Letters to Lady Strachey from Sir Edwin Ray Lankester: 1924.
f. 69 Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI; Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge: Letter to Lady Strachey from Sir Henry James Sumner Maine: 1879.
f. 71 Henri Milne Edwards, of the Muséum d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey from Henri Milne Edwards: 1860: Fr.
f. 74 Sir William Napier Shaw, of the Meteorological Office: Letter to Lady Strachey from Sir William Napier Shaw: 1915.
f. 76 Société de Géographie de Paris: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey from Paris (Société de Géographie de): 1852: Fr: Signed.
f. 77 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey from Sir George Gabriel Stokes: 1879.
ff. 79-111 William Thomson, Baron Kelvin: Letters to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey from William Thomson: 1875-1882.
ff. 112-127 John Tyndall, natural philosopher: Letters to Lt.-Gen. Sir R. Strachey and Lady Strachey from John Tyndall: 1867, n.d.
f. 128 I. Gaber: Elinor Rendel, née Strachey: Letter to Elinor Rendel from I. Gaber: 1938.
ff. 128-135 Miss Philippa Strachey, CBE: Elinor Rendel, née Strachey: Letters to Elinor Rendel and Miss Philippa Strachey: 1930-1950.
ff. 129-132 Miss Philippa Strachey, CBE: Sir Charles Strachey, KCMG: Letters to Miss Philippa Strachey from Sir Charles Strachey: 1930, 1938.
f. 134 Miss Philippa Strachey, CBE: H. Strachey: Letter to Miss Philippa Strachey from H. Strachey: 1938.
f. 135 Miss Philippa Strachey, CBE: Arthur Pryor, of the Boy Scouts Association: Henry Strachey: Letter to Miss Philippa Strachey from Arthur Pryor rel. to a memorial to Henry Strachey: 1950: Signed.

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Add MS 60631-60654 : STRACHEY PAPERS (NINETEENTH CENTURY SERIES)
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Add MS 60631 : STRACHEY PAPERS (19TH CENTURY SERIES). Vol. I (ff. 135). 1. ff. 1-127. Letters to Sir Richard Strachey, F.R.S., (b.1817, d.1908) and…

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1852

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1950

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1852-1950

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Names:

Airy, George Biddell, Knight, Astronomer Royal, 1801-1892
Cazamian, Louis, Professor of English at the Sorbonne
Chatto and Windus, publishers, of London, 1855-
Chevallier, A, of the Académie Royale de Médecine Paris
Cholmeley, Robert Francis, headmaster Owen's School
Darwin, George Howard, Knight, mathematician and geophysicist, 1845-1912
Gaber, I, correspondent of Elinor Rendel, fl 1938
Greg, Walter Wilson, Knight, Shakespearean scholar and bibliographer, 1875-1959
Haeckel, Ernst, German zoologist, 1834-1919
Kyle, William Galloway, Editor `Poetry Review'
Lankester, Edwin Ray, KCB, FRS
Maine, Henry James Sumner, KCSI, Master of Trinity Hall Cambridge
Milne Edwards, Henri, of the Muséum d' Histoire Naturelle Paris
Moison, —, chemist of London
Muséum d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Pryor, Arthur, of the Boy Scouts Association
Rendel, Elinor, née Strachey
Shaw, William Napier, of the Meteorological Office
Société de Géographie de Paris
Stokes, George Gabriel, 1st Baronet, physicist, 1819-1903,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121394633
Strachey, Charles, KCMG
Strachey, H
Strachey, Henry
Strachey, Jane Maria, née Grant, wife of Sir Richard Strachey and mother of Giles Lytton Strachey, 1840-1928
Strachey, Philippa, Miss CBE
Strachey, Richard, Lieutenant-General GCSI, FRS
Thomson, William, Baron Kelvin
Tyndall, John, natural philosopher