Butcher, Samuel Henry, 1850-1910 (classicist, politician and professor of greek, University of Edinburgh)

Scope and Contents This fonds consists of 15 volumes of bound lecture notes that belonged to Ethelwyn Lemon. These notes were taken by Ethelwyn Lemon herself, or by other fellow female students, in the late 19th-early 20th century at the University of Edinburgh. Notes of lectures on British history given by Sir Richard Lodge, taken down by Barbara M Craw. Edinburgh University, 1904. (4 vols) Notes of...

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Butcher (Samuel Henry). Lectures on Aristotle's theory of poetry, and on Attic comedy taken down by W. H. Stevnson in 1886-88. 3 notebooks.

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Butcher congratulates Ewart on his engagement, stating: 'I rejoice to think that the lonely life you have spent for so many years is now to be brightened with human companionship.'

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Butcher consents to act as trustee of Ewart's marriage settlement and says he has sent him a wedding present.

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Butcher writes that he is sorry he did not see Ewart on his recent visit to Connemara. He reports that he was visited by some politicians and discussed Irish politics and University-related issues. He comments that all Ireland seems preoccupied with issues surrounding the Irish language.

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Butcher asks Ewart to remind him who a certain Melville Foster is, who introduced himself to him recently. He invites Ewart and his wife to visit him when he is in Dublin for the British Association meeting, and asks the whereabouts of Ewart's daughter Jessie.

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Butcher writes that he will read Ewart's writings on wild horses on his journey through Ireland to Killarney. He reports that he found his time lecturing in America very difficult.

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Butcher informs Ewart of his decision to resign his Chair due to ill health and expresses sadness at the prospect of clearing out his house before moving to London.

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Notes taken down by W. H. Stevenson, on lectures by Gerald Baldwin Brown (first holder of the Watson Gordon Chair of Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh), Samuel Henry Butcher (Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh), and James Seth (Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University). The lecture notes are dated 1886-1894.