Mays, Cedric Wesley, b.1907 (Cert. Social Study, Edinburgh University)

Person

Dates

Existence: b.1907

Biography

Cert. Social Study 1954. Cedric "Spike" Mays one of the department's mature students was 45yrs old when he enrolled in 1952. His application includes a letter of reference from poet Edwin Muir as warden at Newbattle Abbey College where Mays was a contemporary of George Mackay Brown.

Originally from Essex, Cedric’s memoir “Reuben’s Corner: An English Country Boyhood” was first published in 1969 and subsequently re-issued as “The Only Way Was Essex” in 2013.

He kept in touch with staff and refers in a letter to his association with Lieut. Col. Alfred Wintle, subject of the book and biopic “The Last Englishman” for whom he was organising a lecture tour of the USA following the Colonel’s short imprisonment.

Sources: Student Admission files EUA; Edinburgh University calendar.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

M97 Mays, Cedric Wesley, 1952-1958

File — Box SW 38

Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/665

Scope and Contents

Cert. Social Study 1954. File contains: Enrolment form, application form, placement reports, correspondence and photograph. Correspondence includes a reference from Edwin Muir in his capacity as warden of Newbattle College.

Dates: 1952-1958

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study