Lectures and Notes of Professor Sir George Walter Prothero
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of: lecture notes and notes of reading on British, European, and Roman history.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century - 20th century
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
George Walter Prothero was born on 14 October 1848 in Wiltshire. He was educated at Eton and studied at King's College, Cambridge and at the University of Bonn. He became an Assistant Master at Eton and then Lecturer at the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester. In 1876 he became a Lecturer in History and Tutor at King's College and in 1894 he was appointed Professor of History at Edinburgh University. Between 1901 and 1905 he was President of the Royal Historical Society. Prothero lectured in Cambridge, in Boston, at Johns Hopkins, and in Oxford. In 1916 he was Governor of Holloway College, and between 1918 and 1919 he was the Director of the Historical Section at the Foreign Office. After the end of the First World War, Prothero was a member of the British Peace Delegation, 1919. His publications includeLife and times of Simon de Montfort(1877),Memoir of Henry Bradshaw(1889), andGerman policy before the war(1916). Professor Sir George Walter Prothero died on 10 July 1922.
Extent
1 linear metre (20 boxes, 1 packet)
Physical Location
Dk.5.42-62
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by the Royal Historical Society, 1935.
Accruals
Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.
Subject
- Title
- Lectures and Notes of Professor Sir George Walter Prothero (1848-1922)
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Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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