Letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer
Fonds — Box: Dk.2.40-42
Identifier: Coll-2159
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer, as well as one letter sent by Tait, and one letter sent by Farrer, 1903-1943.
- Letter to "Dear Prof." from an unidentified sender, Weston-Super-Mare, 16 September 1917.
- Letter from John F. Curwen to John Guthrie Tait regarding the death of William Farrer and asking him to send him an "authoritative account of [Farrer's] writings" for the introduction to Records of Kendale, 24 August 1924.
- Letter to "Dear Professor Tait" from Alizon Cutforth (William Farrer's daughter), about the name of a "book of short biographies" which allegedly included Farrer's biography, sent from Rowney Bury, Harlow, Essex, dated 7 September [no date].
- Letter to "Dear Professor Tait" from Alizon Cutforth thanking Tait for sending her a "p. c. about the Dict. of National Biography". She also suggests they should meet in person next time she visits Altrincham. Sent from Rowney Bury, Harlow, Essex, 23 May 1937.
- Letter to "Dear Professor Tait" from Alizon Cutforth telling Tait she appreciated the "charming notice about [her] father [Tait] wrote for the D.N.B". She suggests they should meet next time she is in Altrincham, in Spring. Sent from Rowney Bury, Harlow, Essex, 21 December 1937.
- Letter from William Farrer to "Dear Sir", saying "I have much pleasure in sending Part 1 of Lancashire Final Concords", with comments. Sent from Thornburgh House, Leyburn R.S.O, Yorkshire, 16 November 1903.
- Letter to "Professor James Tait" from Mary Hemmant from the Selden Society regarding a manuscript "which was the property of Mrs Farrer of Grange-over-Sands". Sent from Sevenoaks, 18 May 1933.
- Letter to Professor Tait from William Hornsby concerning work on "Domesday" now that Farrer has passed. Sent from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, 23 September 1926.
- Letter to Professor Tait from R. L. Poole, concerning Lancashire Final Concords. Sent from Oxford, 5 October 1905.
- Letter to Professor Tait from T. C. Porteus, concerning the De Banco Rolls that were in Dr Farrer's possession. Sent from Chorley, Lancashire, 6 January 1943.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1943
Creator
- Tait, John Guthrie, 1861-1945 (Scottish educator, principal of the Central College of Bangalore) (Correspondent, Person)
- Farrer, William Ecroyd, 1861-1924 (English historian and genealogist) (Correspondent, Person)
- Curwen, John Flavel, 1860-1932 (English architect) (Correspondent, Person)
- Cutforth, Alizon, fl 1937 (Daughter of William Farrer) (Correspondent, Person)
- Poole, Reginald Lane, 1857-1939 ( Keeper of the Archives and lecturer in diplomatics, University of Oxford) (Correspondent, Person)
- Hornsby, William, fl 1926 (Historian) (Correspondent, Person)
- Porteus, Thomas Cruddas, 1876-1948 (Anglican clergyman and author) (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 envelope
Previous reference
Dk.2.40/1-11
Custodial History
Note on envelope: "Found in volumes of record/publications ed. by W. Farrer; purchased by EUL in 1945 (Acc.no.43452-3)."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E59/40, 43452-3
Purchased in 1945.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in May 2026.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer, 1903-1943
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk