Contents
Collection Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Series 1: NOTES
Series 2: MISCELLANEOUS
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Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers, 1859-1917 (bulk 1882-1905)Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson.2010
| | | | | Creator: | Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, 1841-1905. | | Title: | Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers | | Dates: | 1859-1917 | | Dates: | 1882-1905 | | Abstract: |
Chiefly scholarly notebooks and manuscripts by Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb on topics in ancient Greek poetry. The collection also includes one letter from W. G. Headlam and one published article concerning Jebb's personal library.
| | Extent: | 4 archives boxes(2 linear ft.) | | Language: | English |
The collection is the gift of George A. Plimpton (Amherst College Class of 1876). Correspondence that apparently originally formed part of the collection was removed to the
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection at an unknown date. (See "Related Materials")
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection
See the following entries:
- Gardner, Percy
- Giles, Peter
- Harrison, Jane Ellen
- Hill, George Francis
- Jebb, William Claverhouse
- Kenyon, Frederic George
- Murray, Alexander Stuart
- Stokes, Sir George Gabriel
The collection was processed in 2004 by Peter A. Nelson.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection: [Identification of item], in Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library.
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Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1841-1905), English classical scholar, was born at Dundee, England. He was educated at Charterhouse and at Trinity College, Cambridge. At Trinity College he was a Fellow, 1863-1905; Assistant Tutor, 1865-1875; and Tutor, 1872-1874. He was Professor of Greek at Glasgow University, 1875-1889; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, 1889-1905; MP for Cambridge University 1891-1905. He was knighted in 1900. Return to the Table of Contents
Chiefly scholarly notebooks and manuscripts by Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb on topics in ancient Greek poetry. The collection also includes one letter from W. G. Headlam and one published article concerning Jebb's personal library.
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This collection is organized into two series: Return to the Table of Contents
Series 1: NOTES Notebooks and loose sheets of notes on scholarly topics, as well as lecture notes.
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 1 | The Edinburgh Review on Schliemann's "Ilias." [J3ed]
n.d. |
| 2 | Herodotus, Edinburgh [J3he]
1885 |
| 3 | The Homeric house in relation to the remains at Tiryus. [J3ho]
1886 |
| 4 | Iliad, X-XVII; Aeneid X.665-XI.835 (3 v.) [J3i1]
n.d. |
| 5 | Lectures on the history of Greek poetry, Michaelmas Term, 1891 (vol. 1 of 2) [J3le]
1891 |
| 6 | Lectures on the history of Greek poetry, Michaelmas Term, 1891 (vol. 2 of 2) [J3le]
1891 |
| 7 | Lectures on Homeric poems and Pindar. Glasgow [J31eh]
1882 Feb 7-Mar 24 |
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| Notes on Bacchylides - v. 1 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 2 | 1 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 2 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 2 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 3 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 3 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 4 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 4 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 5 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 5 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 6 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
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| Notes on Bacchylides - v. 7 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 3 | 1 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 8 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 2 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 9 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 3 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 10 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 4 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 11 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 5 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 12 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 6 | Notes on Bacchylides - v. 13 of 13 [J3nb]
n.d. |
| 7 | Notes on early Greek writings, and notes for discussions on secondary education [J3ne]
n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 4 | 1 | Herodotus VIII (1-95) [J3nh v. 1]
n.d. |
| 2 | Herodotus VIII (96-142) [J3nh v. 2]
n.d. |
| 3 | Herodotus IX; Thucydides VI (extracts) [J3nh v. 1]
n.d. |
| 4 | Notes of W. G. C.'s Pindar lectures; Notes on the Homeric question. [J3np]
1859-1860 |
| 5 | Some remarks in reply to Mr. Paley's criticisms [of Jebb's edition of the Characters of Theophrastus]. [J3so]
n.d. |
| 6 | Theseus and Meleager in Bacchylides. C. Robert. (Hermes, vol.XXXII, 1898, pp. 130-159). [J3th]
1898 |
Series 2: MISCELLANEOUS One letter to Jebb from W. G. Headlam and an article about Jebb's library.
Box |
Folder |
| | 4 | 7 | Letter from W. G. Headlam
1899 Jan 10 |
| 8 | "The Library of Sir Richard Jebb" (lead article in the Cambridge Magazine, v. 6, no. 23; June 2, 1917)
1917 Jun 2 |
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