Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers, 1859-1917 (bulk 1882-1905)
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Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers
Creation of Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers
Time of Creation of Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers
Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, 1841-1905.
Biographical History for: Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers
Biographical Note 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.
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")
Scope and Contents of the Collection
There is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
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.
Greek drama.
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Greek poetry.
Herodotus.
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Sophocles.
Bacchylides.
series
Series 1: NOTES
Notebooks and loose sheets of notes on scholarly topics, as well as lecture notes.
The Edinburgh Review on Schliemann's "Ilias." [J3ed] n.d.
Herodotus, Edinburgh [J3he] 1885
The Homeric house in relation to the remains at Tiryus. [J3ho] 1886
Iliad, X-XVII; Aeneid X.665-XI.835 (3 v.) [J3i1] n.d.
Lectures on the history of Greek poetry, Michaelmas Term, 1891 (vol. 1 of 2) [J3le] 1891
Lectures on the history of Greek poetry, Michaelmas Term, 1891 (vol. 2 of 2) [J3le] 1891
Lectures on Homeric poems and Pindar. Glasgow [J31eh] 1882 Feb 7-Mar 24
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 1 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 2 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 3 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 4 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 5 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 6 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 7 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 8 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 9 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 10 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 11 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 12 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on Bacchylides - v. 13 of 13 [J3nb] n.d.
Notes on early Greek writings, and notes for discussions on secondary education [J3ne] n.d.
Herodotus VIII (1-95) [J3nh v. 1] n.d.
Herodotus VIII (96-142) [J3nh v. 2] n.d.
Herodotus IX; Thucydides VI (extracts) [J3nh v. 1] n.d.
Notes of W. G. C.'s Pindar lectures; Notes on the Homeric question. [J3np] 1859-1860
Some remarks in reply to Mr. Paley's criticisms [of Jebb's edition of the Characters of Theophrastus]. [J3so] n.d.
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.
Letter from W. G. Headlam 1899 Jan 10
"The Library of Sir Richard Jebb" (lead article in the Cambridge Magazine, v. 6, no. 23; June 2, 1917) 1917 Jun 2