MS 308 02 01
Reference code
MS 308 02 01
Title
William Johnson Cory: Letters from William Johnson Cory to his parents and to Charles Wellington Johnson
Level
File
Date
1838-1854
Extent & medium
1 box containing 170 items
Content description
No.1-170 in Felicity Strong catalogue
Autograph letters sent from Eton College, King’s College Cambridge and other places he visited. The majority are from William Johnson Cory to his parents and to his brother, with occasional letters from Charles Wellington Johnson to his parents.
Subject matters include:
- Various school and university matters notably, Cory’s reaction to winning the Newcastle scholarship and the Craven scholarship, and his performance in examinations
- His appointment as assistant master at Eton College
- Descriptions of places he visited
- Comments on various books he was reading
- Family matters
Autograph letters sent from Eton College, King’s College Cambridge and other places he visited. The majority are from William Johnson Cory to his parents and to his brother, with occasional letters from Charles Wellington Johnson to his parents.
Subject matters include:
- Various school and university matters notably, Cory’s reaction to winning the Newcastle scholarship and the Craven scholarship, and his performance in examinations
- His appointment as assistant master at Eton College
- Descriptions of places he visited
- Comments on various books he was reading
- Family matters
Arrangement
Physically preserved in two bundles and arranged chronologically
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