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Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with two letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 12 January 1964, stating the [Horace Herbert] King [editor of the BNJ] "is most anxious to get our article" because it will come first and go straight to page proofs, which means that he cannot send anything to the publisher until he has it. He also says that he has received some interesting charter information on Beornwulf from Dorothy Whitelock to the effect that he never described himself as king in Kent, and he considers the implications of the new information. He promises to show IS the letters from DW and mentions an upcoming Sylloge meeting. He also reports that his contribution to their joint article is now being typed and asks IS where he would like to receive the draft.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 15 February 1964, reporting that he is sending their Mercian paper to Stewart [Lyon] and asking him to pass it on to IS along with the covering letter. The only outstanding issue, he says, is the one about the Coenwulf / Ceolwulf die-links highlighted by IS. He notes that Michael [Dolley] published and illustrated it in BNJ vol. 28, p. 247, asking whether IS or Stewart [Lyon] does not accept it. CEB also asks IS to review a book for the BNJ. In a postscript, he says "I think you'll have to call me Christopher. Everyone else does!" Until now, IS always began his letters "Dear Mr Blunt".
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated 16 March 1964, in which IS attempts to explain the nature of his differences with Michael [Dolley], but he says that he doesn't wish to belabour the point or to make an issue of it in public, so he encloses an emendation of the crucial paragraph. He notes that [Horace Herbert] King also wants a footnote about Coenwulf's "triple aura" type. IS had understood that this could be inserted at proof stage, but since that is not the case, he asks whether he may send King a version of the note on which he and Stewart [Lyon] agree with the understanding that it may need to adjusted in proof to satisfy CEB.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 9 Mary 1964, acknowledging that his fragment is "Grantley lot 958", a sword type from Baldwin, and suggesting that someone, either CEB or Michael [Dolley], should write up the whole series. There is a further paragraph that is cryptic without the full context. It contains reference to Murdock, asking CEB whether he could illustrate it from his card index, and thanks his for writing to Derek Lockett while IS reports that he has written to Mack.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with one letter of Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 18 September 1962, saying that the postcard IS sent from the Costa del Sol happily reminded him of Cordoba. He notes that Michael [Dolley] recently left for a fortnight in Stockholm with CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon], leaving IS's "Moneta" paper with CEB and asking him to relay his comments, which he does.
(b) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated 29 September 1962, acknowledging receipt of his "Moneta" article and CEB's letter of 18 September 1962. He goes on to discuss some of the finer linguistic points that form the subject of his paper.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, four pages on one folio folded into a little booklet (recto & verso), dated 8 October 1962, noting that he has carried his draft of the Mercia papers as far as he is able without knowing what CEB is writing, since the Mercian and East Anglian series overlap the two papers. Before meeting to coordinate their efforts, however, IS broaches a fresh idea with CEB about the non-portrait and portrait types of Canterbury, asking whether he considers it plausible.
(d) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated 10 November 1962, thanking CEB for the offprint of his presidential address, which will be useful to have. He says that his Mercia manuscript is with CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon], who is going to have it typed and will send a copy. He also notes that "Pagan of West School" sent him photographs of two "staggering Delgany coins", presumably in reference to the Delgany hoard of 1874, asking of Pagan "who is he"? In closing, he asks CEB whether he may illustrate his IV/V mule for a paper with [George] Tatler on Edwardian pence. There is a note in red ink in CEB's hand, which reads "Sent to BHIHS 21-11-62".
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 25 November [1962?], sending a final draft – or near final draft – of his Moneta article with just a few points that need to rectified a table and the footnotes. He asks CEB to provide the inscriptions for F. Baldwin's coins, notes that CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon] will supply the page reference to Pegge, and asks CEB for the date of Thomen's vol. 3. He says that he has standardised the spellings and taken account of CEB's and RHMD's [i.e. Michael Dolley's] criticisms and comments. NB: IS does not give the year as part of the date; "64?" has been pencilled in next to the rest of the date, but the article to which the letter refers appears in BNJ vol. 31 for 1962, which has a publication date of 1963, so the letter must be earlier, probably 1962.
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated "Xmas Eve" only but datable to about 1962 on the grounds that the subject of the letter is an advanced version of IS's MONETA / MOT article, which appeared in the BNJ volume for 1962.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 4 March 1963, thanking CEB for his hospitality at Ramsbury, also noting the fine weather.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated 4 March 1963 (same day as the previous item), further commenting on the enjoyable weekend but regretting that Stewart [Lyon] was unable to be there. He thanks CEB for his constructive criticism and helpful comments about die-output.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, single page (recto only), dated 4 April 1963, describing as intriguing the idea that the dies for the Pendred coin were cast and noting that he has now had a chance to consider "the paper by Balog [...] and the evidence of the Caligula large bronze". He says that he has sorted out the early Coenwulf – early Cuthred – Æthelheard more or less to his satisfaction. There are still problems, he says, but the pattern is now clear.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated 2 August 1963, acknowledging receipt of IS's postcard from Ravenna. After thanking IS for sending a [photographic] plate to [George] Tatler, he agrees that they should "get down seriously to blending our papers on Mercia and proposes to meet with IS and Stewart [Lyon] in September to spend some time "putting it all together and settling any points" of difference. He says that the Stewart [Lyon] has sent him IS's paper on the London mint, which he has read but not yet studied in detail; his first impressions are positive but he is concerned more about the practicalities of illustrating the article for publication. He promises to put his ideas on paper and to circulate them in advance of their meeting, noting that he will be going to Rome on 20 September to see part of the forum hoard, newly cleaned, and a "new parcel and possibly exciting parcel" that has turned up. There is a manuscript note on the first page, in Ian Stewart's hand, stating "w/e mid-Oct. |? even 1st week Sept."
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 17 September [1963], thanking CEB for information about the Baldred fragment, noting that the obv. is imilar to Lockett III, 2631. He says that it belongs to what CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon] calls "the Rochester group", adding that the moneyers Dunun and Ethelmoth "seem to strike coins of different style and type consistently from the Canterbury group". He mentions "a teasing coin" acquired by R. P. Mack and expresses the hope that CEB's trip to Rome was fruitful. IS does not give the year in his dating of the letter, but his reference to CEB's visit to Rome dates the letter.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with four letters and one card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two full folios (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 31 January 1967, explaining that he was unable to join CEB after the last BNS meeting because Mrs [Joan] Murray had come from Cheltenham and adding that "the plan of going via Brit. Acad. for T.T. seems sound". IS thanks CEB for his exhibit and asks about his "plans for unpublishing [!] the sovereign groat", noting its importance "to the whole Henry VII problem". IS says that Stewart [Lyon] has delivered to him the cast of the Scandinavian imitation of Ethelred. He explains that he has written his review of Michael [Dolley]'s Viking Coins but "without regard for the identity or personality of the author", which makes it unprintable in its current form, so he wishes to obtain the views of CEB and Stewart [Lyon] on how much modification it requires. There is lengthy discussion about the feasibility and potential benefits of the sale of offprints by the BNS. He notes that MA [i.e. Marion Archibald] will not be prepared to present her Newstead paper in April, so her paper will be left for January 1968, but IS wonders whether she would be able to contribute a summary note for the BNJ going to press later in 1967, since the definitive publication will be a long way off.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two full folios (recto & verso), dated 7 February 1967, in reply to Ian Stewart's letter and covering the point raised in turn. CEB answers IS's query about the sovereign groat and asks IS to send him his draft review on the Viking Coins, explaining that Michael [Dolley] readily accepts criticism before publication but becomes more adverse to it "once he has gone to print". CEB then explains his position regarding the sale of offprints by the BNS and expresses his disappointment that MMA [i.e. Marion Archibald] doesn't feel that she can provide her paper for April but says that he would also like a summary account of the find for the BNJ.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), from St George's Rd, SE1, undated but with a date of 21 February 1967 added in pencil in the upper margin, in square brackets, in CEB's hand. IS resigns himself to MA [i.e. Marion Archibald] presenting her paper in January 1968; he finds the whole thing annoying, above all because he doesn't like tampering with the programme, but doesn't want to press her because that could jeopardise his relationship with her and the British Museum more generally. He refers to an enclosed "note about offprints" to provide a "basis for discussion at [the] next Council, no longer coupled with the letter, and asks whether CEB knows of any hoards besides Hounslow and Hartford that have early coins of Henry VII in quantity.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 4 March 1967, expressing his delight that CEB has asked him to join the Sylloge committee. He says that he has received the Renfrew proofs and queries CEB's remarks about the Tutbury hoard. He notes the quality of the [British Numismatic] Journal but adds that "so many short items must have been a headache".
(e) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, undated but postmarked 20 April 1967 and annotated by CEB as having been answered on 24 April; he apologises "for having done nothing about the Rashleigh Stephen plates" but explains that the Renfrew proofs, which he will be returning to [Horace Herbert] King the next day, have consumed all his time. He says that he has added a note about about Tutbury, thanks CEB for his help and promises to write again soon on Rashleigh. He describes the London Bridge "Davids" as "most interesting.
(f) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 30 April 1967, enclosing details of the Rashleigh coins and noting that he has assembled some interesting information about coins of David in other hoards. He says that he left NC [i.e. Numismatic Chronicle] at Albany for CEB and stresses the importance of maintaining MA [i.e. Marion Archibald] as treasurer, wondering if John Brand would be able to help, since he is an accountant. He also sends his "much recast and [...] now inoffensive review of Michael [Dolley]'s Viking Coins, again asking CEB to review his text . In two postscripts, he invites CEB to note Seaby, May 1223, presumably in reference to a coin listed for sale, and hopes that CEB has a good trip to Turkey.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios (recto/verso & recto), dated 28 May 1967, saying that he has now re-read IS's excellent review of Viking Coins. He comments upon the character of RHMD [i.e. Michael Dolley] and his reaction to criticism, notes his appreciation of the way IS dealt with a couple of questions, and then raises a couple of points of his own. He hopes to see IS at the next BNS meeting and thinks that his idea to enroll John Brand in an effort to retain MMA [i.e. Marion Archibald] as treasurer a good one.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and two sets of notes with two letters and two cards from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript,one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 9 July 1967, thanking CEB for his invitation to Ramsbury in September and giving assurances that he will be able to write up the Loch Doon hoard. He agrees with CEB about the BNS and will speak with MMA [i.e. Marion Archibald] about it if necessary. In the meantime, he is writing to JK [i.e. John Kent] to ask whether he can read a paper during the next session but is waiting to hear from Stewart [Lyon] before doing anything further. He says that he has spoken to FEJ about his joint paper with CEB in January and sets out the provisional programme for the entire year.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 20 August 1967, noting that IS's St Martin paper just arrived. He says that he will need to consider the arguments and their implications for his study of the Aethelstan coinage very seriously. He will be delighted to have it for the BNJ but his does raise several "trifling points", to which he devotes the rest of the letter.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), from St George's Rd, SE1, dated 12 October 1967, stating that his St Martin paper is far from finished but enclosing a draft without references, unchecked and with gaps to give CEB the opportunity to make an editorial appraisal and, for IS's benefit, to provide his expert comment. He asks about the deadline for the final version. He also says that CEB may scribble on the copy as necessary and asks that he "pass it straight on to Michael [Dolley] (with a plea to comment and return [...] as soon as possible)". He notes that Dorothy Whitelock does not "seem horrified by a post-918 Lincoln coinage".
(d) notes of Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio of lined paper (recto & verso), entitled "The St Martin coins of Lincoln: notes of BHIHS's paper", initialed by CEB and dated 17 October 1967, setting out his comments on the paper. He concludes that IS has not satisfactorily made the case for upsetting the pre-918 dating of the Lincoln coinage, but says that he would be inclined to accept it for the BNJ "as a serious attempt to deal with a difficult problem".
(e) notes of Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two pages on two folios of recycled paper (with the verso being printed pages from Michael Dolley's 1965 article on the Buckingham mint), virtually identical to the previous set but with some variation in wording.
(f) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, undated but postmarked [25] October 1967, expressing regrets about CEB's lumbago, thanking him for taking so much trouble with the St Martin paper and awaiting comments. He says that the argument hinges on the dating of the literate sword St Peter and explains that quite a few St Peter and St Martin coins have 18th-century pedigrees, which perhaps suggests that these coins derived from an early hoard.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 28 October 1967, explaining that Michael [Dolley] has returned IS's St Martin paper to him because he wanted to oversight that he believes CEB should have picked up. Apart from that, RHMD "is prepared to go along with [IS] rather more" than CEB is. He goes to comment on the death of Thomas Reddaway, an urban historian of 17th-century London. There is also reference to a Ludica coin, which both CEB and IS thought had a good chance of being genuine, but he says that he has now seen an enlarged photograph that convinces him it is not, and Michael [Dolley] agrees, but he again appeals to IS for his views. He asks that IS deliver the final version of his St Martin paper at the AGM of the BNS.
(h) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated 2 November 1967, commenting vaguely on a Coenwulf coin [and a possible connection with the Ludica coin?]. He asks CEB to send him a note with the titles of his and FEJ's contributions on Stephen hoards as they should appear in the programme. There are annotations in the hand of CEB on the side with address and postmark.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and two letters and a card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated from St George's Rd, London SE1, on 12 February 1974, asking CEB to see the Numismatic Chronicle volume for 1932, pl. XI.14 and remark at the foot of p. 107, which he had missed. He says that the British Museum as a die-duplicate that is ex-Balcolmbe. He further says that he doesn't have NC 1898 but asks whether the report [of the Balcolmbe find] makes any reference to the coin in question. On another matter, he notes that he has been speaking with Stewart Lyon about Eadmund / red / wig / gar, a subject they hope to pursue at Ramsbury.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 14 February 1974, stating that there is nothing comparable in the 1898 report [on the Balcolmbe hoard] to the coin illustrated in the Lawrence paper in NC 1932. He suggests that IS look at lot 156 in the forthcoming Glendinings sale of 13 March, and discusses the example.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 6 June 1974 "(D-Day in 1944!)", making arrangements to meet with IS at the City University Club on the 12th at 12.45. He thanks IS for his advice about the introduction of MM [i.e. Michael Metcalf] and mentions the necessity of treating the matter delicately. He says that he has read IS's Caistor note and observes that "every reference relies on the Astronomer sales catalogue, lot 189, which gives as reference Ruding, pl. 20.8". He says that the description "corresponds and is convincing", noting that the moneyer's name reads as LEOFMANN. He adds that, according to his notes, "RCL 672a is ex Burstal 70 ex Stockholm duplicates", which suggests that there is a die duplicate in Stockholm; he further notes that "a cursory glance at BEH doesn't throw one up, but it could well be a later acquisition". In closing, he thanks IS for taking an extra copy of his [Pyr... Illustrations?], which he is glad to have "because one so easily ... forgets what one has (often labouriously) worked out".
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of Commons on 13 June 1974, thanking CEB for a copy of Asser but focusing on [Michael] Metcalf's paper, the text of which he describes as "much improved", but he promises to bear in mind CEB's doubts about it when forming his own judgment, which he will report at the next sylloge meeting.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, London SE1, on 14 July 1974, giving his initial favourable impressions of CEB's Athelstan text and wishing him happy birthday. He says that he has had little time for anything apart from "Westminster and the City", but he describes an idea that has in mind for a note and asks CEB whether he may consult his records on the pre-reform coinage of Edgar. He refers to an attached note for CEB's files "in case you return to Stephen hoards, etc."

Three letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart with attachment and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 4 October 1979, thanking CEB for his comments on Wigard and for his generous enclosures. He says that Mark [Blackburn] has sent him "a new draft about the dating, which is getting closer to what is needed". He is pleased to hear of CEB's honourable membership of CIN and excuses himself for the very brief note.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 13 October 1979, thanking CEB for the imitations and comments on them. He mentions "the very poor HR2 [i.e. horizontal rosette?] at Spinks" being "ridiculously dear at £50" but says that "it seems to be of interest". He asks whether there are "any Edgar coins of this type by an Othel-- moneyer" and says that he will ask Caldwell for a photograph of Ed. [Edinburgh?] 602, which seems similar. He informs CEB, for his records, that he has an Edgar HR2 (fragment), like Smarmore, and an Eadred HT1 [i.e. horizontal trefoil?] of Gothin, like BMC 48. He asks about an Edward coin with the inscription divided into three segments by points [i.e. pellets?] and notes that "Mark [Blackburn] has produced a dating draft which is getting very close to what is needed", though he wonders whether the Professor [i.e. Michael Dolley?] will agree.
(c) cutting of paper with manuscript note, undated and unattributed but originally attached by paper to the letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt of 13 October 1979 and with the main body of the note apparently in CEB's hand, describing a "large uncouth [?] penny, thin and pierced", with the obverse inscription +EA:DGARRE presumably around a cross in the centre and the reverse inscription OĐEL | O+O | RIHT in three lines with one cluster of seven pellets (six pellets around one central pellet) above and below. The object is further described as "a very nasty looking coin, but struck and lettering not too bad". There are some annotations apparently in IS's hand.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 24 October 1979, responding to IS's query about "the rather odd Edgar coin of HR2 by [the moneyer] Othelriht" and likening it to Grantley 1099 but determining that it probably is not the same coin. After discussing this coin at some length, he turns his attention to the Edgar coin that IS recently acquired from Spink. IS had wondered whether it could be a coin of Athelstan rather than Edgar but CEB thought it more likely to be of Edgar. CEB says that he recently received correspondence from someone named [Anthony] Freeman, a history schoolmaster who has been doing extensive research of late Anglo-Saxon moneyers and is extending it through to William I. He says that Freeman was much interested in IS's study of the Sussex and Devon mints. He further says that Freeman's work is serious and that he deserves encouragement, explaining that, although a member of the BNS, he is able to attend few meetings and therefore knows few people. He asks IS whether he could get in touch with him, and he gives him the man's address and phone number.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, on House of Commons letterhead dated 31 October 1979, complimenting CEB on his overstrike paper. He asks whether all "Athelstan CCs overstruck on HTs could imply a partial or attempted recoinage", and he thanks him for his comments about Othelriht, wondering whether he might have been a different moneyer from Othelric. He promises to telephone Mr Freeman.
(f) card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 18 November 1979, saying that he has "a note of a paper by J.H. Pollexfen in NC 1868 (?) on later Scots coinage" and asks CEB if he could give him the title and page numbers. He says that he has finished his first draft of the Historical Introduction, though it needs adjustment before typing.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 20 December 1979, saying that he has been through IS's appendix on the Bossall hoard, which he describes as an improvement on his own account, and he encloses a note primarily of a new provenance for Regnald. He says that he has nearly completed his paper for the January RNS and will send IS a copy upon completion, noting that IS's later dating of the Karolus St Peter suits his proposed dating of Regnald and hopes that IS will make any necessary amendments to his arguments in his revision of the chapter on the 900-927 Viking period [in the 10th-century book]. He says that they have never discussed the presentation of the hoard evidence for the period, which is extensive but includes a lot of hoards that add nothing to the picture for one reason or another. There is further discussion about the hoard evidence and the 10th-century volume.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated 2 September 1968, replying to a query about short-cross mint accounts in the Fox notebooks. CEB encloses a photographic slide that shows what there is in summary form; he will show IS the actual notebook when he visits on the weekend of the 14th. The slide and original envelope in which the letter and slide were sent are attached.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 18 September 1968, thanking CEB for the roses groat and making passing references to [Horace Herbert] King and Stewart [Lyon]. He regrets that he is very doubtful about the forthcoming Sylloge Committee meeting due to being "terribly short-staffed at the bank". He notes their enjoyment of the weekend.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two small folios (recto & verso), dated 1 November 1968, asking IS for his views on a point of difference between Michael [Dolley] and himself over a William I coin of the PAXS type in the Stockholm Sylloge. He explains the issue at some length, apologises for bothering IS with the problem but notes that time is short if they are to have the volume ready for the Reading Congress in March. In a postscript, he comments upon "a satisfactory meeting with OUP", about which he has written to CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon] in detail.
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, but without the date, which is added in CEB's hand in square brackets: "[c. 9 Nov. 1968]". IS agrees that the comment of Michael [Dolley] about the William I PAXS coin cannot stand as it is but must be either abbreviated or expanded, and he gives some possible formulations. He welcomes CEB to refer to his support. There is a note in upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand to the effect that he acknowledged the letter on 13 November.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 15 November 1968, enclosing an offprint and part of a paper on Scottish mints for the Baldwin volume on which he asks CEB to comment. He is also anxious "that it doesn't conflict with [CEB's] ideas about English Berwick". Because it's his last copy, he asks for its return as soon as possible and for the comments to be made in a particular manner. In a postscript, he asks whether CEB would second [Robert B. K.] Stevenson for the BNS.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript,one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 2 February 1968, reporting that he is "in the middle of M's Irish Edw. I", probably in reference to an unpublished paper presumably of Michael Dolley [?], expressing doubts about the "dating indices and the Irish output volume", and delineating his doubts at some length. In view of his doubts, IS suggests that an Irish specialist such as [David] Dykes would be more appropriate to referee the paper than, say, Peter Woodhead, but he will ask CSSL [i.e. Stewart Lyon whether he agrees]. IS says that he will do the Numismatic Literature summaries but asks whether HS [i.e. Herbert Schneider?] wants summaries of papers that appear in journals other than the BNJ and NC. A note in the upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand suggests that he answered on 7 February, but there is no CEB letter of that date among the Stewartby papers.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, two small folios (recto & verso), dated 24 April 1968, remarking on Ian Stewart's St Martin paper and stating that he finds the "arguments about the ordering of the types of the St Peter [coins] most satisfying". CEB nevertheless notes that IS has wrongly "avoided giving a deposit date to Morley St Peter", adding that he finds c. 925 difficult to accept, stating his reasons at some length and expressing his interest in learning IS's views on the matter. CEB also comments positively on the paper that IS read at the BNS and advises that he will be in Portugal so IS shouldn't expect a reply to any letter. In a postscript, he says that [Horace Herbert] King has spoken to him about giving up the editorship [of the BNJ] but he has so far persuaded him to stay on; he stresses that they must someone to work with him at first and then take over from him, and he suggests that IS may like to think about this.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 27 April 1968, thanking CEB for the proof corrections to his St Martin paper and the interesting letter. He discusses a few editorial points and then comments on CEB's appealing thoughts about early Aethelstan, which he will be interested to follow as they develop. He says that he will think about candidates for the editorial work, remarks on the death of [Charles Wilson] Peck and wishes CEB "a good fortnight in Portugal". A note in the upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand suggests that he answered on 5 May, but there is no CEB letter of that date among the Stewartby papers.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two short folios (recto & verso), dated 21 June 1968, stating that he has also received "a somewhat hysterical letter from Michael [Dolley?] alleging that an editorial meeting had been held without his knowledge and complaining bitterly", a day after CEB had written to him to suggest that a meeting is needed for the summer. He feels that Michael "is jumping to conclusions on evidence that is clearly inadequate". He otherwise thanks IS for his postcard and agrees to speak at the BNS if needed but offers to withdraw if the programme fills up substantially. He suggests two alternatives: (1) mint output in the long- and short-cross coinages, or (2) North/Southampton from Athelstan to Edward the Martyr.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Rd, SE1, on 30 June 1968, suggesting that later August or early September would be best for prospective weekend visit to which CEB has invited him. He thanks CEB for the list of papers, commenting briefly on some of them. He informs him that he is putting his "Closeburn" paper "into cold storage" but encloses a brief note for the next BNJ. He remarks on the Sylloge [committee] meeting with reference to CHVS [i.e. C. Humphrey V. Sutherland] and EJW [i.e. Edgar J. Winstanley] and notes that he is "recovering from the shock of recently discovered Brussels material at Baldwins". A note in the upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand suggests that he answered on 3 July, but there is no CEB letter of that date among the Stewartby papers.

One letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and three letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 7 July 1971, thanking CEB for some sale catalogues and commenting on an enjoyable weekend. In a postscript, he says that CEB's gift has made him owner of a Grantley catalogue, which had enabled him to see that his coin of Offa is not Grantley 822 as he had thought but a die-duplicate.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio, dated 12 July 1971, wondering whether IS's supposed die-duplicate of the Offa coin (= Grantley 822) may be the one he saw at Baldwin's in 1957, which later came into "the collection of a man called C.A. Childers of Sheltisham" [?], who he says sold some of his coins. He notes that it doe-links with other coins, including one that Lawrence described as coming from false dies, but CEB regards IS's example as genuine and says that it is a very nice addition to his collection. CEB says that he has written [Patrick] Finn [at Spink] about an Athelstan coin and there follows discussion of the price being asked for it. He says that there is no word from Michael [Dolley] since 6 June, despite having sent him letters that call for an answer, and asks IS to let him know if he hears anything.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, two folios (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 18 July 1971, enclosing a paper for BNJ vol. 40, which he thinks will be his only contribution. He says that CEB's information adds to what he knows about the Offa coin, noting that that "the Lawrence 'forgery' was new to [him]". He asks about Metcalf's reference to the "Astronomer 84" coin, noting that "it could be RCL 347 ex PCB or BMC 9". He refers to an enclosure the notes "Ealred coins by dies" and, in closing, is "glad to hear that MD is communicado again". There is a lengthy postscript, occupying the better part of one full folio, that deals with "WJA's Reading theories about the Stefanus R die" – in reference to W.J. Andrew (1859-1934), who was writing 1903-1934 and published several articles touching upon the coinage of Stephen during that time – and IS's preparations of the illustrations and references for his Stefanus R article in the Numismatic Chronicle. The attached note, in manuscript in pencil, is entitled "Offa's coins of Ealred", undated, with diagrams that show or suggest the progression of four obverse and five reverse types.
(d) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio, dated 4 August 1971, thanking IS for his paper at the BNS. He
says that, according to his notes, "Astronomer 84 = PWCB 1602 = Lockett 347, now Ashmolean". The Astronmer sale, he adds, was in 1906. He warns IS about "a nasty forgery floating around if Alfred BMC IX moneyer Ælfstan", promises to make arrangements for a cast to be made of his X/IX mule at the British Museum and encloses his copy of the Dolley-Goddard paper in PRIA [i.e. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy], which IS had asked to borrow. He also says that he "got the two Athelstans" and, in a postscript, notes that "correspondence with Ireland still strangely one-sided".
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 8 August 1971, enclosing "the Bristol plate with [his] ideas about sub-calasses pencilled in". He also thanks CEB for the information about Astronomer and the Alfred forgeries, and for arranging the cast of his mule at the BM. He asks to keep the PRIA paper for a little while, notes that he has sent MD [i.e. Michael Dolley] a draft on Hiberno-Norse for comment and wonders when he will hear from him. He expresses his disappointment that his paper for the BNJ on Victorian bronze coins was "relegated to Miscellanea". He hopes to see [Michael] Metcalf in Oxford when he goes Ewelme and remarks on CEB's acquisition of the Athelstans. In a postscript, he notes an enclosure of another instalment of the Naxos hoard with two Londe Civitas.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and one letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, on 6 August [1961], informing CEB that he has "been doing some more work on Edw[ardian] pennies [with George Tatler]. He further notes that, on the basis of the inventory of JDAT, five major hoards – Borscar, Lochmaben, Blackhills, Mellendcan, Carsphairn – were discovered around the time that the Foxes were developing their classification, which raises the possibility that their notes may throw some light of the composition of the hoards. He also asks whether the Foxes ever made any unpublished revisions of their scheme, particularly with respect to further subdivisions of the classes. He speaks of his intention to ask CEB's elder children Judith and Simon to a dinner party at short notice and asks of the best way of getting in touch with them directly. He finishes by saying that he intends to remain at Brown Shipley after deciding to give up discounting [?], emphasising however that "this is not yet public knowledge". In a postscript, he says that he has learned a lot from CEB's 'The Anglo-Saxon Coinage and the Historian', which appeared in Medieval Archaeology, vol. 1 (1960), pp. 1-15.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios, dated from Ramsbury on 11 August 1961, explaining that he has nothing to offer IS from the papers of Earlie Fox, pointing out that he has only a series of notebooks covering the Plantagenet, Lancastrian and Yorkist period. He says that Earle Fox was unwell for some time before he died and did little or no work during that time. Most of his papers must have gone to his brother, he says, and he recount some of the family history, so even though he has the Fox coins, he has virtually no papers. He explains how to get in touch with his elder children and notes that Simon is now working at IBM in the City. He is interested to hear about IS's decision to remain with Brown Shipley, which he describes as a fine merchant-banking firm.
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Ramsbury on 1 September 1961, saying that he glad to know that IS acquired the Bald[red] fragment and adding that "the moneyer is of course Dunun". He believes that the coin is the second one in Grantley 889 but notes that the bust on his differs from other examples.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and one letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, dated 27 April 1952, acknowledging receipt of a paper from IS on thistle-head and mullet groats.
(b) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, dated 5 May 1952, expressing appreciation of IS's paper, especially his vindication of "a discarded attribution" of Burns, and he offers suggestions about to proceed, but he is doubtful about IS's handling of the evidence from the P[erth] hoard.
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, dated 18 May 1952, noting that he has benefited from sharing the paper with H. A. Parsons, who suggested possible improvements.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt with one attachment:
(a) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, on House of Commons letterhead dated from 23 January 1978, thanking CEB for his letter of the 7th and the photographs, advising that he has a cast of the sword/hammer type and sending an offprint. He agrees "about the Theodmaer being kept quiet" but suggests telling Seaby & [B...] in confidence. He says that he has been working on imitations for the PG [i.e. Philip Grierson] Festschrift and is feeling very grateful to CEB for his gift of "the Robert de Bethune with Scottish profile". He notes that he will deal with Droitwich once this "is under control". There is a manuscript note in pencil the upper right margin in CEB's hand that reads "Ack 10/2".
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, single page, dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 28 March 1978, sending the bibliography for Scotland and CEB's Droitwich notes, and mentioning a recent coin acquisition. There is a manuscript note in pen the upper right margin in CEB's hand that reads "Ans 4/4".
(c) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript,one folio (recto & verso), dated from the House of Commons on 8 May 1978, asking whether it would be convenient for him to come down to Ramsbury during the next brief recess, noting that it would be his last chance for a visit for quite some time. He comments that Michael [Dolley] was well behaved at the last SCBI meeting, which leaves him feeling suspicious. There is a manuscript note in pencil the upper right margin in CEB's hand that reads "Ans 9/5".
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), on House of Commons letterhead dated from 24 May 1978, noting that CEB's "comments about Michael [Dolley] are worrying". He describes the "Droitwich comments" as "only a symptom" and suggests responses on various points, noting that the enclosed extracts from Heffers' latest catalogue will suffice to deal with Cheshire Domesday comment.
(e) photocopy of two pages (63-64) [from Heffers' latest catalogue], attached to the previous item, listing the "new county-by-county printing of Domesday Book". The note about the Cheshire volume states that it covers modern Cumbria, Lancashire and much of North Wales, which "are attached to the account of 'Cheshire' in the original text".
(f) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript (carbon-copy), two pages on two folios (recto only), dated 25 May 1978, taking notice that the upcoming Glendining sale (7 June, lot 304) features a crux type penny said to be from the same dies as SCBI Ashmolean 506 but describing it as "a base metal forgery". He suggests that he could look at the coin when he is in London on the 5th. CEB then expresses disappointment with Michael Dolley over his behaviour, noting that the problem is becoming known in academic circles and has probably cost him one or more of the various posts he has been trying to get.
(g) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, manuscript, three pages on two folios, dated from Ramsbury on 11 June 1978, beginning with the statement that "Michael Dolley is becoming increasingly a bore" and referring to his correspondence with Miss Colman in which she seconds MD's doubts, giving "valid reasons for doing so". CEB then says that he wrote to David Hill who, according to MD, "has his reference to Nautwich being a DB [i.e. Domesday Book] borough, but no reply. By chance, however, he ran into Drigson [sic; recto Dodgson (John McNeal) has written on Cheshire for the English Place-Name Society series and was surprised at the idea that Nautwich might have been a borough since he always understood Chester to be the only DB borough in Cheshire. On the basis of these two judgements, CEB suggests that they retain what they have written but add a footnote, of which he provides a draft as basis for discussion, and once they agree on the form of words, send the revised text back to [Nick] Mayhew. If any further objections to the paper are raised, CEB proposes that they withdraw the paper from the BNJ with a formal letter of complaint. He then recounts that he recently had a telephone call from Peter Berghaus who said that Otto Mørkholm in Copenhagen received a "terrible letter" from [Michael] Dolley complaining about the Irish section of a research study in the mistaken belief that Mørkholm was the editor and asking him to write a formal letter of apology on the subject to the Royal Irish Academy. He says that "Peter thought he must have made some appalling blunder in somehow missing out Ireland" but adds that he was able to tell him that Dykes had the matter in hand and advised him not to write anything to the RIA. He describes MD's behaviour as "intolerable" and says that he how keeps his correspondence with him to a bare minimum.

Two letters from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart and four letters from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, typescript (carbon copy), one page, dated 18 May 1970, thanking IS for his letter of 14 May, which does not appear to be among the items that CEB arranged to be returned to IS after the death of the former. CEB states that he knows only three specimens of the Alfred of Exeter [coin]: BMC 79, Morley St Peter hoard and Brittell's. He says CENARD cannot be regarded as an Athelstan moneyer of Exeter, since "the coin on which the British Museum Catalogue is relying is in fact one of those crude north eastern types and cannot [...] have been issued at Exeter". He says that the four Sigeland coins of which he is aware equally are not of Exeter. He also looks forward to seeing IS at the Sylloge Committee meeting on the following afternoon, when he will give him copies of the Exeter section of the forthcoming Copenhagen Sylloge.
(b) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 20 May 1970, thanking for the Athelstan information and asking whether CEB can tell him who the Exeter moneyers were and what were their types. He then provides a short list of other pre-reform (Edgar) examples of Exeter that he has noted with their moneyers. The point of his immediate reply, however, is to ask whether the Copenhagen Sylloge "is beyond correction" and propose a correction based on his reading of no. 462, which he transcribes as HVNNIONMEALM and identifies with the moneyer HVNNA of the mint of Malmesbury. If it is too late to add a note for the entry, he asks whether he may "politely point it out in [his] Exeter paper"?
(c) letter from Christopher Blunt to Ian Stewart, typescript (carbon copy), one page, dated 22 May 1970, naming the Exeter moneyers of Athelstan as Abun and Raegenold. He says that the Copenhagen Sylloge is probably beyond correction but thanks IS for "bringing it to notice", confides that he is inclined to accept the reading and promises to raise the matter with [Michael] Dolley. He says that as long as the Exeter paper appears after the Sylloge, "there can be no possible objection to [...] mentioning it".
(d) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 13 September 1970, resigning himself to the fact that he will be able to offer the next BNJ only "a (rather dull) piece on Alex III". He asks CEB whether he is a potential contributor to the 1971 BNS programme and remarks upon the passing of Tony Thompson [d. 3 September 1970]. He adds that he was reading on that very day the joint article of CEB and JDAT on 'Forgery in the Anglo-Saxon series', BNJ, vol. 28 (1956), pp. 18-25 & pl. I , noting that he has acquired a product of their 19th-century forger. There is a note in the upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand to the effect that he answered the letter on 17 September, but there is no CEB letter of this date among the Stewartby papers.
(e) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 13 December 1970, congratulating CEB on the excellent new [British Numismatic] Journal and asking whether he has a review of Petersson's Anglo-Saxon Currency for the next one. He says the Philip [Grierson] has sent him a photocopy of a review by [Brita] Malmer in English translation, which would be valuable to have published, noting that it runs to thirteen pages. There is a note in the upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand to the effect that he replied to the letter on 16 December, but there is no CEB letter of this date among the Stewartby papers.
(f) letter from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt, manuscript, six pages on three full folios (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London SE1, on 30 December 1970, expressing his satisfaction about arrangements for the Malmer review. There is brief comment on "the NORĐ coin" and then a lengthier one on potential editors for the BNJ and officers for the BNS; he makes a few suggestions but worries that, "with M[ichael Dolley] an active editor, weight and patience are needed, and diplomacy". The subject moves to the future of the BNJ and the BNS, given "that there seems to be a missing generation of numismatists, say, between the ages of 40 and 60. He notes the "growing stature and maturity" of Marion [Archibald], "both numismatic and personal", praises her handling of the Colchester project and remarks on the quality of her papers to the BNS. He concludes by saying that "it would be good for the subject, the Society and the BM if she would come occupy the central position which distinguished predecessors have done". There is a note in the upper right margin of the recto in CEB's hand to the effect that he answered the letter on 8 January [1971], though there is no CEB letter of this date among the Stewartby papers.

Two letters from Christine Nicholls:
(a) typescript, single page, dated 8 October 1993, seeking clarification of two minor points in connection with Lord Stewartby's article on Christopher Blunt for Dictionary of National Biography.
(b) typescript, single page, dated 20 April 1994, as cover for an enclosed copy of Lord Stewartby's article on Christopher Blunt that the DNB wishes to publish. She advises Lord Stewartby that the DNB does not send page proofs and therefore asks him to read the copy carefully and to make any amendments that he requires.

Letters from C. S. Ellis to Dr F. Brittain

Two letters from Bill Seaby, the first with an attachment and separate corrigenda:
(a) letter, in typescript with manuscript additions in the margins, single page, date 14 February 1968, entitled "Brussels Hoard (Irish portion) etc., informing that he has traced 1811 coins in the British Museum, Irish National Museum, the Ulster Museum, and several smaller cabinets. He claims to have identified all obverses and reverses to 98% accuracy. He expects to find fifty or so more specimens in other collections but does not believe that they will change the pattern very much. The findings are set out in the attachment (see below). He would value IS's comments, "particularly as to whether [...] the formula [...] can legitimately be applied to the number of die combinations in relation to the size of the sample taken" (for the formula, cf. NCirc, Sept. 1965, pp. 180-181). There appears to have one major recall of dies during some twenty-eight months of production, though he subsequently refers to 130 weeks, which would approximate thirty months. WAS then extrapolates from the data on die combinations and die usage. In the manuscript addenda, he asks IS whether he has any Henry III Irish coins and, if so, asks for photos of the same plus any relevant data. He also notes Albert Baldwin's death and that, two days before, he said that the Ulster Museum may retain any Irish coins from the Brussels so long as it returned a substantial proportion to the firm, adding "What a kind chap he was". Finally, there is reference to a copy of a letter to [Stewart] Lyon.
(b) attachment, carbon-copy typescript, single page, undated, entitled "Henry III: Irish long cross coinage, first issue, Sept. 1251- Jan. 1254 (Dublin mint: two moneyers only)", providing figures "based on the Brussels hoard and coins in public and private collections in England and Ireland" broken down by moneyer. Out of the 1811 coins, he records 799 die combinations, whereas the formula gives 950+ with the expected variation within the range from 865 to 1035. He then provides some extrapolations from his figures.
(c) corrigenda, carbon-copy typescript, single page, dated 16 February 1968, entitled "Slight correction to letter dated 14 February 1968", stating that "There appear to have been at most only 120 weeks of production at the Dublin mint".
(d) letter, in typescript, single page, dated 22 February 1968, returning IS's coins, having photographed them with his polaroid camera, commenting upon the degree of clarity needed in photos to identify dies.

Two letters from Anna Gannon:
(a) typescript, single page, dated 12 August 2006, apologising for replying to IS's letter of 1 February [2006] only now. She refers to Lucia Travaini's article on the Merovingian mint of Avenches and the earliest coins bearing an image of Christ ("La zecca merovingia di Avenches e le prime monete con il volto di Cristo", Quaderni ticinesi di Numismatica e Antichità Classica, vol. 32 (2003), pp. 291-301), noting that LT identifies the image on a Merovingian tremissis of about 625 (moneyer = Agiulfus) as representing Christ. AG agrees that the image on IS's Anglo-Saxon sceatta also represents Christ. She refers to an enclosure – no longer with the letter – consisting in an old article in which she argues that the image on another coin is likewise a representation of Christ.
(b) typescript, single page, dated 25 September 2006, thanking IS for his article and offering a few additional comments. She seeks to clarify that the "series Q" coins are made up of varied types, unlike the more uniform series R. She refers IS to Belting's book Likeness and Presence. She disagrees that the Anglo-Saxon sceatta resembles the second coin of Justinian II (Semitic type of 705), suggesting instead that the image might have derived from some other portable, non-numismatic prototype.

Two letters and one note from Harry Manville:
(a) letter, in typescript, dated 7 August 2005, noting that the proofs of the next volume in the reference encyclopedia – covering books, booklets and pamphlets since 1600 – have now gone to Spink [i.e. the publisher], and providing cover for a preliminary listing of the 1669-1673 merk varieties. He adds that he would like to examine the collection of IS, the 4m through ½m only, during a visit "in October-November for a final run-though of the page proofs".
(b) letter, in typescript, dated 5 October 2005, informing IS of the dates of his forthcoming visit to London when he "could be available to check through [IS's] merk series at Baldwin's. HM apologises for missing any publications of IS [for the relevant volume of his Encyclopedia of British Numismatics?] and states that it may be possible to include a few.
(c) note, in manuscript, dated 27 October 2005, with a "post-it" note attached that reads "Ian, Harry left this with me whilst he was in London, Dagley [?]". HM's note concerns a possible exchange of coins with IS and HM's "hope to completely revise the draft merk listing", promising to send IS a copy. HM adds that soon he will have enough material for a "Murray 2" paper and that he has prepared a photocopy of IS's bibliography.

Two letters and one card from Ian Stewart to Christopher Blunt:
(a) letter, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from Founders Court, Lothbury, EC2, on 29 June 1966, expressing his enjoyment of CEB's paper on Aethelstan and complimenting him for his work on the Journal [i.e. BNJ]. He says that he half-filled the [BNS] programme for 1967 in a single evening, noting some of the speakers that he has enrolled, asking CEB's opinion on them, and asking whether he would be willing to talk on "A Numismatic Journey to Russia", mentioning the hoard [?] and describing the scope of the collections. He describes a "BofE" [i.e. Bank of England?] meeting as "most satisfactory" and thanks CEB "again for the instruction & entertainment of your admirable Aethelstan paper.
(b) letter, manuscript, one folio (recto & verso), dated from St George's Road, London, SE1, on 16 December 1966, explaining that he held off in writing in the hope of including his review of [R.B.K.] Stevenson but hasn't quite finished it. He thanks CEB for his three groats, refers to the "fantastic story [...] emerging about Newstead", and thanks him the copy of his letter to Stewart [Lyon]. He thanks CEB for their weekend at Ramsbury, mentions the visit that CEB's son Simon and Simon's wife Julia paid to their house, and wishes CEB Happy Christmas. In a postscript, he says that the 1968 [BNS] programme is filling up and asks whether CEB will want to read a paper. He says that he may try his St Peter & Sihtric paper for half of an evening and suggests that another another 10th century paper would be appropriate.
(c) card, manuscript, undated but datable to late 1966 on the grounds that it picks up on an element of the discussion in IS's letter of 16 December and refers to a forthcoming encounter on the 4th of January. IS states that he will book a BNS paper meeting for the two of them in 1968 and suggest January, adding that "Metcalf, Lyon, Pollard, Rayner/Liddell & Dolley" are already provisionally lined up. He says that 4 January would suit him and says that he will come along with Stewart [Lyon] as soon as possible after work. He promises to give CEB "details of the two Davids" and asks him to bring his copy of the NC [i.e. Numismatic Chronicle] volume for 1851. In the last line, he says "poor, poor FEJ", wondering what is to be done.

Two letters and one card from Glenn Gittoes with one one attachment:
(a) letter, manuscript, single page, dated 12 October 1980, stating that he read Ian Stewart's article on the class VI and early class VII coinage with great interest and wishing to bring three coins to his attention: (1) one with VIb lettering but with cross saltire; (2) class VIc with 2-2 curls and ornamental letters both obverse and reverse (Lockett plates, 1st of short-cross pennies, 8th row & 5th col.); (3) class VIc coin of Bury St Edmunds with 2-2 curls on the obverse and double-barred Ns on the reverse, noting that this form of ornamentation was not included in the drawing of ornamental letters in the Lawrence paper but occurs on at least one coin in the BM (e.g. North, vol. 1, pl. XVI.8). He also states that class VII coins of the Canterbury moneyer Walter are not quite as rare as IS implied in his paper, with three examples present in the Gisors hoard. He mentions that he has an imitation in which IS may be interested; the obverse has a reverse barred (i.e. retrograde?) N and the reverse reads +ROGER:OFNIG. Finally, he states that he is undertaking a die study of the short-cross pennies of the Oxford mint and would be grateful to see photographs of any such coins in Ian Stewart's collection. This letter has Ian Stewart's annotations in the left margin.
(b) letter, manuscript, single page, dated 4 May 1981, thanking IS for the offprints and for allowing him to see IS's draft text on the class VIx and VId coinages. He comments briefly on the survival of class VId coins, which had not been recognised when the Eccles and Colchester hoards were catalogued, but mostly responds to a query that IS had addressed to him about characteristics of particular coins and their implications for classification. There is a page of notes in the hand of IS that appears to be best associated with this letter. It shows manuscript drawings of letters forms and saltire crosses on a page of lined paper, identifying them with specific class VI sub-groups.
(c) card, manuscript. dated 13 August 1981, stating that the Lockett class VI short-cross penny with ornamental letters and two curls each side of the bust has the following inscriptions: O/ hENRCVSR/EX; R/ +ABEL-ON-LVNDE.

Two letters, in typescript, and a card, in manuscript, from Philip Grierson:
(a) letter, dated 9 May 1986, responding to comments of IS on a recent draft and acknowledging that he has adopted nearly all of the suggestions; PG also encloses a draft of a paper that he will present at a forthcoming conference in Baltimore, mentions that he has found another squash player of his standard, and notes that they have seen the proofs of MEC 1 and anticipate publication not before September.
(b) card, dated 7 October 1986, stating that he and Mark [Blackburn] have been working out how to make sure that those who should have a copy of MEC 1 obtain one; he says that formal publication is delayed until November due to TRV's demands about copyright acknowledgements.
(c) letter, dated 21 October 1986, thanking IS for his letter and two offprints, including an Offa one that IS had not previously sent, though most of the letter is turned over to consideration of means by to prevent TRV from "sabotaging MEC"; PG's idea is to make his gift "conditional on the MEC being continued but authorship, etc., being under an independent committee" and he asked IS whether he would be willing to sit on the committee.

Letters about the uncovering of the lancet windows in the chancel of the Chapel, by C. Green.

Two letters of Eric Harris, in typescript, concerning a submission of his [to the BNJ]. The first, dated 6 January 1997 (a), refers to an enclosure of the "final script", no longer attached, and is coupled with a page of comments, undated, in the manuscript hand of IS (b). In the second letter, dated 12 February 1997 (c), EH thanks IS for his editing and suggestions. The draft article to which the letters and comments refer is EH's "Die pairing of the transitional coins of Henry IV and Henry V", which appeared in the BNJ, vol. 67 (1997), pp. 20-29. In his comments, IS suggested a different form of words for the beginning of the second paragraph, the substance of which EH adopted. Towards the bottom of the page below the suggested changes, in a different hand, there is the note "Returned, in case you have no copy. E." In the first letter, EH also thanks IS for photographs of two of his coins that were prepared at AHB, noting that both coins provided die-links. EH goes on to complain about his archaeological work for which he must free himself "from this unrewarding attempt to sort out H4/5". He concludes with general remarks about the state of the world and overpopulation. There is also a manuscript addition of EH about the chart and lettering. The second letter, which includes a discussion about photographs, carries a few annotations.

Colour drawing of two proposed houses for Messrs P. Banyard and A. Wisbey showing the front elevation, section, basement, ground and first floor plans

"Two Dialogues" for Organ. No. 1 (metronome marking: 84 beats per minute) and 2 (metronome marking: minim = 76) in G major, written in ink. Dialogue 1 (in pencil, different from Dialogue 1 in ink) and Dialogue 2 (in pencil, the same as Dialogue 2 in ink).

Two Dialogues. For Organ. (in G).
I (metronome marking: 84 beats per minute). II (metronome marking: minim = 76).
Published by Novello & Company Limited. In the series: Novello's Organ Music Club (NOMC) No. 32.

James Harrison to his grandson, George Chubb, the advowson of Whatfield. Also:

Gorge Chubb, son of George Chubb, to Elizabeth Jones, widow, the advowson of Whatfield, for a consideration of £700.

"Two Carols for Equal Voices". I: Blake's cradle song. For female voices and keyboard in Bb flat major (metronome marking: 66 beats per minute). II: Come, love we God! For solo or semi-chorus. Words from Shann MS (16th century). In F major (metronome marking: 120 beats per minute).
Published by Basil Ramsey, publisher of music.

Two cards from Mark Blackburn to Christopher Blunt with one attachment:
(a) card, manuscript, dated 21 April 1987, in which MASB thanks CEB "for a most enjoyable Easter" and attaches a copy of his London Congress paper. He says that he is working on the Guthrum Appendix; if included, it will entail some alteration of the main text. He also says that the Hardy MS may enable him to determine the approximate proportion of the two-line coins "are likely to be Viking rather than English. He asks about the next Winchester Mint Committee meeting and whether he can return the MS at that time. In two postscripts, he says that (i) Fiona [Blackburn] advises to consume the chocolates in some haste since they are made with fresh cream and have a short shelf life, and (ii) asks whether there any Guthrum coins in any of the Preston sales catalogues.
(b) attachment, copy of paper entitled 'The earliest Anglo-Viking coinage of the Southern Danelaw (late 9th century)', by Mark Blackburn, typescript 14pp in all (10pp of text, 1p key to the illustrations, 1p acknowledgements and 2pp of notes), with amendments and annotations. There is a manuscript in the upper right corner of the first page that reads "Int. Num. Cong., London 1986".
(c) card, typescript, dated 22 April 1987, in which MASB says that he has looked at "BMC Alfred 190 (Abenel)", which he describes as a "blundered Alfred".

Two cards and one letter from Philip Grierson:
(a) postcard showing image of a Greek temple on one side, with note in manuscript on the other, dated from Cambridge 2 March 1994, thanking IS for the "nice things written about me in the AJ" and mentioning the proofs that he just received "of the short record [...] written for the CR of the International Numismatic Commission of the DO coin collections"; there is a further note to say that the postcard was "bought in 1932"!
(b) letter, in typescript, dated 14 June 1996, evidently in response to a query of IS about sources regarding the introduction of gold coins in England in 1343-1344; there are further notes about PG's account of the ANS and his short piece about John Kent, which required only a slight amendment after Kent's receipt of the Huntington Medal the previous year.
(c) postcard from the Fitzwilliam Museum showing images of a gold sovereign of Henry VII on one side, with manuscript note on the other, dated 28 May 1997, thanking in IS for the ride to KC [King's Cross] and the provision of reading material – "the Salisbury catalogue" – for his return journey to Cambridge; PG mentions that, upon his return to Cambridge, he "committed the extravagance of a taxi ride back to College"!

Two cards and five letters from Philip Grierson:
(a) manuscript card dated 26 March 1961, in which PG apologises to IS for not being able to attend his paper on the following evening due a cold acquired in Ireland and an excess of work that needs to be completed hastily.
(b) typescript letter dated 1 June 1961, in which PG recounts taking coffee with Dorothy Whitelock, apologises that he has been able to show IS nothing new, notes that he is sending two offprints under separate cover, and mentions that "the Fitzwilliam Guide to Medieval Coins [...] threatens to founder over finance".
(c) typescript letter dated 19 June 1961, in which PG relates his discovery in the Thomsen catalogue of a familiar Salvator penny with the unfamiliar reading KAROLVS instead of JACOBVS, adding that he wrote about to Mørkholm, who confirmed the reading and sent rubbings. He also notes discusses IS's chapter on Collections of Material and alludes to IS's forthcoming visit on Saturday.
(d) typescript letter dated 28 August 1961, in which PG thanks IS for his recent letter and congratulates him for completing a lengthy review. He also mentions his ongoing work on Byzantine coins, a recent communication from Peter Wait about a Guide to the Principal Coins of the M[iddle] A[ges], his return of sterling to IS, and a cast that Mørkholm sent from Denmark.
(e) manuscript card dated 25 October 1961, in which PG reminds IS that he will be away in Rome on the the 4th and asks whether IS needs a room in college for the weekend of the 11th. PG also asks whether IS knows the Ledger of Andrew Halyburton (1867), which he says is full of coin references from around 1500, and the Compt Buik of David Wedderburne (1898), which "is full of interesting things".
(f) typescript letter dated 31 October 1961, in which PG tells IS that he has made arrangements for his forthcoming visit, including the reservation of a squash court, quotes "the most monstrous piece of verbiage [...] from Toynbee's Study of History", agrees to an agenda [for the visit of IS] and concludes with an update on his work on weights and measures.
(g) typescript letter dated 17 November 1961, in which PG promises to ask Mørkholm for another cast [of the Salvator penny on IS's behalf]. There is discussion about "the Samos paper" and "Robinson's suggestion about a steady limited coinage", and about "a fascinating group of documents" on Scottish weights and measures.

22⅛ x 17⅝

Two anthems: 1. "Blessed is he", Psalm 41 versicles 1-3, for solo treble voice, flute and organ in E flat minor, metronome marking: 80 beats per minute. 2. O Praise the Lord, Psalm 117, for three treble voices, flute and organ in B flat major, metronome marking: 132 beats per minute.

One includes cut and pasted sections.

21⅝ x 35⅝

Twenty-Second International Organ Festival. St. Albans, 9-19 July 2003.

Programme:
Wednesday July 9th: Icon Exhibition opens.
Thursday July 10th: Competitions eliminations. Choral evensong.
Friday July 11th: Competitions eliminations. Choral Evensong. Jazz Concert.
Saturday July 12th: Exhibition demonstration by Simon Johnson. Lecture by Peter Hurford. Celebrity organ recital by David Higgs. Choral Evensong. A Sea Symphony.
Sunday July 13th: Choral Eucharist. Festival Barbecue. Thomas Trotter Concert. Festival Evensong. Sir Thomas Allen Concert.
Monday July 14th: Competitions semi-finals. Evening Prayer. Three Choirs Concert.
Tuesday July 15th: Competitions semi-finals. Choral Evensong. The King's Consort.
Wednesday July 16th: Organ Exhibition by David Briggs. Lunchtime Concert by the Royal College of Music Junior Department Symphony Orchestra. Bach Masterclass. Choral Evensong. Concert by Ben van Oosten.
Thursday July 17th: Blenheim Palace Awayday. Choral Evensong. Phantoms, Ghosts and Ghouls (buffet supper). Phantom of the opera (film).
Friday July 18th: Improvisation final.Hans Fagiut Concert. Member's Garden Party. Choral evensong. Interpretation finals.
Saturday July 19th: Organ Exhibition by James McVinnie. Competitions Finalists' Concert. Choral Evensong. Mass in B minor. Final Night Party.

Twenty-Fourth International Organ Festival. St. Albans, 12-21 July 2007.

Programme:
Thursday July 12th: Competitions eliminations. Choral evensong.
Friday July 13th: Competitions eliminations. Choral Evensong. Jazz Concert.
Saturday July 14th: Exhibition demonstration by Richard Pinel. The new Mander organ at St Peter's. Celebrity organ recital by David Titterington. Evensong. Concert: The Kingdom (Elgar).
Sunday July 15th: Matins: Cathedral Choir. Celebrity organ concert by Paul Jacobs. Festival Choral Evensong. Celebrity piano recital by John Lill.
Monday July 16th: Competition semi-finals. Choral Evensong. Three Choirs Concert.
Tuesday July 17th: Competition semi-finals. Choral Evensong. Black Voices - Gospel Singers concert.
Wednesday July 18th: Organ Exhibition by Terence Charlston. Celebrity organ concert by Lynne Davis. Choral Evensong Choral Evensong. Concert by The Hilliard Ensemble.
Thursday July 19th: Away day to Essex. Choral Evensong. Celebrity organ concert by Martin Baker. Catherine Bott and Friends concert.
Friday July 20th:Competition finals. Celebrity organ concert by Ludger Lohmann. Choral Evensong. Announcement of winners.
Saturday July 21st: Organ Exhibition by Simon Johnson. Competitions Finalists' Concert. Festival Buffet Lunch. Choral Evensong.

Twenty-First International Organ Festival. St. Albans, 12-21 July 2001.

Programme:
Thursday July 12th: Competitions eliminations. Choral evensong.
Friday July 13th: Competitions eliminations. Choral Evensong. An evening with Cleo Laine, John Dankworth and Friends.
Saturday July 14th: Exhibition demonstration by Thomas Trotter. Lecture by Roderick Swanston. Celebrity organ recital by David Higgs. Choral Evensong. Gala Concert: Elijah (Felix Mendelssohn) by St Albans Choir, St Albans Abbey Girls Choir, City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Lucas.
Sunday July 15th: Parish Communion.Choral Matins. Choral Evensong. Celebrity Organ Recital by Marie-Claire Alain. Baroque Masterpieces by Emma Kirkby (soprano) and Pier Damiano Peretti (organ) with London Baroque.
Monday July 16th: Competitions semi-finals. Percussion Extravaganza. Lunchtime concert with musicians from the Purcell School, Bushey, Hertfordshire). Choral Evensong at St Peter's. Three Choirs Concert.
Tuesday July 17th: Competitions semi-finals. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Paul Griffiths. Evening prayer (said). BBC Young Musicians of the Year 2000 (a celebration concert with Guy Johnston, cello, and Tom Poster, piano).
Wednesday July 18th: Celebrity Organ recital by Ben van Oosten. Organ demonstration by Donald Mackenzie and Picnic Lunch. Choral Evensong. Royal College of Music Junior Department Symphony Orchestra.
Thursday July 19th: Festival Awayday. Organ Exhibition by Andrew Parnell. International Jurors' Organ Concert (Piet Kee and Thomas Thomas Trotter).
Friday July 20th: Improvisation final. Lunchtime concert by Robert Cherry (accordion). Back to Bach, with Peter Hurford. Member's Garden Party. Choral evensong. Interpretation finals.
Saturday July 21st: Prizewinners' Recital. Choral Evensong. Organ Exhibition by Catherine Ennis. Closing Gala Concert with the BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Andrew Parnell and Thomas Trotter (organ), Nicholas Cleobury (conductor).

Consists of a limited edition publication (number 170 of 200), signed by Laura Riding with covers by Len Lye. Printed by the Hours Press, Paris.

Twentieth International Organ Festival. St. Albans, 8-17 July 1999.

Programme:
Thursday July 8th: Competitions eliminations. Choral evensong.
Friday July 9th: Competitions eliminations. Choral Evensong. An evening with Cleo Laine, John Dankworth and Friends.
Saturday July 10th: Exhibition demonstration by Andrew Parnell. Critics Forum. Celebrity organ recital by Naji Hakim. Choral Evensong. Bach Corner. Concert: Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi) by St Albans Choir, Philarmonia Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Lucas.
Sunday July 11th: Parish Communion. Solemn Eucharist. Celebrity Organ Recital by Peter Planyavsky. Choral evensong. Margaret Phillips and the Brook Street Band.
Monday July 12th: Competitions semi-finals. Lunchtime concert (by the junior department of the Royal College of Music). Choral Evensong at St Peter's. Three Choirs Concert.
Tuesday July 13th: Competitions semi-finals. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Alison Baker. Evensong. Announcement of interpretation competition finalists. Poulenc Centenary Concert.
Wednesday July 14th: Exhibition demonstration by Michael Nicholas. Celebrity Organ recital by Ben van Oosten. Choral Evensong. "Pipe Dreams" - Brass, Percussion and Organ workshop showcase.
Thursday July 15th: Three Schools Organ Tour. Lunchtime concert (music for violin, cello and oboe). Choral evensong. Approaches to Improvisation, a discussion with Naji Hakim and Peter Planyavsky. Interpretation Competition Finals.Interlude.
Friday July 16th:Celebrity Organ Recital by David Briggs. Lunchtime concert by members of Pro Corda, the National School for Young Chamber Music Players. Celebrity Organ Recital by David Higgs. Member's Garden Party. Choral evensong. Cabaret.
Saturday July 17th: Demonstration by Peter Hurford. Celebrity Organ Recital by Margaret Phillips. Bach Corner. Closing Gala Concert with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Andrew Lucas (organ).

Consists of correspondence with Donald Tyerman ('The Economist') and Robin Denniston (Hodder and Stoughton Limited) relating to Bronowski acting as an advisor for a series of books about 'Twentieth Century Studies'.

Comprises files relating to a series of 4 television programmes made for KPBS-TV, San Diego, and featuring Bronowski entitled 'A Personal History', 'Revolutions in Science', 'A View of the Arts' and 'Ethics for a New Age'.

Comprises scripts (some annotated), a transcription of a programme, and correspondence relating to a series of Science programmes (which Bronowski participated in) entitled 'Science in the Making' (1953-1954).

Also includes: a report about information obtained for the programme by Arthur Garrat; copies of articles by others on relevant topics including twins; and correspondence with George Noordhof (producer of 'Science in the Making') relating to a planned appearance by Bronowski at a session on "The Dissemination of Science by Television" at the 7th Congress of the International Scientific Film Association.

Rough notes by Tutors C. Cleave and H. A. Morgan, including material on: scholarships: candidates, examinations and elections; freshmen, including notes for a talk to freshmen; mark lists; room lists and rents of rooms out of college.

Lists total amounts spent on coal account, admission fees, and scholarships. Total: £212 12s 6d. Also lists the amounts of individual scholarships. Total: £79 18s