File 1951 - Letters of 1951

199 letters paper

The usual letters from friends in the clergy. Letter in which Pars descibes climbing in Cornwall-in the same letter he opposes Brittain's re-election to the Fellowship as he feels Brittain has had a bad influence on the College and that there are candidates far more qualified than him. He writes this in a letter to Charles Wilson, Fellow. Letters from Derek Taunt. Notes from Tillyard. Letters from Peter Scopes. Letter from housekeeper Aleathea. Letters from Ernie who is now at Yale law school. Ernie continues to send care packages. Letters from Steve Rowan. Letters from Edward Phillips. Letters from Barry Pennington. Letters from Bishop Stephen Neill in Geneva. Letter of reference for the later well-known historian and Jesuan Peter Mathias for a Fulbright. Geoffrey Ludford writes Pars to tell him that his thesis is finished and that he has a job in Maryland. Regular letters from David Lloyd George. Another gift of a book to Laura Klauber (daughter of Jean and Allan) in California. Jean also writes and expresses her concern about the war in Korea and the prospect of war with Russia. Letter from Roy Leipnik who describes climbing around Canada and Washington in detail. Pars met Leipnik at the Institute in Princeton. Roy was later at Harvard where Pars met him again. This was followed by a short stint at Berkley before going to Seattle. In a letter to Geoffrey, Pars reveals his political views and explains how he fell in love with California and refers to "wonderful American hospitality [which] never ceases to amaze me". Several letters to and from Robbie Jennings-one in which he replies about the present Master and his dislike for trees. In another letter, Pars writes that Brittain is a, "great menace to the college". Pars also opposed Tillyard's idea of reprinting Brittain's history of the College (see letters for details). In a letter to Barry Till, Pars claims that Robbie Jennings is the best Senior Tutor that the College ever had. Pars wants Barry to become the College Chaplain. Letters from Harold Spencer Jones. Letter from John Godwin in Nigeria. The usual annual letter from Carey Francis in Kenya at the Kikuyu Alliance School. Letter from Griffith (UC Berkley dept. of Mathematics). Pars recommends the Ph.D. to be awarded to R.J. Eden. Many thank yous for dinners and plays as well as acceptances and declinations for the same. Pars spends a great deal of time going to the theatre or opera. Letter from Ingham regarding Barry Pennington. Pars writes a long letter of reference for Barry to the Master of Trinity Hall for a fellowship (Pennington ends up getting the fellowship). He provides a detailed background on Barry including his service in the navy. 1949-1951: Adverts for food gifts due to meat and other food shortages after the war. Letters from Turner Odell. Letter from Cyril Barton. Pars had his Persian carpet cleaned for £196.