File 1966 - Letters of 1966

276 letters paper

Pars is having a memorial party to mark the 100th birthday of his mother who died in 1945. See seating arrangements, menus, thank yous and acceptance letters (menus and photos of the portrait are kept in another box). John Barnes asks Pars to act as his referee. Letters from Keith Bantoft in Rhodesia. Christopher Benson writes from Combe Martin. Letters from Ernest Booth and his wife Dora. Numerous letters from John Clegg at the University of Lancaster. He's been on long concert tours, including Africa. Besides being a talented pianist, he is also a mathematician. Regular letters from the Chidwick family in Kenya. The usual thank yous from students whom Pars has invited to plays and dinners. Letter from Brian Dicker in Zambia. Letters from Jack Freeman and Nelson Dunford in Florida. Letter from Sheila at Newnham who is a mathematician and who attended Pars's lectures when she was an undergarduate 30 years ago. Postcard from Romania followed by a letter and photo of Pars in Moscow. Letter from Ilya Gershewitz. Letter from Robbie Jennings. Letter from Jean Klauber. Laura now has two girls and Melville has six. Mary Cartwright at Girton offers advice on a mathematical problem. Geoffrey Ludford writes from the College of Engineering at Cornell regarding some mathematical problems. Letter from fellow mathematician L.A. MacColl in New York. Note from Duncan McKie. Letters from David Lloyd George. Letter from Barry Pennington in Wales. Notes from the Master Denys Page. Duncan McKie is getting married in the chapel. Long typed letter to the Master. Pars mentions Paul Tillett and Robert Evan as being First-class and that they should be given research fellowships. Tickets to King's Christmas Eve Carol Service. Letters from Bob Armstrong. Newspaper clippings-one on the pianist John Clegg and another on Jacob Bronowski. Pars has been awarded the Sc.D. Degree by the General Board of Faculties at the University of Cambridge. He is now "Dr.". Letter from Ingham on a mathematical problem. Letter from Mary Spencer Jones who writes to say that Cyril is very ill (Harold's brother). Letter from Muriel Brittain. Noel Duckworth congratulates Pars on his new status as "Dr." as do many others. Letters from Basil Rose. Letters from Professor Thomas Higgins at the University of Wisconsin, Department of Electrical Engineering. Letters from Max Warren. Postcard from Nurenberg. Letter from Patrick Jenkin M.P. who is very upset by Harold Wilson's election. Review of Pars's book by H. Denman-Higgins writes that there has been little advertising of the book in America and reckons that Pars could sell hundreds of copies. Pars writes to the new Research Fellow Baelz about bringing women to Hall. Pars is shocked by his attitude and that of Moses Finlay and Esra Bennethen. Women don't belong in Hall! Letters from Pars's stockbroker giving advice and updates on stocks. Bantoft writes to express concern over the political situation in Rhodesia. Pars tries to get Bantoft's son into Jesus but Pericival points out how bad two of his A levels were and how badly he did on the exam. Geoffrey Mathews writes to ask Pars if he saw his book reviewed in the "Mathematical Gazette". Long letter to Freddy Brittain where on one hand he tells Freddy that he is not keen on Freddy putting an account of Pars's journey in the Annual Report only to then give a detailed description of his world trip! Pars also does not want the "Sc.D. Business" mentioned in the Report. His sister Dora writes to say that too many Poles are moving into the neighbourhood! Victor Szebehely writes from Yale to say he will be attending the Mathematical Congress in Moscow and he will see Pars there. Long letter from Charles Dodd. Letter from Philip Stevenson (see war years). Another letter to the Master. Several letters from Pars's publishers Heinemann Educational Books (Alan Hill and Hamish). This is the company that published Pars's book. Letters concern alterations, etc. Letters from David Dobson (mathematics 1965. Deceased 1980). David thanks Pars for taking him on a Greek cruise, but apparently he really "misbehaved" according to Pars. There is a letter from Pars to David expressing his displeasure. Letters from Carey Francis (last letters) and announcement of his sudden death of a heart attack. Pars is writing his obituary.