File 1978 - Letters of 1978

137 letters paper

Letter from Sir William Haley who wants to know about the Lusiads and Sir Richard Fanshawe, a Jesuan in the 1640s. Letters to and from the Master and his wife. Since taking on the job as Vice-Chancellor, the Master has been very busy. Pars writes with great fondness to Jean about "Q"-ah those were the great days of the Jesus Fellowship. Pars has invited the Cottrells to see "The Winter's Tale". He regularly asks them to the theatre. Apparently Pars had gone to a mathematical conference in Helsinki. The discussion on what to do with All Saints Church continues and how the Chapel has been misused in the College. Pars sees the need for a new library and thinks the biggest mistake the College made was to sell the houses on Jesus Lane and the land to Wesley House. In another letter, he asks the Master to dine with A.E. Green and himself. He also writes about Princess Margaret's divorce and Tony Armstrong-Jones, and he recently sat next to the new Bishop of Ely whom he likes very much. The Master also thanks Pars for presenting the College with a Westminster Abbey Jubilee Cup. Furthermore, he writes on the state of the Presidency. There is also a long letter from E.F. Mills about the future of All Saint's Church. There are also several letters back and forth re Honorary Fellows. Letters from John Clegg. Letter from Douglas Elphinstone. Letter from Edward Schur. Letters to and from the Dean Edward Norman at Peterhouse. Letters to and from Charlie Moule at Clare re the Dean vacancy and advice on possible candidates. Pars writes to John (Killen?) re Junior research Fellowships which he claims he started and also enquires into the election of Sir Leslie Martin and Ilya Gershevitche's election to the Club. See more letters to Trevor, from Muriel Brittain and Killen regarding Fellowships. Pars claims he was the "prime mover in the innovation". Muriel has done the homework on the history of Research Fellowships at the College. Alan Sharpe may have been the first one in 1949. Pennington also had one in 1951. Letters from Denis in Stratford. As usual, he is fixing things for Pars (this time it's a fretsaw) and arrranging hotel rooms. He mentions a 90th birthday party for Gardner Smith. Letter from David Yeandle, president of the Club. Letters from Ilya in which he graciously thanks Pars for a gift and for membership to the Club. Letters from Andrew English. Pars is taking him to see Boheme at Glyndebourne. Letters to and from Pars's publisher Alan Hill re the reprint of his book through Oxbow Press. The usual thank yous for invites. Several from John Halsey. Letters from Alan Gray in Australia. Pars goes to visit his sister more frequently now and he pushes her around for walks in her wheelchair. Letters to and from Nelson Dunford who reveals that he has English ancestry and is related to Lord Nelson. He wants to live in London for part of the year. Letters from Dora Booth and Ernest. Statements of royalties which don't amount to much. Postcard from Joan in Tirol. Keith writes to thank Pars for the £100 to enable him to join the Athenaeum. He's leaving Cambridge for Kingston. See several letters. Letter from old student Stephen Kern (classicist). Ten years earlier, they went on holidays together. He is now teaching at Sevenoaks. Letter from Philip Hall on the "arithmetical conundrum". Letters from Paul Henwood. Letter from Peter Robbins. Letter from Jean Klauber. Laura and Ricky have both divorced and re-married. She does not mention her husband Allan. Letter to and from Robbie Jennings. Katie has died. Pars was the best man at their wedding. Letters from Harry Pagan (war student) who took up beekeeping after the war. He went to Chamonix and Zermatt with Pars years ago. Letters to the Bishop. Pars has invited him to dinner with the Club. Katherine Wheeler (Fellow) is giving a talk on Coleridge. Long letter to Pars and Dora from Roy Leipnik in Santa Barbara and wife Joan. Roy is fighting cancer and teaching beginning calculus as well as a postgraduate class in mathematical modelling. Letter from Alan Weir. His son Andrew had an interview for a position at Jesus. Letters from Mary Cartwright who is also going to the conference in Helsinki. Photocopied letter from Michael Waring to Dr. Brenner regarding accusations made against him by an undergraduate (confidential).