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- 1991 (Creation)
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5 items, paper
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Three letters from Simon Jervis:
(a) letter from Simon Jervis, typescript, single page, dated 28 June 1991, first congratulating IS on his knighthood but mainly providing cover for a copy of a submission that the Fitzwilliam Museum is making to the Newton Trust to support a three-year research assistantship in the Department of Coins & Medals to work on the Blunt collection. SJ explains that he has given Ian Stewart's name as referee in the submission, which needed to be prepared in haste. He also attaches a copy of his submission letter to Dr Anis Neal, Director of Newton Trust (JCPP/Stewartby/1/3/JERVIS – SEAL/1991/1).
(b) copy of the reply of Ian Stewart to the above, in typescript, single page, dated 8 July 1991, thanking SJ for his letter of 28 June and expressing his willingness to respond favourably when asked for a reference.
(c) letter from Simon Jervis, typescript, single page, dated 8 July 1991, informing IS that, as a result of conversations with the Director of Newton Trust (Dr Anil Seal), the Museum has expanded the application to include four years in total, three for the research assistant and a further year for a library cataloguer. He states that IS should send his reference directly to the Director of the Newton Trust as soon as possible.
(d) letter from Simon Jervis, typescript, single page, dated 25 July 1991, informing IS that the Newton Trust has agreed the Museum's proposal in full, which will put "the Department on a more secure footing under its new Keeper".