Sir Cecil Kisch, 1907 - 1957
Scope and Contents
The personal collection of British civil servant, author and historian Cecil. Kisch, the majority of which concerns his connection to Trinity College, Oxford, where he himself studied. The collection comprises 5 miscellaneous letters sent to Kisch, various Trinity ephemera including 6 sets of menus and other materials related to various dinners between 1927 and 1957, and collected news-clippings and other ephemera related to Cecil Lubbock and H.A. Prichard, who both had Trinity connections.
Dates
- 1907 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Cecil Herman Kisch (March 31, 1884- October 20, 1961) was a British civil servant in the British India Office and later an author, historian, and translator of Russian poetry. He was knighted in 1932 and died in 1961.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu