Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1911 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Three letters in the hand of English antiquarian and curator Sir Sydney Cockerell. Two, both dated to October 1929, are written to Egyptologist Sir Henry Thompson, a fellow at University College, London, and pertain to the business of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, where Cockerell was director. The third letter, dated 1911, is addressed to “My dear Rowley”, and is personal in nature.
Dates
- 1911 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962) was an English antiquarian, book collector, and museum curator. A passionate advocate for the arts, Cockerell acted as private secretary to William Morris and from 1908 to 1927 held the position of director at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.
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