Roger Highfield, 1966
Scope and Contents
Three letters sent to Oxford historian Roger Highfield by two different correspondents: two from noted scholar of Anglo-Norman language and literature M. Dominica Legge (1905-1986) dated October 19th and 22nd 1966, and a third signed only “Joan” and undated. Contents of all three are largely personal. Also included is a pamphlet advertising a new Bibliography of Oscar Wilde to be published in 1967, but any connection to the other materials or to Highfield is unknown.
Dates
- 1966
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
John Roger Loxdale Highfield (1922-2017) was an English historian of medieval Europe, especially Spain, and fellow of Merton College, Oxford.
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