INVENTORY OF THE WALTER FRASER OAKESHOTT PAPERS, 1926-1986
(bulk 1949-1986)
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INVENTORY OF THE WALTER FRASER OAKESHOTT PAPERS, 1926-1986
(bulk 1949-1986)
Accession no. 900204
Finding aid prepared by Laurie Pesheck
Getty Research Institute
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- The Getty Research Institute
- Research Library
- Special Collections and Visual Resources
- 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
- Los Angeles, California 90049-1688
- Phone: (310) 440-7390
- Fax: (310) 440-7780
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- Laurie Pesheck
- Date Completed:
-
July 7,1994
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- Philip Curtis
©1998 J. Paul Getty Trust.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Walter Fraser Oakeshott papers
Dates: 1926-1986
Collection number: 900204
Creator:
Oakeshott, Walter
Fraser
Extent:
5.25 linear ft.
(9 boxes, 1 oversize
folder)
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Abstract: Scholar of Medieval art, distinguished by his work on the 12th-century Winchester Bibles and on Elizabethan England. The papers
document much of his work and reflect his lifelong passion for studying and collecting early books and maps. The archive primarily
consists of drafts for books, articles, and lectures, along with numerous photographs used for research and the illustration
of these publications.
Language: Collection material in English
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Walter Fraser Oakeshott
papers, 1926-1986, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no.
900204.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1990.
Processing History
The collection was first processed and described in 1990. Laurie
Pesheck began re-processing this archive in May 1994 and completed this
finding aid and a new catalog description in July 1994.
Separated Material
136 photographs and postcards were pulled from the Oakeshott papers
and are now housed in the repository's Photo Study Collection, Medieval
Section.
6 postcards: the cruette from the treasury of St.-Denis,
France (Louvre); Romanesque French architecture and architectural
sculpture.
23 photos of French Romanesque architectural sculpture
(capitals and related elements) in the Musée des Augustins, Toulouse,
from the Episcopal complex of Saint-Etienne and the Priory of Notre-Dame la
Daurade, Toulouse, France.〹
2 photos of French Medieval architectural sculpture at
Reims and from Corbie.
68 photos of Ms.Add.54782 (the British Library), the Hours
of William Lord Hastings, a Flemish ms. from 15th-century Ghent, illuminated by
the Master of the Older Prayerbook of Maximillian I.
37 photos of Ms.Garrett.13 (Princeton University), the
Akathistos Hymnos, a Byzantine ms. from the 16th-17th
century.
Biographical/Historical Note
| 1903 |
Born Nov. 11 to Walter Field Oakeshott, MD,
and Kathleen (Fraser) Oakeshott
|
| 1924 |
Received diploma in Classical Moderations from Balliol
College, Oxford
|
| 1926 |
Received diploma in
Literae
Humaniores
(Classics) from Balliol College
|
| 1928 |
Married Nöel Rose |
| 1931-38 |
Assistant Master at Winchester
College
|
| 1934 |
Identified a 15th century manuscript in Winchester College
Library as Malory's
Morte d'Arthur
|
| 1936-37 |
Released for membership in Pilgrim Trust
Unemployment Enquiry
|
| 1939-46 |
High Master of St. Paul's School |
| 1946-54 |
Headmaster of Winchester College |
| 1949-76 |
Trustee of the Pilgrim Trust |
| 1953-72 |
Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford |
| 1956 |
Rhind Lecturer at Edinburgh University |
| 1960-61 |
Master, Skinners' Company |
| 1962-64 |
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University |
| 1964-66 |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Oxford
University
|
| 1966-68 |
President, Bibliographical Society |
| 1971 |
Fellow, British Academy |
| 1972 |
Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College |
| 1980 |
Knighted |
| 1987 |
Died Oct. 13 |
Scope and Content of Collection
Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott was a scholar of Medieval art,
distinguished by his work on the 12th century Winchester Bibles, and
Elizabethan England. His career as professor and school administrator included
positions as the Headmaster at Winchester College, Rector of Lincoln College,
and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. While Assistant Master and librarian
at Winchester College, Oakeshott identified the Winchester Malory ms. and went
on to study the great Winchester Bible in the cathedral library, which led to a
long-term inquiry of the 12th century Winchester school of painting, its
sources, and its oeuvre. Oakeshott's interest in book and map collecting led to
several other bibliographic discoveries and identifications, some of them
relating to Sir Walter Raleigh and his peers. Out of such investigations came
many articles and books of both a scholarly and popular nature. The bulk of the
material in this archive dates from 1949 to 1986.
The largest portion of the collection contains writings and research
files on various subjects, but consists mainly of work on Medieval art
historical topics, such as the Winchester Bibles and related material. A second
notable group of documents represents Oakeshott's studies on Elizabethan
England, largely connected with Sir Walter Raleigh, Essex, and Elizabeth I, and
their portrayal in Elizabethan poetry, especially that by Raleigh himself,
Edmund Spenser, and Shakespeare. The collection reflects Oakeshott's interests
in maps, cosmography, and the history of trade. Oakeshott's involvement in the
Oxford stone campaign is represented here by several folders of correspondence,
drafts for articles, and photographs documenting the process of restoration of
stone buildings at Oxford. The archival material consists mainly of typescripts
and ms. drafts for articles, books, and lectures, with many photographs used
for research and/or to illustrate publications.
Additionally, the collection contains correspondence Oakeshott
received, with copies of many of his replies. The letters are of a professional
and personal nature. The archive also contains sermons, addresses, obituaries,
and eulogies written by Oakeshott; miscellaneous photos of art from various
periods; notebooks, clippings and ephemera; some personal photos; and offprints
of articles by other scholars.
Arrangement
Series I.
Personal and professional
papers,
1949-1986
Physical Description:
.75 lin. ft.
Scope and Content Note
Series I contains correspondence, with many copies of Oakeshott's replies,
arranged chronologically. Letters from the early years (1949-1954) date
from Oakeshott's Headmastership at Winchester College and consist mainly of
requests from editors for articles and book reviews by him, or letters from
colleagues regarding his research and publication projects. Correspondence from
later years (1954-1972) dates from Oakeshott's time at Lincoln and Oxford and
includes both professional and personal letters. Notable correspondents are
Bernard Rackham, Sir Francis Oppenheimer, and Sir Robert Birley. The files also
contain several of Oakeshott's notebooks, some filled with sermons and writings
in his hand, with many notes and clippings inserted. This series contains
drafts of sermons, obituaries and eulogies, and addresses produced by Oakeshott
largely during his time at Winchester, Lincoln, and Oxford; a speech made by
Oakeshott at his 80th birthday party; several personal photographs, loose
clippings, and ephemera.
Box 1, Folder 1
Professional correspondence,
1949-1951
Scope and Content Note
Consists mainly of requests for book reviews, articles, and
lectures by Oakeshott and letters from colleagues regarding his publication
projects, with many copies of his replies; contains letter (4 pp.) from Bernard
Rackham discussing Canterbury stained glass and problems he faced in his
research on it (1951 Jan 5).
Box 1, Folder 2
Professional correspondence,
1952-1954
Scope and Content Note
Includes several letters from Sir Francis Oppenheimer debating
points raised by Oakeshott in his review of Oppenheimer's
The Legend of the Sainte Ampoule and Frankish Themes and
Problems
(1952-1953).
Box 1, Folder 3
Personal and professional correspondence,
1954-1972
Scope and Content Note
Includes several letters (1962-1965) from Sir Robert Birley regarding conflicts
between English universities in South Africa and the South African government
over apartheid and "liberalism."
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence with Dennis King,
1962
Scope and Content Note
Letter from Dennis King, glazier, with copy of
Oakeshott's reply regarding purchase of rondelles of etched glass, with 14
photographs (1962).
Box 1, Folder 5
Personal and professional correspondence,
1978-1986
Box 1, Folder 6
Letters from Canon Paul Britton,
1982-1984
Scope and Content Note
Letters, with enclosures,
regarding microfilming of Winchester mss. and the 1984 Saxon Festival
exhibition at Winchester.
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence between Lincoln College and solicitors,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Concerning the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Montgomery; Marshall
Montgomery's diplomas from Oxford and Ludwig Universities.
Box 1, Folder 8
Miscellaneous correspondence,
undated
Box 1, Folder 9
Photographs of Oakeshott,
1963 Oct 30
Scope and Content Note
5 photos of Oakeshott being shown the
Atlas of Britain by David Bickmore.
Box 1, Folder 10
2 notebooks,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 containing scant notes on medieval mss.
but largely blank, the other containing notes and photos of works of art in
Oakeshott's personal collection; with several personal
photographs.
Box 1, Folder 11
2 notebooks,
undated
Scope and Content Note
With Oakeshott's writing, partially blank.
Both contain many inserted clippings and papers with additional notes; miscellaneous
loose clippings and ephemera.
Box 1, Folder 12-13
4 notebooks of sermons,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Written by Oakeshott with many
clippings and loose papers with his notes; plus Oakeshott's copy of a prayer book
for evening service for the scholars at Winchester College.
Box 1, Folder 14
Typescript and mss. sermons,
1949-1952
Scope and Content Note
One given by J.D.F. [?] at
College Chapel (1949 Nov 13), 2 by Oakeshott given at Winchester (Dec 1951) and
Southhampton University (1952 May 28); 5 other sermons by Oakeshott (no date or
place); misc. loose papers and mss. containing portions of
sermons.
Box 1, Folder 15
Obituaries and eulogies,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Written by Oakeshott for Claude
Anthony Merriman, George Gater, and A.T.P. Williams, Bishop of Winchester
Cathedral.
Box 1, Folder 16
Addresses (lectures),
1952
Scope and Content Note
Address given by Oakeshott to the Georgian Group
(1952 Jun 17); portion of draft for the B.A. Address (undated).
Box 1, Folder 17
Program and addresses for Encaenia 1964 (Oxford
commemoration),
1964
Scope and Content Note
Oakeshott, as Vice Chancellor of Oxford University,
presided over ceremonies.
Box 1, Folder 18
Address (speech)
Scope and Content Note
Typescript (6 pp.) and ms. notes for a speech made by
Oakeshott at an 80th birthday party given him by Lincoln
College.
Series II.
Medieval art,
ca. 1936-1972
Physical Description:
2 lin. ft.
Scope and Content Note
Series II contains
ca. 150 photos and postcards used for the research and publication of
The Mosaics of Rome, from the Third to the Fourteenth
Centuries
; published articles by Oakeshott on the Malory ms., press
clippings relating to its sale, and a catalogue for an exhibition at
Winchester, 1936, when it was first displayed after its identification; a
photocopy of "The Winchester XIIth Century Bible and the Paintings of the 'Holy
Sepulchre' Chapel" (
Winchester Cathedral Record, 1939); drafts and
illustrations for
The Two Winchester Bibles; drafts of a catalogue of
initials intended to be published in
The Two Winchester Bibles (unpublished); drafts and
copies of lectures and portions of various publications on the Winchester
Bibles and artists; an offprint for "The Sigena Paintings and the Second Style
of Rubrication in the Winchester Bible" (1972); ca. 350 photos of the
Winchester Bible, Morgan Leaf, and related material, many with Oakeshott's
notes on the back; a draft and notes for the article, "The Abbot Who Thought He
Knew Better," concerning two 12th century Zacharias Chrysopolitanus mss.; ca.
50 photos of wall paintings from Sigena and related material, some used to
illustrate
Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain & the Winchester
Bible Artists
; ca. 470 photos of Ancient, Early Christian and Medieval
art, many used to illustrate
Classical Inspiration in Medieval Art; ca. 40 photos
used to illustrate
The Sequence of English Medieval Art; lecture on
Romanesque art.
Box 2, Folder 1-2
Photographs for
Mosaics of Rome,
ca. 1960s
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of mosaics and wall paintings in Rome and
other locations, used to research and illustrate Oakeshott's book
The Mosaics of Rome, from the Third to the Fourteenth
Centuries
, 1967.
Box 2, Folder 3
Material concerning the Winchester Malory ms. of
Morte d'Arthur
Scope and Content Note
Including 2 published articles by
Oakeshott; news clippings about the sale of the ms. to the British Library; and
a catalogue for an exhibition at Winchester College Library, 1936, when the ms.
was first displayed after its identification.
Box 2, Folder 4
Article and photographs regarding Winchester Cathedral,
ca. 1939
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy of short article, "The Winchester XIIth
Century Bible and the Paintings of the 'Holy Sepulchre' Chapel," (
Winchester Cathedral Record, 1939); 2 related
photos.
Box 2, Folder 5
Manuscripts, illustrations for the
Two Winchester Bibles,
ca. 1981
Scope and Content Note
Typescript and ms. drafts of the introduction, text,
appendices, and some illustrations for Oakeshott's book.
Box 2, Folder 6
Unpublished manuscripts for the
Two Winchester Bibles,
ca. 1981
Scope and Content Note
2 drafts of a catalogue of initials intended to be
published in
The Two Winchester Bibles, typescript with
handwritten annotations (30 pp., unpublished).
Box 2, Folder 7
Manuscripts about the Winchester Bible,
undated
Scope and Content Note
1 ms. and 2 typescript drafts of the introduction to
The Winchester Bible Facsimile.
Box 2, Folder 8
Manuscripts on the Winchester Bible,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Partial typescript and ms. drafts for publications on
the Winchester Bible and its artists; misc. notes, photos and
photocopies.
Box 2, Folder 9
Notes and essay on Morgan Library Mss,
1970
Scope and Content Note
Notes on Morgan Library, Ms.823 (2 pp.); photocopy of
ms. essay on the Morgan Leaf (Morgan Library, Ms.619), 1970 (22
pp.).
Box 2, Folder 10
Lecture on the Winchester Bible,
1981
Scope and Content Note
2 drafts and 3 copies of a lecture given by Oakeshott (1981 Jan 19).
Box 2, Folder 11
Lectures on Winchester Bibles,
1972
Scope and Content Note
Draft and final copies of 5 lectures on the Winchester
Bibles and their artists given by Oakeshott at Harvard (1972 Jan 23), Washington,
the Morgan Library, and the Warburg Institute.
Box 2, Folder 12
Proof sheets for
Artists of the Winchester Bible,
1945
Scope and Content Note
Proofs of text pages, photocopies.
Box 2, Folder 13
Ms. draft of an article,
undated
Scope and Content Note
"The Abbot Who Thought
He Knew Better," and notes, concerning two 12th century mss. of Zacharias
Chrysopolitanus':
On the Concordances of the New Testament
(Winchester Cath. Library and Library of the Seminary of St. John, Camarillo,
California), with photocopies of several of the manuscript
folia.
Box 2, Folder 14
Offprint,
1972
Scope and Content Note
"The Sigena Paintings and the Second Style
of Rubrications of the Winchester Bible," from
Kunsthistorische Forschungen: Otto Pächt, su seinem
70. Geburtstag
.
Box 3
Photographs of manuscripts
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 350 photos of the Winchester Bible and Morgan Leaf,
and related mss., many used to illustrate Oakeshott's publications (ca. 200 are
mounted on paper with Oakeshott's notes and pagination; ca. 150 are loose, many
with notes written on reverse); and 2 transparencies.
Box 10*
Photographs of manuscripts
Scope and Content Note
5 large photographs related to those in box 3.
Box 4, Folder 1
Photographs of Ms.2 (Corpus Christi
College, Oxford)
Scope and Content Note
37 photos and 2 transparencies.
Box 4, Folder 2
Photographs of Chapelle Saint Julien
Scope and Content Note
9 photos of the painted choir vault of Chapelle Saint
Julien in Le Petit-Quevilly, France.
Box 4, Folder 3
Photographs for
Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain & the Winchester
Bible Artists
,
ca. 1970
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 50 photos of wall paintings from the Chapter House
at Sigena, Spain, and related wall paintings and mosaics from various
locations, including the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre in Winchester Cathedral
and the Church of Our Lady at Asinou, Cyprus, some used to illustrate
Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain & the Winchester
Bible Artists
, 1972.
Box 4, Folder 4-9
Photographs for
Classical Inspiration in Medieval Art,
ca. 1960
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 470 loose photos and 14 notebook pages with mounted
photos of Antique, Early Christian and Medieval mss., ivories, metalwork,
stained glass, sculpture and Medieval architectural sculpture, many of which
were used to illustrate
Classical Inspiration in Medieval Art, 1960.
(See also Box 5, Folder 1)
Box 5, Folder 1
Photographs for
Classical Inspiration in Medieval Art,
ca. 1960
Box 5, Folder 2
Photographs for
The Sequence of English Medieval Art,
ca. 1950
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 40 photos of medieval mss., stained glass and wall
and panel paintings used to illustrate
The Sequence of English Medieval Art,
1950.
Box 5, Folder 3
Lecture on Romanesque art,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Typescript and carbon copy of a lecture on Romanesque
art given by Oakeshott (10 pp.).
Series III.
Renaissance and Elizabethan
studies,
ca. 1960-1986
Physical Description:
.75 lin. ft.
Scope and Content Note
Series III contains .75 linear ft. of drafts, proofs, and other publication material for the publication of
Some Woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair, printed for the
Roxburghe Club, typescript and proofs of "The Siena Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I,"
(written with Anson Jordan; typescript and offprint of "Some
Classical and Medieval Ideas in Renaissance Cosmography," published in
Fritz Saxl, 1890-1948; a Volume of Memorial Essays from His
Friends in England
; a typescript article discussing 4 maps in the
Winchester College Library and a press clipping of "A Tudor Explorer and His
Map of Russia" (
Times Literary Supplement); typescripts of
"An Unknown Raleigh Manuscript"; drafts and notes for
The Queen and the Poet, 1960; typescript of a text
called in its first version "An Elizabethan Anthology in its context: the
Appended Poems to
Love's Martyr, 1601" and changed to "Love's
Martyr" in the second version, dated 2 Sept 1982 (unpublished) based upon
ground-work laid in an article, "Love's Martyr," in
The Huntington Library Quarterly, 1975; lecture
entitled "Shakespeare and Plutarch"; and various photos related to the above.
The series also contains English transcriptions of 5 letters from Philip II of
Spain concerning the provisioning of Spanish ships.
Box 6, Folder 1
Some Woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair: proofs and drafts,
ca. 1960
Scope and Content Note
Proof copy, misc. proof sheets and portions of ms.
drafts for
Some Woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair, printed for
presentation to the Roxburghe Club, 1960.
Box 6, Folder 2
Le Relationi Universali: photocopy,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy of the fourth part of Giovanni Botero's
Le Relationi Universali, 1618 (Lincoln College,
Ms.K.3.2).
Box 6, Folder 3
Printing plates for Burgkmair woodcuts
Scope and Content Note
2 metal printing plates replicating 2 Burgkmair
woodcuts, mounted on wood (8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. and 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.) used in
printing the Roxburghe Club publication.
Box 6, Folder 4
"Siena Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I"
Scope and Content Note
Typescript draft, proofs and final printed copy of "The
Siena Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I," written with Anson Jordan
(
Apollo, Oct 1986); 38 photos of this portrait and
related material.
Box 6, Folder 5
"Some Classical and Medieval Ideas in Renaissance Cosmography,"
Scope and Content Note
Carbon copy of typescript draft with hand corrections of
"Some Classical and Medieval Ideas in Renaissance Cosmography," published in
Fritz Saxl, 1890-1948; a Volume of Memorial Essays from
His Friends in England
, 1957; 11 photos of Medieval and Renaissance
maps used to illustrate the article.
Box 6, Folder 6
Articles about maps,
ca. 1984
Scope and Content Note
Typescript draft of an article discussing 4 maps in the
Winchester College Library (21 pp.); press clipping from the
Times Literary Supplement (6/22/84) of Oakeshott's
article "A Tudor Explorer and His Map of Russia."
Box 6, Folder 7
Materials about maps,
undated
Scope and Content Note
4 transparencies and 11 photos of Medieval and
Renaissance maps and geometrical diagrams; tourist map of Autun, France (n.d.);
press clipping of excerpts from
The Atlas of Britain and Northern
Ireland
.
Box 6, Folder 8
"An
Unknown Raleigh Manuscript"
undated
Scope and Content Note
2 typescript drafts, one with hand annotations, (8 pp. and 5 pp.).
Box 6, Folder 9
The Queen and the Poet
Scope and Content Note
Typescript draft with hand annotations of the first
version of
The Queen and the Poet (45 pp.) and misc.
typescript and ms. portions of drafts and notes.
Box 6, Folder 10
Material about Sir Walter Raleigh
Scope and Content Note
Letter from Austin Whitaker
(21 Apr 1976) with enclosed typescript paragraphs quoted from John Trussell's
Touchstone of Tradition, 1603, which mention
Raleigh; photocopy of a school term paper written by Margaret Hodges (1983)
which cites Oakeshott's article "Carew Ralegh's Copy of Spenser"; 1 typewritten
page concerning Raleigh, copied from John North's
The Rediscovered Masterpiece,
1977.
Box 6, Folder 11
"An Elizabethan Anthology in its context: the Appended Poems
to
Love's Martyr, 1601"
ca. 1980
Scope and Content Note
Typescript of a long article by Oakeshott (99 pp.). This
version entitled "An Elizabethan Anthology in its context: the Appended Poems
to
Love's Martyr, 1601." Ms. contains handwritten
comments in pencil by Anson [Jordan]; letter (31 Aug 1981) from Anson written to
accompany this manuscript upon its return to Oakeshott. [See also folder 12 for later version of article.]
Box 6, Folder 12
"Love's Martyr"
1982
Scope and Content Note
Typescript of later version of article (113 pp.) in folder 11.
This version entitled "Love's Martyr" and dated 2 Sept 1982 (unpublished) (based
upon ground-work laid in an article, "Love's Martyr," published by Oakeshott in
The Huntington Library Quarterly, 11/75); 1 draft
page for a suggested letter from Oakeshott to Cambridge Press to accompany a
final version of this article.
Box 6, Folder 13
Research on Sir Walter Raleigh,
undated
Scope and Content Note
22 photos and 13 transparencies of photos related to
Oakeshott's research on Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I, some used to
illustrate publications; 4 photocopies of 2 books owned and annotated by Dr.
Dee.
Box 6, Folder 14
Material regarding the Spanish Armada
Scope and Content Note
Transcriptions in English of 5 letters from Philip II of
Spain concerning the provisioning of the Armada (1588) and Spanish galleys in
the Mediterranean (1585-86); ms. and typescript copies of a letter to Lord
Threr of England from Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham (1591) with a 2 pp.
biographical history of Howard pulled from unidentified book; photocopy of a
printed Order of Parliament for a Day of Thanksgiving for the victory at Santa
Cruz over the Spaniards, 1657, with a narrative of the event (5
pp.).
Box 6, Folder 15
"Shakespeare and
Plutarch,"
Scope and Content Note
2 typescript drafts of a lecture, given by Oakeshott (15 pp.).
Series IV.
Various studies,
undated
Physical Description:
1 lin. ft.
Scope and Content Note
Series IV. contains
articles and related materials on the history of the Winchester College and Cathedral libraries, the restoration of the
college chapel and other stone buildings at Oxford. A typescript for "The
Gospels and History," and short essays on the following topics: two
terra-cotta statuettes in Skinner's Hall, Winchester, with photos; black-figure
cups at Winchester; the Borchardt Measure; Dr. Arnold, Headmaster at Rugby;
Oakeshott's school days and teachers; and Ancient and Medieval trade routes.
The series includes 10 typescripts for book reviews written by Oakeshott, a
bound typescript collection of poems by H.S. Vere-Hodge; reprints of 7 articles by Oakeshott on various topics; and
65 glass plates including aerial views of the English countryside and historic
sites, photos and architectural renderings of libraries, maps, and Medieval
art.
Box 7, Folder 1
"The Gospels and History"
Scope and Content Note
Typescript draft (209 pp.) with Oakeshott's hand annotations,
with duplicates of several portions. Some
sections contain pencil notes by C.H. Dodd.
Box 7, Folder 2
Miscellaneous short essays,
undated
Scope and Content Note
A typescript note (2 pp.) on two
terra-cotta statuettes in Skinner's Hall, Winchester, with a black and white
photo and color transparency of each; partial article on black-figure cups at
Winchester (9 pp.); note on the Borchardt Measure (5 pp.).
Box 7, Folder 3
Miscellaneous essays,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Typescript note on antiques and
craftsmanship (2 pp.), essay on Dr. Arnold, Headmaster at Rugby (4 pp.), essay
in which Oakeshott recalls his school days and teachers (4 pp.), ms. draft of
essay on ancient and medieval trade routes (8 pp.).
Box 7, Folder 4
Book reviews,
undated
Scope and Content Note
10 typescript book reviews written by Oakeshott, some
with carbon copies or earlier drafts.
Box 7, Folder 5
Five Overs and Two Wides
Scope and Content Note
Bound, typescript collection of poems by H.S. Vere-Hodge
on the subject of cricket, which was published with
Oakeshott as editor (49 pp.); 3 letters received concerning this
book.
Box 7, Folder 6
Oakshott articles about bibliography and book collecting,
1959-1977
Scope and Content Note
6 offprints of articles by Oakeshott: "Cyril Bailey,
1871-1958" (Proceedings of the British Academy, 1959); "The Detective in the Library"
(Librarian Association, Sept 1959); "Renaissance Maps of the World and Their
Presuppositions" (
Bull. John Rylands Library, no. 2, 1962); "Imago
Mundi" (
Book Collector, Spring 1966); "Sir Walter
Raleigh's Library" (
The Library, Dec 1968); "Carew Raleigh's Copy of
Spenser" (The Library, March 1971); and 1 copy of
Amphora (no. 3, 1977), containing an article by
Oakeshott, "The Delight of Bringing History to Book."
Box 7, Folder 7
Oakeshott articles on the history of
Winchester Cathedral Library
Scope and Content Note
Typescripts.
Box 7, Folder 8
Oakeshott articles on the history of
Winchester College Library and the history of the restoration of the
college chapel
Scope and Content Note
Typescripts.
Box 7, Folder 9
Printed writings about Oxford,
1950-1986
Scope and Content Note
Statutes of Lincoln College Oxford, 1950;
The Sheldonian Theatre and the Divinity School,
1964 (23 pp.); 1 offprint from
The History of the University of Oxford,
1986.
Box 7, Folder 10
Notes and articles about restoration at Oxford,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Typescript notes by Oakeshott about the restoration of
the Sheldonian Theater, Oxford (designed by Wren) and a typescript article on
the Radcliffe Camera restoration, both projects part of a larger campaign of
Oxford stone building restoration; correspondence regarding the summarization
and publication of the results of this campaign.
Box 7, Folder 11-13
Photographs of Oxford buildings,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 100 photos document the before, during, and after restoration sequence of various
Oxford buildings, some showing stone masons and carvers at
work.
Box 7, Folder 14
Sheldonian Theater images
Scope and Content Note
2 photocopies of engravings representing the Sheldonian
Theater.
Box 9
Glass plates,
undated
Scope and Content Note
65 glass plates, which include representations of maps,
architectural diagrams and interior views of Winchester libraries, mss., aerial
photographs of the English countryside and historic sites, stone markers and
Anglo-Saxon cross shafts.
Series V.
Assorted printed material,
1953-1984
Physical Description:
.75 lin. ft.
Scope and Content Note
Series V. holds press clippings of reviews of several Oakeshott publications, press
clippings of archaeological interest from the
Illustrated London News (1957-1967), and a lecture by C.F. Powell (1968). The
series contains ca. 180 photos and postcards of miscellaneious art objects from various
periods and 30 photos and color transparencies of paintings by Van Houten,
connected with an exhibition at the Ashmolean, ca. 1966. In addition, this
series includes 26 offprints of articles by various authors in several fields;
2 catalogues of Medieval art in the Victoria and Albert Museum; and a hardbound
report with photos, describing the rebinding and repair of the Book of Kells
and the Book of Durrow (1953-1954), compiled by Roger Powell.
Box 8, Folder 1
Press clippings
Scope and Content Note
Reviews on several of Oakeshott's
publications, largely for
Founded upon the Seas and
The Queen and the Poet.
Box 8, Folder 2-3
Press clippings,
1956-1967
Scope and Content Note
Clippings of archaeological interest from the
Illustrated London News.
Box 8, Folder 4
Miscellaneous clippings and photocopies of articles
Scope and Content Note
On various topics.
Box 8, Folder 5
"The Aims and Role of Science in
Our Time,"
1968
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy of a lecture by C.F. Powell, delivered at the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Bombay, 1968.
Box 8, Folder 6
Images of stained glass
Scope and Content Note
21 photos and 2 postcards of medieval and renaissance
stained glass.
Box 8, Folder 7
Images of frescoes
Scope and Content Note
12 photos of Byzantine frescoes in Trikomo, Cyprus; 3
photos of an unidentified fresco.
Box 8, Folder 8
Images of metalwork, ivories, and a book cover
Scope and Content Note
17 photos of medieval metalwork and carved ivories, 7
postcards showing views of the book cover of the Reims Gospel Book in
Aachen.
Box 8, Folder 9-10
Photographs of Ms.Periz.F.17
Scope and Content Note
16 photos of Ms.Periz.F.17 (Leiden, University
Library).
Box 8, Folder 11
Letter from Roger Powell and photos,
May 1984
Scope and Content Note
With 8 photos of the
binding of the Oken Charity Trust Account Book.
Box 8, Folder 12
Material about medieval mss
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 30 photos, book plates and photocopies of various
medieval mss.
Box 8, Folder 13
Images of assorted art works
Scope and Content Note
Ca. 35 photos and cards of miscellaneous art
monuments.
Box 8, Folder 14
Photographs of Van Houten paintings,
ca. 1966
Scope and Content Note
23 black and white photos and 7 color transparencies of
paintings by Van Houten, connected with an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum,
ca. 1966.
Box 8, Folder 15-16
Offprints of articles by various
authors
Scope and Content Note
26 offprints.
Box 8, Folder 17
2 catalogues of Medieval art in the Victoria and Albert
Museum
Box 8, Folder 18
Report of repair of Book of Kells and Book of Durrow,
1953-1954
Scope and Content Note
Hardbound report (no. 5 of 22 copies), with photos,
describing the rebinding and repair of the Book of Kells and the Book of
Durrow, 1953-1954 (33 pp.), compiled by Roger Powell, bookbinder, with a letter
and Christmas card from him to Oakeshott.
