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Newman, Francis William and Mozley, Winifred: letter and photographs


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL497

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Newman, Francis William and Mozley, Winifred: letter and photographs

Date(s): 1851-1975

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 5 items

Name of creator(s): Newman | Francis William | 1805-1897 | Professor of Latin Mozley | Winifred | fl 1975 | great-niece of Francis William Newman

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Francis William Newman was born in London and educated at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating with a double first in 1826. As a young man he travelled in the Middle East before settling to an academic career. After holding positions in Bristol and Manchester, he became Professor of Latin at University College London in 1846, retaining the post until 1862. Newman also wrote widely on classical and religious topics and was a staunch supporter of women's rights and women's education. He returned to south-west England in 1866 and continued to write extensively while living in retirement at Weston-super-Mare. Unlike his elder brother, John Henry Newman (who converted to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal), Francis Newman came to be sceptical of religious teaching, rejecting bibical authority and Christian dogma, but still considered himself to be a Christian.

Miss Winifred Mozley was the great-niece of Francis William Newman.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

(1) Letter from Francis William Newman of Weston-Super-Mare, [Somerset] to Mrs Thomas Mozley [Mozley's 2nd wife Elizabeth], 19 Oct 1887. Enclosing 3 photographs of himself, 1851, 1862, and [1850-1900]. Autograph, with signature. (2) Letter from Miss Winifred Mozley of 2 La Providence, Rochester, [Kent] to [the Director of University of London Library], 1975. Sending the letter and photographs, which she had found among the papers of her brother, James Frederick Mozley. Autograph, with signature.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Gift from Miss Winifred Mozley, great-niece of Francis William Newman, 1975.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: July 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Photographs | Visual materials

Personal names
Newman | Francis William | 1805-1897 | Professor of Latin

Corporate names

Places