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A Full Catalogue of the Papers of Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) at Balliol College, Oxford

Catalogue by Robin Darwall-Smith, 1993

A softback copy of a summary version of this catalogue is available from Balliol College.

Contents

Introduction

• Acknowledgements   
• Introduction: the history of the papers, the nature of the collection, the present catalogue and conventions used.
• List of Abbreviations  
• Biographical Outline of BJ's Life  
• Select Bibliography  

Catalogue

Group I  

• Class A Notebooks on theology and ancient philosophy
• Class B Notebooks on theology and ancient philosophy
• Class C Notebooks on theology and philosophy; draft sermons, and drafts for Aristotle's Politics
• Class D Notebooks on theology and philosophy; working material for the Commentary on St. Paul
• Class E Letters from BJ; reminiscences of BJ; miscellaneous material from BJ's own papers
• Class F Copies of letters from BJ
• Class G Abbott & Campbell's working materials; letters from BJ's family; genealogical material for the Jowett family; BJ's certificates
• Class H Notebooks, including BJ's commonplace books

Group II  

• Class A Miscellaneous material connected with BJ, including undegraduate exercises and letters
• Class B Markbooks for the 1880s -1890
• Class C Letters to BJ
• Class D Material connected with BJ's funeral
• Class E Material connected with BJ's work on Aristotle's Politics
• Class F Notes on political economy
• Class G Notebooks on philosophy and engagement diaries
• Class H Material connected with BJ's funeral
• Class I Letters to and from BJ; material connected with BJ's teaching
• Class J Material connected with Abbott and Campbell's work on BJ
• Class K Material mostly connected with BJ's college work and his duties as Vice- Chancellor
• Class L Publisher's dummies used as notebooks
• Class M Picture albums owned by BJ
• Class N Letters from Florence Nightingale to Evelyn Abbott
• Class O Copies of Essays on Men and Manners (collection of BJ's essays)

Group III

• Class C Letters from BJ to Lewis Campbell
• Class M Letters from BJ to Sir Robert Morier
• Class N Letters from BJ to Florence Nightingale
• Class S Letters from BJ to Arthur Stanley

Group IV  

• Class A Original material on BJ acquired by Balliol since 1897
• Class B Transcripts and photocopies acquired by Balliol since 1897

Indices

• Index I Biographical Index
• Index II Index of BJ's Contemporaries
• Index III Index of writers consulted by BJ
• Index IV Index of ancient authors
• Index V Subject Index

Appendix: Jowett material in other collections in Balliol

- Robin Darwall-Smith