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Balliol MS 395. Original letters written to Claude Montefiore (commoner of the College 1878) during the years 1877-93. The writers are: Mark Pattison (2), Arnold Toynbee, Matthew Arnold, Leonard Montefiore, Thomas Hill Green, Benjamin Jowett (13). There is also a printed burlesque poem, composed by George Nathaniel (Marquess) Curzon for a meeting of 'The Souls', 9 July 1890.

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0. ALS from Leonard Montefiore to unidentified recipient [at Balliol]. First page may be missing. List of letters enclosed as gift to Balliol. 3pp.

1. ALS from Mark Pattison to Claude Montefiore. Bad Ems [Germany]. 12 September 1879. 4pp.

2. ALS from Arnold Toynbee to Claude Montefiore. Oxford. 27 September 1881. 1p. Annotated ‘Arnold Toynbee’ on verso.

3. ALS from Matthew Arnold to Claude Montefiore. Fox How, Ambleside. 11 September 1879. 2pp.

4. ALS from Mark Pattison to Claude Montefiore. Rector’s Lodgings, Lincoln College, Oxford. 14 October 188?5. 6pp.

5. ALS from Leonard Montefiore to Claude Montefiore. Devonshire Club, St James’ [London]. Sunday midnight ND.

6. Printed poem by George Nathaniel Curzon. ‘9th July 1890’. 7pp.

7.  ALS from TH Green to Claude Montefiore. 14 St Giles, Oxford. 11 December no year. 3pp

8. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Lea Hurst [Nightingale family home]. 3 September [1882 added later]. 4pp. with envelope.

9. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. West Malvern ‘until April 5. Afterwards Oxford’. 1 April no year.  4 pp. with envelope.

10. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. No date. 4pp. With envelope. [see postmark]

11. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Gosford, Longniddry NB. ‘address Oxford’. 14 September 1884. 4pp.

12. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Oxford. 18 May 1885. 3pp.

13. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College. 18 January no year. 2pp. Envelope.

14. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College 12 ?Jan ?June 1889. 4pp.

15. ALs from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College. 3 August 1889. 2pp.

16. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College. 12 August 1889. 3pp.

17. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College, Oxford. 16 October 1891. In the hand of Charlotte Green and signed by her pp BJ.

18. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College, Oxford. 31 October 1891. In the hand of Charlotte Green and signed by her pp BJ.

19. ALS from Charlotte Green (wife of TH Green) to Claude Montefiore. Master’s Lodge [sic], Balliol College. 3 October 1891. 4pp. About and partly on behalf of Benjamin Jowett – response to CM’s letter.

20. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College. 29 November 1891. 2pp. Not in BJ’s hand.

21. ALS from Benjamin Jowett to Claude Montefiore. Balliol College. 22 January 1893. 3pp.

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