Letters to H.W.C. Davis, and to his widow

etters to H.W.C. Davis, and to his widow:

• miscellaneous letters, 1897-1914
• congratulatory letters on Davis' CBE, 1918
• congratulatory letters on Davis' appointment to the Regius Chair of Modern History, Oxford, 1925
• letters to Davis as editor of Essays in History presented to R.L. Poole (Oxford: 1927), 1925-6
• letters of condolence to Davis' widow on his death, with photocopies of obituaries, 1928
• letters to his widow relating to posthumous publication of The age of Grey and Peel (Oxford: 1929), 1928-9, and of Henry William Carless Davis, 1874-1928. A memoir by J.R.H. Weaver, and a selection of his historical papers, edited by J.R.H. Weaver and Austin Lane Poole, (London: 1933), 1928-33.

Henry William Carless Davis (1874-1928) was Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

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Given to the Library in 1995.

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Papers of H.W.C. Davis (MSS. Top. Oxon. c. 594-5, c. 598-604, c. 615-19, c. 624, d. 566-96, d. 624-33, e. 432-62, e. 479-518, f. 66).