Correspondence between R.G. Collingwood and Gilbert Ryle, concerning Ryle's article in Mind, 40, no. 174 (April 1935), 137-51, on Collingwood's Essay on the philosophical method (Oxford, 1933); with a typescript copy of the correspondence.
Correspondence between R.G. Collingwood and Gilbert Ryle
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. lett. d. 194, d. 194
- Dates of Creation
- 1935
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robin George Collingwood (1889-1943) was a philosopher and historian. Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976) was a philosopher. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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Acquisition Information
The correspondence was given to the Library by Gilbert Ryle in 1962.
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Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 41695-6.