Ayer (Rogers) Papers

This material is held atUniversity College London Archives

Scope and Content

Collection on Sir A.J. Ayer, consists of: correspondence between Rogers and Ayer's family, friends and acquaintances regarding Ayer and his personal and working life(c.1980s-1990s); Rogers' general notes and notes of interviews with family, friends and acquaintances regarding Ayer and his personal and working life (1994-1998); original and photocopied material for research (1932-1998) and Ayer's Works (1946-1984).

Administrative / Biographical History

This collection about A J Ayer was collated by Ben Rogers during the course of researching for his authorised biography 'A J Ayer: A Life' (1999). Ben Rogers, is an Associate Fellow of the Institution for Public Policy Research and Demos, and has also worked as a journalist for the Guardian.

Arrangement

The files have been arranged into four series: Biography Research Correspondence; Notes and Notes of Interviews; Original and Photocopied Material for Research and Ayer's Works. This is to retain the original order and provenance of the collection.

Access Information

Certain restrictions apply

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking. Some sections are restricted under data protection legislation. Please see the detailed catalogue for full information.

Acquisition Information

Deposited with UCL by the Ayer family through the creator Ben Rogers as a gift in 2007, through Jonathan Woolf, UCL Philosophy department.

Other Finding Aids

Full catalogue available on the online catalogue

Related Material

University College London Special Collections also holds other Ayer material in other collections, which can be found: GAITSKELL/C/231 HALDANE/3/3/1/3/4 HALDANE/3/3/1/4/4 HALDANE/3/3/2/2/2 HALDANE/3/3/2/3/4 HALDANE/3/3/1/

GAITSKELL/C/231 HALDANE/3/3/

HALDANE/3/3/1/3/4 HALDANE/3/3/1/

HALDANE/3/3/1/4/4 HALDANE/3/3/2/

HALDANE/3/3/2/2/2 HALDANE/3/3/2/

HALDANE/3/3/2/3/4 HALDANE/3/3/1/

HALDANE/3/3/1/1/40 HALDANE/3/5/2/2

HALDANE/3/5/2/2/50 MS ADD 326 MS

MS ADD 326 MS ADD

MS ADD 434 ORWELL

ORWELL/S/1/A/7 WOLLHEIM/1/

WOLLHEIM/1/1/4 WOLLHEIM/3/

WOLLHEIM/3/27