Number
& Link |
Description |
Location |
| HRJ-1 |
Poor
condition MS notes in red cover, some in Greek. Dated 9 Nov 1885;
Commonplace book "1885-19" |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-2 |
Hardback
diary, dated 1882, probably while up at Oxford |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-3 |
Photos
of MEJ's grave at Marida Yallock,
Victoria, Australia |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-4 |
A4
envelope with various birth certificates, press cuttings and notes on HRJ's dismissal from Presidency College, Calcutta.
Also includes marriage certificate for his son Eric T. James (22 Jan
1948, Nairobi), and purchase invoice for
Challonsleigh.
|
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-5 |
Loose
photos of HRJ and his children (?) |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-6 |
Miscellaneous collection of letters and other documents
relating to HRJ, including several letters from his sister-in-law Lil
Hindle (confusingly she signs herself "sister"), contracts
with publishers for books, and letters concerning injustices done to
him by the Indian Educational Service |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-7 |
Large bundle of letters from HRJ in India addressed
to "Sonny" (probably his elder son Harold Hindle James) |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-8 |
Portrait photo of HRJ in
academic dress |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-9 |
Two oval mounted photos by Johnston & Hoffmann, Calcutta,
showing MEJ (different poses with reference numbers 55069 (sitter
identified in pencil in unknown hand) and 55071) |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-10 |
Miniature portrait in frame showing HRJ and his elder son Harold Hindle James (circa 1899) |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-11 |
Seven hardback notebooks and diaries from 1880s and
1890s |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-12 |
Leather-bound photo of HRJ in middle age (signed by him) |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-13 |
4 miniature diaries, 2 miniature address books and
miniature book of Horace (Latin) - unidentified |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-14 |
Letters from HRJ's daughter Mollie. Some probably
childhood (no
year) from Cameron House and Monmouth School House; others (1929, 1931)
from Buenos Aires |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-15 |
Letters from Donald Mackinnon, dated May and August
1927, concerning his intentions towards HRJ's daughter Mollie. |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-16 |
H.R. James, Our
Hellenic Heritage. Vol I: Part I. The Great Epics;
Part II. The Struggle
with Persia. London: Macmillan, 1921 |
Held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-17 |
H.R. James, Our
Hellenic Heritage. Vol II: Part III. Athens - her Splendour and her
Fall. London: Macmillan, 1922 (inscribed in hand of Lionel
James: "A. G. Trevenen James in memory of 'Uncle Bobbie', Nov 8th 1936") |
Given to John Barnard by Astrid Garran, August 2019 |
| HRJ-18 |
H.R. James, Our
Hellenic Heritage. Vol II: Part IV. The Abiding Splendour.
London: Macmillan, 1924
(inscribed in hand of Lionel James: "A. G. Trevenen James in memory of
'Uncle Bobbie', Nov 8th 1936") |
Given to John Barnard by Astrid Garran, August 2019 |
| HRJ-19 |
Service
agreement between HRJ and the Secretary of State for India for HRJ's
service as Professor of English Literature in India. Dated 13 Dec 1889 |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-20 |
Presidency College Magazine Vol II No. 1, August 1915.
Includes photograph and several references to HRJ highlighted in pencil |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-21 |
Collection of manuscript letters to HRJ from his
students at Presidency College, some asking for financial support |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-22 |
Cartoon from Indian newspaper (The Englishman, 21
Apr 1913) following the failure to appoint HRJ as Director of Public
Education in Bengal |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-23 |
Original printed copy of reports of House of Lords
debates on failure to appoint HRJ as Director of Public Education in
Bengal, 14 Aug 1913 and 13 May 1914 |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-24 |
Manuscript account of "The Assault on a Professor"
written by HRJ. [Relates to an incident at Presidency College which
ultimately led to HRJ's resignation as Principal of the college] |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-25 |
Miscellaneous letters and papers:
- appointment of HRJ at Patna College
- MEJ passport
- correspondence re non-appointment of HRJ as Director
of Public education in Bengal
- Material from 1880s in including "Phillimore English
Essay"
- Family letters (including long one from HRJ to MEJ)
|
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-26 |
Miscellaneous letters and other material still to be sorted |
From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-27 | MEJ Estate Accounts, 1949. Including HRJ Trust Accounts | From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-28 | Mounted photograph of MEJ (two copies - one identified on back in pencil "MEJ at Cairo, 1938") | From Challonsleigh; held by John Barnard |
| HRJ-29 | Framed photograph of a portrait of MEJ |
|
| HRJ-30 | The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius, translated by H.R. James. The New Universal Library. London: George Routledge & Sons [1906]. | Copy purchased by John Barnard 22 Feb 2010
|
| HRJ-31 | H.R. James Education and Statesmanship in India 1797 to 1910, 2nd Ed. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1917. Inscribed on flyleaf, "Trevenen James, Flat 7, 125 Harley St., London W1N 1HF" in hand of A.G.T. James (nephew of the author). | Copy presumably sold by AGTJ and purchased on second-hand market by John Barnard, Feb 2010
|
| HRJ-32 | Mind Body and Society. Life and Mentality in Colonial Bengal. Ed. R.K. Ray. Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1995. Chapter VII "Chatra Samaj: The Significance of the Student Community in Bengal c. 1870-1922", by John Berwick (pp. 232-293) contains a substantial section, "The British Reaction: Curzon and H.R. James" (pp. 250-264) discussing the work of HRJ as Principal of Presidency College 1907-1916. | Copy purchased by John Barnard 16 Jan 2011 |