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Notebooks containing mathematical notes, problems and solutions, a catalogue of Todhunter's library, letters to John Sephton.

Comprises interesting descriptions of travels around Europe and the United Kingdom undertaken by JWW and his friends, discussions of St John's College life and the subsequent experiences of JWW's fellow Johnians, and material concerning JWW's life as chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.and as Vicar of Blackburn. Includes interesting reflections and observations on political matters and contemporary theological debates. Also included are a few miscellaneous travel documents.

The papers comprise correspondence, notebooks, manuscript, typescript and printed papers, mostly relating to liturgical matters. Much of the material is to, from and by Arthur Herbert Couratin.

Articles, reports, and speeches by Guillebaud, plus cuttings and obituaries.

The papers cover WHW's early life, Cambridge, religious beliefs, and teaching career. Material includes correspondence, diaries, notes, memorabilia, biographical information, a small number of photographs, and two ceramic St John's College candlesticks.

The collection primarily consists of correspondence, arranged into various series: the 'ex libris' correspondence is that which was interleaved in George Watson's personal library and has since been reordered, and other preexisting groups of correspondence – including that with 'prominent persons', or pertaining to 'The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature' or to books authored by Watson – have been ordered within separate series. Typescripts and offprints of Watson's writing, and that of others, also feature, as do newspaper cuttings, photocopies of research material, and a small number of photographs. Additionally, some documentation and ephemera relating to Watson's career at the University of Cambridge and St John's College are included.

Material relating to Benjamin Hall Kennedy's Latin primer gathered from various sources.