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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)OJL/1/254
TitleJohn MacCunn & Florence Anne MacCunn
Extent26 items
Date1892-1930
DescriptionCorrespondence from John MacCunn [1846-1929, philosopher] and Florence Anne MacCunn [married John MacCunn in 1877].

/1 Letter from Oliver Lodge to John MacCunn, dated 10 June 1892. Lodge writes that he is unable to attend the next meeting of Senate and sends a statement about Stevenson's unfitness to continue in the Chair of Art at Liverpool.

/2 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 4 November [1905?]. He discusses Lodge's correspondence with Ruskin. He has heard that Lodge will be included in the Victoria Memorial.

/3 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Bencruach, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, dated 4 May 1924, with envelope. MacCunn discusses Lodge's book ['Making of Man'], with reference to values and evolution. He hopes to see Lodge at the Kelvin Centenary.

/4 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Bencruach, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, dated 8 June 1925. MacCunn praises Lodge's book and hopes Lodge's debate with 'Our old friend Benedictus Alexander' will continue. He sends personal news.

/5 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to Mrs MacCunn, dated 9 July 1928. Lodge strongly recommends Madame Breton; he has put three of his daughters under her care.

/6 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Bencruach Lodge, Tarbet, Dumbartonshire, dated 25 February 1929, with envelope. She has heard about the death of Lodge's wife. She tells Lodge about her husband's ill-health.

/7 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Bencruach Lodge, Tarbet, dated 20 July ?1924, with envelope. She thanks Lodge for sending a copy of his book and sends friendly greetings.

/8 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 72 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, dated 31 December 1929. She exchanges personal news and sends mementoes of John MacCunn.

/9 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 72 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, dated 14 January 1930. She praises 'The Reality of the Spiritual World' and discusses the theme of human interaction.

/10 Letter from J[ohn] MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 15 July [----]. He writes that Lodge must not feel under any obligation to give to the memorial.

/11 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Leam Hall, Grindleford Bridge, Sheffield, dated 12 October [----]. He is enjoying a break having been 'ordered away from work' by Davidson and Campbell. He is sorry that Lodge is no longer in Liverpool.

/12 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, undated. MacCunn returns the proof of Lodge's address, with comments. He remarks: 'I needn't say that I rejoice over the noble spirit of the address. If the doctrine is unsettling that is not an evil wholly'.

/13 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 11 October 1908. He thanks Lodge for sending a copy of his book. He disagrees with Spinoza's dictum 'that it is the course of the wise man to think not of death but of life'. He has been reading the Phaedo.

/14 Detailed feedback [written by John MacCunn] on Lodge's paper [possibly for the Physics Section of the British Association].

/15 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 5 Hargreaves Road, Sefton Park, undated. She thanks Lodge for sending a beautiful book containing a portrait of Newton as the frontispiece.

/16 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 5 Hargreaves Road, Sefton Park, undated. He writes that he is well despite being a 'defeated candidate'. He is determined to oppose the removal of his colleagues from Liverpool. He is writing to Richard Lodge to congratulate him: 'He and I could have worked well together'.

/17 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Craighead, Dalry, Galloway, undated [possibly 1889, the date of A. C. Bradley's appointment at University of Glasgow]. She writes about Bradley's move to Glasgow and invites the Lodges to visit in September. She asks to be remembered to the Jebbs in Cambridge. She thanks Lodge for the pamphlet.

/18 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Carlock, Ballantrae, dated 25 July [1899, the date of Kelvin's resignation from Glasgow]. MacCunn believes Lodge could succeed Kelvin at Glasgow but argues that he should stay in Liverpool. He is enjoying his holiday including an unexpected visit from Lodge's brother.

/19 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 7 January [----]. MacCunn advises Lodge to avoid talking about the causes of the [Boer] war which might provoke controversy and recrimination.

/20 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Bencruach, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, dated 6 May [1916]. MacCunn writes that he is supporting Richard's claim to the Principalship at Edinburgh. He has had a sorrowful winter following the death of his son in the battle of Loos but has been comforted by visits from Francis' fellow-officers. He sends news of his daughter who has been away nursing and a K. O. S. Borderer who has been fighting in France.

/21 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Ben Cruach Lodge, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, dated 18 September [----]. He thanks Lodge for sending a copy of his address. His guest S. A. Alexander disagrees with Lodge about the Ether; he wishes Lodge were there to argue with him.

/22 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from Ben Cruach Lodge, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, dated 8 March [----]. MacCunn tells Lodge how much he enjoyed his trip to Liverpool and appreciates Lodge's friendship.

/23 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 30 January [----]. He praises Lodge's discourse in the Parents Review. He writes of the success of Bradley's latest book. He hopes the Lodges will visit his new house in Loch Lomond.

/24 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 27 December [1900?]. He hopes the University of Birmingham will prosper under Lodge's Principalship and sends best wishes for the new year.

/25 Letter from John MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 24 December [----]. He discusses Lodge's 'Free Will'.

/26 Letter from F. A. MacCunn to Oliver Lodge, written from 20 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, dated 28 February [19--]. She thanks Lodge for sending his book.
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