Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1970-1982 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
15 boxes (2.5 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Laurie Kahn, 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and research about Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903-1930), mathematician, philosopher, economist. Ramsey biographer Laura Leavitt-Kahn gathered letters from old school friends of Ramsey, from Winchester School to colleagues and students at Cambridge. Included are her notes and research for the biography, which was never completed. Correspondence from Ramsey’s wife, Lettice, is also present. Copies of some of his work and correspondence to his parents, Wittgenstein and others form part of this material. Originals of these are held by Ramsey’s grandson.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-form.
Conditions governing reproduction
The Fisher Library holds copyright over the material. Permission to publish must be obtained from the Director.