| Description | Collection of forty-nine letters from Grierson's wife Mary, his daughters Flora, Janet, and Alice, and his grand-daughters Elsie and Jane. There is also a letter from the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge inviting Grierson to receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, two letters from the Cambridge University English Club thanking him for talks he has delivered, and correspondence from Burke's Peerage and Who's Who. There are also letters from friends and colleagues, one of which, by Irene Ward, includes a poem written for his ninety-first birthday. |