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Inscribed 'W. K. A. Richards'. A diary in which to record climbs, likely shared between Ivor and his brother, William Kenneth A. Richards, owing to two styles of handwriting throughout.

Information on the climbs includes the weather, orientation and planning, the remarks and actions of company, landmarks along the way, and events of interest e.g. a 'Narrow escape from falling boulder' on August 3rd, 1909. Climbs take place in North Wales, Dartmoor, and frequently the Alps.

P.1 reads: "Finally in 1868 he gained the coveted summit".

Essay on mountaineering followed by miscellaneous notes.

Front Cover reads: "CLARK Lectures".

Miscellaneous notes throughout on poetry and criticism, sometimes in preparation for a lecture, including a commentary on Paradise Lost.

P.1 reads: "Magdalene College Roofs and Climbs".

A diary of I.A Richards' night climbs over various buildings in Magdalene College, recounting one climb in which they got caught. Attached is a mock-serious tale of the 'devilkin' - a strange doll they managed to attach to the clock tower.

Front cover reads: "PSYCHOLOGY 1925 GENERAL + GENERAL 1929".

Miscellaneous notes throughout on psychology in a range of topics, especially the research of 'Stern'.

Front cover reads: "Psychology".

Notes taken from Psychology lectures as an undergraduate, accompanied with doodles.

Cover reads: "Psychology"; opposite cover reads: "Ethics".

At 'Psychology' end of book, a short story exploring philosophical themes. At the 'ethics' end, possibly the draft of a paper for the Moral Sciences Club.

Front Cover reads: "Modern Poetry Materials Oliver Cromwell!".

Miscellaneous notes on the subject of Modern Poetry, especially D. H. Lawrence

Front Cover reads: "LOGIC".

Undergraduate notes on the topic of Logic.

Front Cover Label reads: "If lost reward will be given by I.A. Richards Magdalene College, Cambridge England".

Climbing diary, including Dent Blanche, Courmayeur and Canada.

P.3 reads: "Biog. Lit. XVI".

Notes for a lecture series on the Theory of Criticism.

Front cover reads: "1924-25 Modern Poetry".

A book of notes on two lecture series: Criticism ('What criticism ought to do and be'), and Modern Poetry ('Not a review of the best moderns, plenty of bad ones mentioned, but a series of controversial remarks as suggestions on How to approach modern Poetry'). The notes are a mixtures of aphorisms, ruminations, notes to self, and sometimes drawings. Slips of paper with more notes are frequently pasted into the book. 'Pencillings [sic] of 1927 on Return from 1st World Circuit' suggest certain notes are made after delivering the lectures.

P.2 reads: "South Wind Wyndham Lewis Tarr".

Notes for a lecture series on 'Novels'

Front Cover reads: "PRACTICAL CRITICISM 1925".

Notes for a lecture series on 'Practical Criticism'.

P.7 reads: "Metaphysics".

Notes for a lecture on Metaphysics.

Free end paper reads: "Logic".

Undergraduate notes on the topic of logic.

Free end paper reads "alternative Terms to Communication [...]".

Notes for a lecture series on Criticism.

Front cover reads: "IDEAS & POEMS".

Saved quotations, miscellaneous poetry, and notes for a lecture series.

P.3 begins: "1917 June Ogwen".

A climbing diary from June 1917 to August 1928.

Front cover reads: "1925 Psychology".

Miscellaneous notes on the topic of psychology.

P.3 begins: "By comparing say, Rule Order Principle Truth Rightness [...]".

Brief miscellaneous notes including a conversation in Harvard.

P.2 begins: "Dear Vice Chancellor It was with the greatest delight [...]".

Miscellaneous notes including drafts of letters.

Page 1 reads: "Contents, Lenin on Tolstoi".

Quotations from various authors, followed by notes on numerous topics of Chinese philosophy (such as belief, feelings, wisdom, beauty, etc.). Further pages include conversations with various people, translations, programs, thoughts on D.H. Lawrence upon his death, 'A Case against research in 'English'', and notetaking from academic reading.

Fair copy of an essay on aesthetics

Front cover reads: "Oct 8 71 Some possible 1/2 pages for MOUTON".

Miscellaneous lecture notes.

Front cover reads: "POEMS".

Highly edited drafts of poetry written at Harvard.

Front cover reads: "Notes on BEYOND".

Miscellaneous notes including Jung, Job, Dante, etc, followed by drafts of letters.

Front cover reads: "Collier Semantic".

Miscellaneous notes including Silences and The Future of Poetry, etc, followed by drafts of letters including several to Adrienne Rich.

First page reads: "The Premises of Criticism".

Edited draft of essay titled 'The Premises of Criticism' followed by notes for a lecture series on criticism.

P. 1 reads: "Met on Mt Auburn St[...]".

Small pocket book for quotidian notes including several short poems.