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Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 15:47:33 -0500
From: Nancy W Miller <nmiller@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Research at Bodleian questions
I made the trip last summer--2 weeks in Oxford and 2 weeks in London (and 1
week touring Yorkshire). Christ Church College has clean, comfortable rooms
with kitchen access available in the summer. Write to : The Steward, Liddell
Buildings, Christ Church College, Oxford. (Having a kitchen helps a lot to
keeps costs down). The Oxford Tube and City Link are the bus companies that go
back and forth between Oxford and London at least on the hour, if not the half
hour--a day return costs about 8 pounds, and the journey is comfortable and
quick.
Do indeed get the most impressive letter of introduction that you can--I made
the mistake of getting a run-of-mill letter from my director of graduate
studies, which only earned me a second class "P" library pass (it's fine for
printed books but won't give you access to anything rarer or more fragile).
Get your dean or college president's office to run one off (the more gold seals
the better).
The only problem with doing summer research in Oxford are the crowds of
tourists. I don't begrudge them a visit to that beautiful city, but it does
tend to clog up the roads and buildings.
I'd be happy to answer any specific questions, if you'd like to send to me
privately.
Nancy W. Miller
nmiller@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu