Percy Withers Collection

Withers (1867-1945) was a doctor and occasional writer, who accumulated a circle of illustrious friends during the course of his life, including AE Housman, Max Beerbohm, Paul Nash, Lascelles Abercrombie, Gordon Bottomley, Walter de la Mare and Robert Bridges.

The Somerville collection includes photographs, letters, drawings and poems from his friends and was presented to Somerville by his daughters Monica and Audrey (Audrey and Percy’s wife Mary were both Somerville alumnae). The collection has a finding aid: Percy Withers Collection (pdf 444kb), and the papers may be consulted for research purposes by appointment with the librarian.