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 these men and was presented to Somerville by his daughters Audrey and Monica (who were both alumnae of Somerville, as was Percy’s wife Mary). 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.