1991 Foundation Dinner

At the 25th Anniversary Foundation Dinner, Wolfson College, Oxford, 14 June 1991 (the cover picture of Isaiah Berlin and Wolfson College)



The Isaiah Berlin Virtual Library is the website of The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust, which looks after all aspects of Berlin’s literary estate. The Trust’s main tasks are to edit and publish the best of Berlin’s unpublished writing, including his letters; to publish collections of his best uncollected work; to post other material, and relevant information, on this website; and in general to foster awareness of and access to Berlin’s intellectual, literary and personal legacy.

It is also hoped that this site may help bring to light those of Berlin’s letters that are still unknown to the Trust, some of which are in library archives, some in private hands.

Berlin Centenary

The centenary of Berlin’s birth in 1909 has been marked in various ways across the world. For a list of conferences that have been held see Noticeboard.

A selection of recordings of Berlin’s lectures and broadcasts is being made available online. These can be found both on the Oxford University website and on iTunes U. In addition, an extract from Michael Chanan’s film ‘I’m going to tamper with your beliefs a little’ is available here.

Links to reviews of two books published to mark the centenary are here.


Website administration

This site is maintained by Henry Hardy, with the assistance of Serena Moore, and hosted by Wolfson College, Oxford

Trustees

Berlin’s Literary Trustees are Lady Berlin, Peter Halban, Henry Hardy, Alan Ryan and Jon Stallworthy

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No material or image from this website may be published elsewhere without written permission: contact Camilla Hornby at Curtis Brown Group Ltd

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