Archives of the University of Cambridge
An Historical Introduction

This account of the University Archives gives their history and surveys the main groups of records.

Heather E. Peek (Author), Catherine P. Hall (Author)

9781108002370, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

120 pages, 16 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 6.5 cm, 1.88 kg

Published in 1962, this account of the University Archives at Cambridge will be of particular importance to those interested in the history of the University. The first part describes the growth of the archives from their beginnings in the thirteenth century and the changes of fortune they have undergone during that time. Part two provides a survey of the archives, placing the main groups in the context of the University. The authors show how the more important classes of archives developed and the places they occupied in the workings of the administration. There are three appendices: a brief summary of the classes mentioned and the dates they cover; a list of muniments of title to landed property; and a bibliography listing published works which have contained or incorporated records from the Archive. There are sixteen illustrations from the Archives themselves.

Part I: 1. The medieval archives
2. The registers
3. The custody of the archives
Part II: 4. The university and colleges as privileged corporations
5. Records of university administration
6. Records of matriculation and degrees
7. Financial records of the university
8. Endowments of the university
9. University officers and their records
10. Records of the university courts
11. Records of university jurisdiction in the town of Cambridge
12. The relations between the Crown and the university
13. Other university institutions and their records
Appendices
Indexes.

Subject Areas: Bibliographies, catalogues [GBCR]