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Features: Susie Baker; Anne Dunbar-Nobes; Bill Kirkman; Geoff Staff; Adrian du Plessis; David William; Mike Young.

Comprise images of University officers, academic staff, students and buildings. Many images were used in the following publications, among others: University of Cambridge Annual Report; CAM: the Cambridge alumni magazine; Newsletter: the magazine for the staff of the University of Cambridge. Where known, photographer and publication is recorded in the list below. Dimensions are given in millimetres.

The sermons had not previously been catalogued and were not listed in the 1970s microfilm list; therefore many researchers remained unaware of their existence. The sermons were then listed by Robert Wilson, during his research for his Phd at Selwyn College

The sermons had not previously been catalogued and were not listed in the 1970s microfilm list; therefore many researchers remained unaware of their existence. The sermons were then listed by Robert Wilson, during his research for his Phd at Selwyn College

Correspondence file for College property.

Correspondence with King's College School concerning the central heating system at 1 Croft Gardens.

The hood was made in London by Ede and Ravenscroft, so could be a 'City' award hood.

Letters from Sir Andrew Buchanan, British Ambassador at St Petersburg, to Mayo, with enclosures: relations with Russia in Central Asia; assessments of Russian intentions in Afghanistan/Turkestan region; reports of conversations with Russian government (including those of T.D. Forsyth). The letters are from St Petersburg unless othwerwise stated. 32 items.

He hopes "father's Psalter" will come into use, but the new Cathedral Prayer Book might block it. An experiment with ether for lighting slide-shows failed. Many applicants for the Natal teacherships.

A play at Teachers' College. "It is very refreshing to see natives performing Shakespeare." The Viceroy: "We told him of our troubles and got nothing satisfactory out of him."

He is preparing a short history of the Vepery Mission, and drafting amendments to M.D.C. rules. Difficulties at Trinchonopoly College: they chose as Registrar Oakley, a Pembroke man, "who originally came out as a Theosophical dupe... recently... Head of the large Hindu college here." Walker and other C.M.S. missionaries threaten to resign "if an independent bishop of Tinnevelly is appointed." This would be welcomed. Present bishop's "long rule" has been feeble.

Fielding's book: "aggressive assertions of doctrines other than and irreconcileable with those of Christianity." Its "unique interest" as "the only synchronous record of the state of mind of an educated English Christian while he was led to deny Christianity, and to embrace Buddhism instead."

Drawing no. 395/1.

Note; by Sir Francis Darwin pp-and Charles Robert Darwin

(Note)

This letter was intended to be copied to ‘Ivy [Soh], P-Y [Ho Peng Yoke] etc, Mahinda [Silva], Ila [Chatterji], NSh [Nakayama Shigeru]’. The letter outlines the travel plans of himself, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen and makes arrangements to meet friends on their travels.

1 manuscript letter asking if Hughes had had a chance to think about the ballad picture book. This may be part of a longer letter.

The draft has no recipient and is not signed by Pitt. In it Pitt puts himself forward for the vacant office of High Steward of the University of Camrbidge. A manuscript note on the reverse in another hand records this as a draught [sic] letter for the Office of High Steward.

1 draft manuscript letter regarding Adamson being asked to do a drawing for a new edition of 'Meet My Folks!' by Ted Hughes.

1 draft manuscript letter referring to new drawings Adamson has done for new extended edition of 'Meet My Folks!' by Hughes and comments on copyright. Adamson also asks about Hughes's Ballad idea again. The draft is on the back of a photocopied typescript of 'My Other Granny is an Octopus' with some pencil annotations and small sketch. Also includes a photocopy of the draft.

This telegram informs Mr Weedon of a change in flight times on 31 Oct. 1981.

This telegram requests confirmation of flights from Shanghai to Tokyo on 24 Sep. Includes a note of the flight number and times. The paper used to draft the telegram is cut from a magazine or journal with a black and white photograph of Joseph Needham accepting the Dickinson Memorial Medal from the President (this could be the Henry Winram Dickinson Memorial Medal granted by the Newcomen Society for the study of the History of Engineering and Technology).