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The majority of the contents of both volumes comprise photographic prints of 19th-century art works. Volume 1, which features Christ’s College’s crest on its opening pages, also includes 13 photographs of views of Cambridge, and some specifically of Christ’s College personalities.

A long and detailed list of 'Books bought or given me since my first coming to the University, Nov. 5th 1749' [Maskelyne studied at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge].

The tenement lies between a tenement of Master Roger de Harleston and the King's Ditch and abuts on Roger de Harleston's tenement and on the king's highway.
Witnesses: Stephen son of John Morice, mayor; Master Rogert de Harleston; John Wyth; John de Essex; Roger de Refham.

Witnesses: Richard Tuliet; John Pittock; Bartholomew Morice; Richard le Tableter; John Wyth; Nicholas Pawe

Includes correspondence with Lt-Col. A.G. Gadd, and others (1-98) and publicity and information pamphlets (99-101). Unless otherwise stated, all items are in typescript.

Manuscript

The collection includes notes and drafts of published writings, texts of speeches given to the House of Lords and to other institutions, reference notes, subject files, engagement diaries, and personal papers.

A note by G. A. Wise, dated 12 Sept. 1936. 'on the cataloguing of the deeds of St Botolph parish' analyses the sub-groups 1 to 8; 9 consists of miscellaneous deeds in chronological order. XII 97 and 98 relate to the parish of Over and are listed there.

The archives comprise a full record of the Union’s activities from 1815 until the middle of the twentieth century. Thereafter the records are somewhat patchy. Major series of records include laws and regulations of the Society, annual reports, committee minute books, records of debates, suggestions books and photographs of speakers.

Collection of paintings, drawings and a lithograph, mainly of Cambridge. The identity of the artists other than Benson is not known. Clive Forster Cooper (b. 1880), featured in no. 6, was Director of the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, 1914-1937, and was made Director of the British Museum in 1938.

Photo of Ruth Rees-Thomas née Darwin; taken at Cambridge by H F White; mounted on card

(Photo)

Photo of [Ruth Rees-Thomas née Darwin?]; taken at Cambridge by Lord T H; mounted on card

(Photo)

Tables of altitudes at Cambridge, Eustachio Zanotti's observations of the transit of Venus of 1761, parallax of the Sun by transit observations, 'Halley's problem', and the problems of converting from heliocentric to geocentric longitudes.

Printed; by Charles Robert Darwin; written at Cambridge cover annotated by Sir Francis Darwin 'CD Beagle Letters privately printed

(Printed)

This collection comprises essays, reviews, poetry, plays and correspondence written by Julian Bell, as well as secondary material; that is, correspondence, printed obituaries and news cuttings assembled since Julian Bell's death by Quentin Bell.

This collection brings together items by and about Rupert Brooke from a variety of sources. It includes manuscript and typescript copies of Brooke's poetry and prose, correspondence between Rupert Brooke and others and a number of photographs. A limited amount of biographical and supplementary material, concentrated on items originating after Brooke's death, can also be found in this collection.

Bursar's memoranda and correspondence, mostly with the Provost, about various building schemes for King's Lane, Scholars' Piece, the Garden Hostels and the King's Parade area.

A collection of short, humorous stories concerning Cambridge, made by Sandars from a variety of sources, printed and otherwise. The source is usually given. A few printed extracts are pasted in. Inside the front cover is Sandars' bookplate.

XI 9 appears not to relate to Cambridge and is listed at 09/1/10. Nos 51 to 59 (with the possible exception of 56.a and b) not found March 2005. Nos 99, 103-05, 108-10, 112, 115, 119, 122 and 129 not found, perhaps not used.

Entries in Lease Book 1 are noted as copies, or, where the originals are no longer held, are intercalated, Note that this lease book has many marginal notes, mostly by Matthew Parker, seldom entered here, giving cross-references to later leases of the same proprty, and indications of the 'present' tenant.

Transcripts in the hand of HB of the parts of MS.Add.2601, a 15th century terrier of Cambridge West Fields, which relates to Grythowefield; made in the 19th century, and written in Latin and English, 51 folios.

Panoramic drawing from the west, mounted on cartridge paper. The view extends from Castle End to Queens' College.