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Album, Late sixteenth century
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.11.44
Scope and Contents
Contains sonnets, love songs, dedications, etc., chiefly in French. Many of the sonnets are addressed to Flemish ladies by the owner, and other pieces to himself by different scholars of his acquaintance. The dates are generally about 1580.
Dates:
Late sixteenth century
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Arithmetic exercise book / cipher book, Late seventeenth century
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.09.12
Scope and Contents
(1) An exercise book in arithmetic, containing examples worked out in English, Dutch and French, and rules, some in rhyme. There is also 'a prittie way to write a letter to his mistris that any athor may not understande', i.e. a cipher, and on the last leaf, 'a prayer that K. William used after his fall from his horse'; (2) 'A ciphring booke begun ye 6/7 1670. In Beuerwyk by E. M. Blackett'; the first 21 leaves contain examples of arithmetic done in Dutch and English, beginning at Reduction;...
Dates:
Late seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Series
Art Portfolios, 1960 - 1975
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Five portfolios that contain a large array of original drawings, woodcut prints, publication proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either feature artwork produced by Roger Law or relate in some fashion to his professional activities with various publications, organisations and companies. There are also some items that were made in collaboration with Deirdre Amsden.
Dates:
1960 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Artwork, 1960 - 1975
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1
Scope and Contents
Artwork produced by Roger Law in a professional capacity. The material present has been split into three main sections: art portfolios, The Establishment nightclub murals/giant cartoon strips, and woodcuts.
Dates:
1960 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Assorted publications on the art of gamelan, 1983 - 2000
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/SOC.XXXIII.11
Scope and Contents
The publications include 'Balungan', the publication of the American Gamelan Institute, 1984-93, 2000.
Dates:
1983 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Booklet with details of the order., 1923
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0273/BARKER MS 18/3B
Scope and Contents
From the Management Group:
The collection comprises manuscripts, typescripts, offprints, reviews, insignia, etc. The categories below are, of their nature, not watertight, but cross-references have been supplied wherever possible. References to 'Age and Youth' are to Sir Ernest's memoirs published in 1953. The book includes his earlier, 1948, memoir, 'Father of the man', references to which are given as in the composite volume.
Dates:
1923
Found in:
Peterhouse (Ward) Library
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Concert reviews, 1997 - 2002
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10096/4/13
Dates:
1997 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The archive is not yet fully catalogued. Some materials are subject to access restrictions. To discuss consultation please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk or music@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Concert reviews, CD reviews and features mixed, 1994 - 1999
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10096/4/12
Dates:
1994 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The archive is not yet fully catalogued. Some materials are subject to access restrictions. To discuss consultation please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk or music@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Foreign tours, 1976 - 1982
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10096/4/2
Scope and Contents
Concert reviews in various languages, with summaries in English.
Dates:
1976 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The archive is not yet fully catalogued. Some materials are subject to access restrictions. To discuss consultation please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk or music@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Leaflet advertising a revised edition of a 1557 French translation by Charles de l'Escluse of a Flemish work by Rembert Dodoens entitled 'Cruydeboeck', (1554), 1950 - 1959
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/253/2/12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Fonds:
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Dates:
1950 - 1959
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
Series
Legal documents, 1809-1969
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F
Scope and Contents
This series contains a wide range of legal documents relating to Jardine, Matheson & Co. and related companies and individuals.
Dates:
1809-1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Fonds
Luck & Flaw, c late 1960s-1992, c 2000s-c 2010s
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2
Scope and Contents
This section of the Roger Law Archive represents the early working partnership between Law and Peter Fluck, known as Luck & Flaw, prior to their work on Spitting Image. This period mainly covers the years 1975 to 1983, when Fluck and Law were mostly producing plasticine model illustrations for various outlets and books. However, in 1980, they also began modelling and selling ceramic ware. This venture continued once Spitting Image was...
Dates:
c late 1960s-1992; c 2000s-c 2010s
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Series
Magazines, 1959 - 1975
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1
Scope and Contents
British and international magazines, journals and other publications that feature Roger Law's artwork, accompanying articles, essays, poems, short stories and extracts from novels written by a variety of journalists/authors. The publications present demonstrate Law's versitility as an artist, using a number of different illustrative techniques, including: pencil/ink drawings, woodcut prints, and plasticine models. Some of the items found in these publications also highlight his collaborative...
Dates:
Publication: 1959 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Sub-Fonds:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Series
Magazines, 1975 - 1986
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3
Scope and Contents
A mixture of British and international publications that feature illustrations by Luck & Flaw and/or articles about the partnership.
Dates:
Publication: 1975 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Miscellanea Historica M.S., 1583 - 1721
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CUR 2
Scope and Contents
Contents:1. The King’s speech in the House, 10 May 1626;2. Law Bills taxed by Matthew Wren (Vice-Chancellor), 1631;3. Letter of Attorney from John Swan to George Harlackindon (Magdalene College) MA, 31 Eliz. 1589;4. Ditto from George Bisshope of London to J. Northcott to sue Joh. Cuthbert, 33 Eliz.;5. Ditto from Michael Penistone to Francis Austen BA to sue Peter Atkinson, 1592;6. Ditto from Temperance Wilson to William Currer MA to sue J. Clerk MA and J....
Dates:
1583 - 1721
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Miscellaneous papers and artefacts, circa 1770-1969 (mostly nineteenth and twentieth centuries)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/L
Scope and Contents
This series divides into four parts: L1-6 contain original papers of governments and other non-commercial organisations; L7-10 consist of maps, plans, photographs, artwork and newspapers, mainly relating to Jardine, Matheson & Co., but including some general material; L11-13 contain secondary material regarding the company and its archive; and L14-16 are miscellaneous papers and artefacts unconnected to the other series in the archive.
Dates:
circa 1770-1969 (mostly nineteenth and twentieth centuries)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Series
Newspapers, 1976 - 1986
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/4
Scope and Contents
Full issues of newspapers and newsprint-based magazines, along with tearsheets and cuttings, which either feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations or contain adverts, articles and television listings relating to the partnership's work.
Dates:
Publication: 1976 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Non-commission Magazines, 1976 - 1986
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/13
Scope and Contents
A box containing a variety of British and international magazines and other publications, along with some tearsheets, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck and/or illustrations by Luck & Flaw that were previously published in other outlets.The following are present:1. Issue 15 (out of 15) of the Dutch magazine series, 58 Miljoen Nederlanders; this issue is titled, in Angermans Ogen. Page 418...
Dates:
Publication: 1976 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Fonds
Other Correspondents, 1955-2013 and undated
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1058/COO/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, prose and poetry.
Dates:
1955-2013 and undated
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Archive reading room is open by appointment, Wednesdays-Fridays, but all visits must be booked in advance. Photographs may not be taken of the Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes material without the permission of the Estates. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for permissions. The remainder of the collection may be photographed for private research, subject to UK copyright provisions. Those wishing to publish from the collection should seek advice from the Archivist prior to publication.
Found in:
Pembroke College Library
Sub-Series
Papers of consulates, 1820-1880
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/L5
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the activities of consulates, comprised mainly of orders, circulars and notices. The series features consuls of Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Hawaii, the Netherlands, Peru and the United States based mainly in China and Hong Kong, but also in Hawaii, Japan and Sourabaya. There are some documents in Danish, Dutch, French, Hawaiian and Portuguese.
Dates:
1820-1880
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Papers of other companies, c. 1823-1969
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I
Scope and Contents
The series contains papers of companies associated with Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, including many records produced by its subsidiaries.
Dates:
c. 1823-1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Papers of the Cape Observatory, 1820 - 1978
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a complete set of the papers of the Cape Observatory up to 1923. At this point there is a gap, after which the papers continue from the appointment of George Harding in 1969. The material is comprised of weekly registers of Observatory work; annual reports; correspondence of the Cape Astronomer regarding various subjects, including surveys; observations and computations; meteorological results; and papers on other observatories, notably the South African Astronomical...
Dates:
1820 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Papers relating to England, 19th cent. copies. Four hands. In French, Italian, Latin, Dutch and English., c. 1800s
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4850
Dates:
c. 1800s
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Portfolio 1, 1960 - 1975
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding a large array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either contain artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications and companies or relate to his role as an art director for a publication.The following items are present:1. A metal printing plate with an engraved image that featured in The Comedians, published in the 30 January 1966 issue of The Sunday Times...
Dates:
1960 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Press cuttings and review articles, 1936 - 1944
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JMK/GTE/8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of documents generated during the production of 'General theory of employment, interest and money' by J.M. Keynes, including preparatory notes, correspondence, drafts, proofs and reviews.
Dates:
1936 - 1944