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Correspondence 1836-8, 1836 - 1838

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/WOR/3/5

Scope and Contents

Mainly re dispute over Mastership election of 1836, and resulting Fellowship elections and controversy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1836 - 1838

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Some records series are subject to confidentiality restrictions with the following closure periods: 30 years from date of creation for general administration files, legal records and financial files; 50 years from date of creation for governmental records, including papers of the College Governing Body and College Council, and constituent committees; 100 years from date of creation for personal and personnel records, including tutorial files, staff and fellows files and appointment records, personal finance and pension records. In addition sensitive correspondence and papers concerning College affairs such as disputes and disciplinary matters are closed for 100 years. Restrictions apply on some personal and private papers.

Biographical / Historical

This election of Thomas Worsley to the Mastership in 1836 was accompanied by controversy as it was claimed by the Downing College Fellowship that a Clerical Fellow, like Worsley, could not be elected to the Mastership.

Extent

c. 91 item(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See DCGB/5/3/2 for formal documents concerning the election, and for solicitor correspondence.

Originator(s)

Worsley, Thomas

Finding aid date

2001-10-30 16:34:34+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Downing College Repository

Contact:
Downing College Archive
Downing College
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