Sir Busick Harwood, 1814 - 1987
Scope and Contents
Includes articles on Harwood ('Anatomy and Physiology in Cambridge before 1850' by Bernard Towers, 1971, and 'Sir Busick Harwood: A Reappraisal' by Raymond Williamson, 1983) and correspondence. The correspondence also includes some accumulated by Stanley French, for example letters of enquiry sent to J. Grantham, the College Bursar, in 1939 and correspondence (to and from then Chaplain, the Revd. G. F. Woods) regarding the possible move of Sir Busick's remains from the vault to the site of the new Chapel, 1951.
Dates
- Creation: 1814 - 1987
Creator
- From the Fonds: French, Stanley, 1906 - 1988 (fellow of Downing College, Cambridge) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Extent
1 file(s) (File) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
L/M/2/2
General
Included original licence from the Bishop of Ely for the creation of a burial ground in College, for the burial of Harwood in 1814, but this was re-catalogued as DCAR/1/2/2/7.
Originator(s)
French, Stanley
Finding aid date
2001-06-22 11:19:21+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Downing College Archive
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Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom
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