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Records of and relating to Proctors, 1557 - 2005

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/O.V

Scope and Contents

The Proctors are two University officers, in early years sometimes known as Rectors, appointed annually to represent the interests of the Regent Masters, and to maintain discipline. Their early responsibilities for the University finances devolved increasingly on the Vice-Chancellor. Deputy Proctors were frequently appointed from the earliest times when the maintenance of order was particularly threatened, student discipline being the function for which Proctors were for many centuries chiefly famous. In modern times, it is customary for those who are to be Proctors in the ensuing year to be sworn in as Pro-Proctors, and those who have finished their year as Proctor to serve as Deputy Proctors, technically 'Additional Pro-Proctors'.

Dates

  • 1557 - 2005

Conditions Governing Access

The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Department of Archives and Modern Manuscripts, 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).

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

References assigned reflect accession rather than archival order.

Finding aid date

1998-05-05 16:16:29+00:00

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
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