Records of and relating to Bedells and Marshal, 1669 - 2012
Scope and Contents
Bedells are permanent officials appointed to assist in the conduct of the University's business as emissaries and guardians of ceremonial. The Esquire Bedells, in modern times reduced in number from three to two, retain their ceremonial functions. The Yeoman Bedell, or Dog Bedell, whose more modest errands included the serving of warrants on those summoned to the University Courts, has been partly replaced by the University Marshal.
Dates
- Creation: 1669 - 2012
Creator
- From the Management Group: University of Cambridge (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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).
See moreLanguage of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
UA O.IX.31-136 were transferred to the University Archives by C.H. Thompson, Senior Esquire Bedell, 12 Mar. 1958.
Finding aid date
1998-05-05 16:20:16+00:00
Topical
Repository Details
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