Records of the Cambridge University Spanish Society, 1917 - 1975
Scope and Contents
The category - Student administration and support records - comprises records relating to student admissions at all levels, graduate students, visiting senior scholars, student careers advice and welfare, together with the records of clubs and societies.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1975
Creator
- Cambridge University Spanish Society (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).
Biographical / Historical
The society was founded as the Cambridge branch of the Anglo-Spanish Society in 1917 by a group of senior members that included A.E. Shipley, Master of Christ's College and Vice-Chancellor. In 1924 its name changed to the Spanish Society, and again, circa 1968, to the Cambridge University Hispanic Society. It catered for both senior and junior members interested in ''all aspects of Hispanic culture, politics, society and civilisation'' and ran a speaker programme along with a reading circle, annual play, recitals, film showings, fiestas, and tertulias. Further information about the club's activities is on its website at http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/cuhisp/
Extent
5 volume(s) : paper and photographs
5 file(s)
7 collection (5 volumes, 5 files and 7 sets of photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Items in SOC.I.2 were transferred to the University Archives from the Manuscripts Department on 18 October 2007. They had been deposited by Cambridge University Hispanic Society with the Manuscripts Department on 5 May 1980 and had been given the classmark Ms.Add.8268. Those in SOC.I.1 and SOC.I.3 (bar SOC.I.3.1.1) were transferred to the University Archives on 12 November 2007. They had been deposited by Prof. E.M. Wilson, Emmanuel College, Cambridge with the Manuscripts Department on 21 October 1974 and had been given the classmark Ms.Add.7978. Initially the material was in the possession of John Brande Trend, professor of Spanish 1933-53. At some point it passed Richard Henry Boulind (Clare, M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1965) who in turn passed it to E.M. Wilson probably around 1960. The provenance of SOC.I.3.1.1 is not known.
General
The online catalogue was completed in May 2005 and emended in November 2007.
Originator(s)
Cambridge University Spanish Society
Finding aid date
1998-05-06 11:41:00+00:00
Repository Details
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