Papers of the Lodging Houses Syndicate, 1842 - 1992
Scope and Contents
From the 1818 until 1992, when the system of University licensing came to end, all undergraduates not resident in College were obliged to live in licensed lodgings (known as lodging houses) ruled over by a Lodging House Keeper or in the house of an M.A. or the widow of an M.A. The records document both the licensing of accommodation and the advisory service provided for students.
Dates
- Creation: 1842 - 1992
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).
Biographical / Historical
The Syndicate was established by grace in 1854 to supervise the licensing of accommodation for undergraduates outside the Colleges. Its functions expanded during the twentieth century to encompass also the provision of an accommodation advisory service. Its name changed to the Accommodation Syndicate in 1979.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfers of papers were made to the University Archives from the Syndicate offices in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
Physical Description
paper
Originator(s)
Lodging Houses Syndicate
Finding aid date
1998-05-06 14:08:26+00:00
Topical
Repository Details
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