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Fair copy Act Books, 1551 - 1861

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/VCCt.I 1-21

Scope and Contents

These are mostly chronological, and include acts of court, depositions and other papers in personal actions, decrees of the Vice-Chancellor and Heads, lists of victuallers bound in the Consistory, assizes of bread and ale and (occasionally) registers of admission to privilege.

Dates

  • Creation: 1551 - 1861

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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).

Extent

21 volume(s)

Language of Materials

English

Latin

Related Materials

See also among the University Archives: Collect.Admin.13 ('Utinam') for acta 1549-78 and Collect.Admin.6a ('Buckle Book') for acta 1577-89.

Finding aid date

1999-06-05 10:42:25+00:00

Index

The contents of VCCt.I.2, 4-5, 7-11 have been indexed in detail.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
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