Graduate student files, 1920 - 1993
Scope and Contents
This series comprises one file for each student enrolled for a graduate degree. For the period 1920-37, files also survive for unsuccessful applicants for admission. Each file contains correspondence, circulars, references, supervisor's and examiners' reports, and occasionally degree certificates from other institutions, off-prints, and photographs. From 1920, the graduate degrees awarded were Ph.D, M.Sc., M.Litt. and Diploma in International Law. From October 1952, the series includes files for applicants for the higher degrees of B.D., Litt.D., Mus.D. and Sc.D. From 1979, files for M.Phil. candidates are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1993
Creator
- From the Management Group: University of Cambridge (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
These files are closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of matriculation in accordance with data protection legislation. Individual files may be produced for scholars in cases where the student and referees/examiners are known to be dead. The files are stored off site. Please contact the Keeper of the University Archives with any request for access.
Extent
550 linear metre(s) (approximately 550 metres)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The files are arranged in one alphabetical sequence, 1920-37 and thereafter alphabetically by academic year of completion or withdrawal.
Accruals
Regular transfers of further files are expected.
Date information
DateText: 1920/1-1992/3.
Originator(s)
Board of Graduate Studies
Finding aid date
2001-06-13 17:01:03+00:00
Repository Details
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