These cards were found loose and may not be exactly in their original order. Some of the cards are coded with coloured stickers but the specific significance of these is not known.
The cards are subdivided under the following headings: representatives of Societies (eg the Royal Society); University officials; miscellaneous; Departmental visitors; honorary graduands (including Sir Vincent Wigglesworth, Dame Honor Fell, Prof R N Robertson and Sir W Lawrence Bragg); hosts; lecturers; honorary members of the Society.