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Papers concerning the selection of Provosts, 1600 - 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/1/1/2

Scope and Contents

Chiefly correspondence with the Vice Provost on selection of successive Provosts. The papers include accounts of the election procedure, individual 'applications' for the office, the qualifications required in a Provost and voting lists. They cover in particular the elections of Charles Roderick, John Adams, Andrew Snape and William George, 1689 - 1743.

Dates

  • Creation: 1600 - 1918

Conditions Governing Access

From the Sub-Fonds:

ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Extent

3 envelope(s) (1 bundle in 3 envelopes) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Latin

Former / Other Reference

KCP/22

Related Materials

Coll. 1/74 and 1/79 are letters from Provost Snape resigning his Fellowship.

A dispensation and revocation of same, from Charles II, were removed from this file annd catalogued as KC/128.

Date information

DateText: Early 17th - early 20th centuries.

Finding aid date

2004-03-25 14:41:08+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

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