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Blennerhassett Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7486
Scope and Contents
Personal papers, correspondence, notes, drafts and writings of Charlotte Lady Blennerhassett, chiefly, and her husband, Sir Rowland Blennerhassett. This includes a series of Lady Blennerhassett's working notebooks, collections of reviews and her correspondence with family members, friends and prominent individuals including Ignaz von Dollinger, Lord Acton, Franz Xaver Kraus and members of the German nobility. Sir Rowland Blennerhassett's papers include copies of his speeches, political...
Dates:
[1850s]-1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Burnside: the papers of William Burnside
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Reference Code: GBR/1058/BUW
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of offprints of Burnside's articles and lectures. There is also a small amount of original manuscript material and articles collected by him.
Dates:
1873 - 2016
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
Fonds
Churchill Pamphlets
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHPA
Scope and Contents
Comprising a collection of pamphlets featuring speeches, articles or other text by Sir Winston Churchill.
Dates:
1904 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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Crawford: Papers of Michael Hewson Crawford (1939-), ancient historian and numismatist, regarding 'Imagines Italicae' Papers: Italic inscriptions, numismatics and epigraphy of the ancient Mediterranean
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Reference Code: GBR/3437/CRFD
Scope and Contents
These working papers pertain to research and correspondence undertaken by Professor Michael H. Crawford as principal editor of Imagines Italicae: A Corpus of Italic Inscriptions (Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplement 110). London: Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, 2011. This is a three volume catalogue, and associated database, of inscriptions in early Latin, Umbrian and Oscan, created under the aegis of University College...
Dates:
1992-2016
Fonds
Dictionary of East African biography
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 155
Scope and Contents
A wide range of material compiled in preparation for the D.E.A.B. A few letters and other items are in French, German and Italian.
Dates:
1916 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Dorothea Oschinsky: Doctoral Thesis and Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9355
Dates:
1933-1995
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Ernest, Baron Rutherford of Nelson (1871–1937): Correspondence and Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7653
Scope and Contents
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Baron Rutherford of Nelson, was born in Nelson, New Zealand. In 1895 he came to England to be a research student under J.J. Thomson at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. His first professorial appointment was at McGill University in Montreal, 1898-1907, where he and Frederick Soddy advanced the transformation theory, the still-accepted interpretation of the phenomenon of radioactivity. While in Canada Rutherford also made contact with two other outstanding...
Dates:
1890-1938
Conditions Governing Access:
The MS Add.7653 Ernest Rutherford papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/.
The only limitations to use are in respect of the low-level radioactivity of a small number of items in the collection. Further advice is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room staff.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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German moral and religious treatises
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9338
Scope and Contents
Seven German moral and religious treatises, incomplete, in a variety of hands. [1]-[6] were apparently once bound together.
Dates:
1700-1799 (Circa 18th century)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Hughes: the papers of Olwyn Marguerite Hughes
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Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUO
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of material collected by Olwyn Hughes, mainly during the period she acted as literary agent for her brother Ted Hughes. Papers include copies of early appearances of many of Ted Hughes's and Sylvia Plath's poems and essays in literary magazines and newspapers and many newspaper cuttings relating to the work and lives of Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and their children. The collection contains no original manuscript material by Ted Hughes or Sylvia Plath.
Dates:
1958 - 2020
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
Fonds
J. H. Prynne Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10144
Scope and Contents
The collection principally consists of Prynne's literary papers and correspondence, together with documents relating to his career as an academic.
Dates:
1936 - 2019
Conditions Governing Access:
Access to some files is restricted for reasons of confidentiality or in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The restictions are not noted in this online catalogue, and those planning to consult the collection are strongly advised to contact the Department of Archives and Modern Manuscripts well in advance of their visit to establish the accessibility of the files in which they are interested.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Jardine Matheson Archive
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM
Scope and Contents
The collection contains papers covering the activities of Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd, its predecessors, its subsidiaries and associated firms.
• The company's business history is covered in large series of accounts (A) and correspondence (B-E, J-K).
• The rest of the collection is comprised of legal documents (F), printed commercial circulars and periodicals (G), documents in Chinese (H), papers of other companies (I), and miscellaneous papers (L).
• The collection is predominantly in...
Dates:
1766-1969
Conditions Governing Access:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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King: the papers of Bryan Earle King
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Reference Code: GBR/1058/KIN
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of King's notebooks, notes, publications and family correspondence. There is also a small collection of photographs featuring King and material concerning his death.
Dates:
1927 - 2002
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
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Leonard Wilson Forster: Correspondence and Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9252
Dates:
1935-1993 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Manuscript vocal score of Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8886
Scope and Contents
Don Juan: eine heroisch Romische Oper in 2 Acten von Weiland W.A. Mozart; im volständigan Klavier-Auszug mit deutschen und italienischen Texte. Copied by Giuseppe Teodoro Rippka from a printed edition [Wien. Im Verlage der K.K. priv. chemischen Druckerey am Graben. No.612, [1812], publ. no.1400].
Dates:
1812 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Newscuttings on the Uganda disturbances
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 181
Scope and Contents
Cuttings from various publications on the 1892 disturbances, some in French and German with typescript translations. There is a note at the front by H.B. Thomas, October 1968: 'Formerly in Secretariat Library, Entebbe, Uganda, used by Margery Pelham when writing "Lugard, the years of adventure"'.
Dates:
1892 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Papers of Douglas Hope Johnston
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 285
Scope and Contents
Papers, and a few photographs, relating primarily to Admiral Arthur Phillip and the Australian Pioneers, but also concerning Canada and New Zealand. There are pamphlets, programmes and other material accumulated by Hope Johnston, many of which were originally given to his friends and acquaintances, and include his lavish annotations. There are also items written by Hope Johnston and correspondence relating to different aspects of his work. The collection is in English with the exception...
Dates:
1901 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a wide range of professional and personal papers. There is an extensive selection of printed and manuscript material collected in Hong Kong, China and Japan throughout Parkes' career. There are also around 750 letters, including correspondence with Sir Rutherford Alcock, Major-General Charles George Gordon, Lord John Russell and Sir Ernest Satow. Most of the personal correspondence addressed to Parkes dates from the last two years of his life, with much of the...
Dates:
circa 1380-1898 (mainly 1850s-1880s); circa 1380-1898 (mainly 1850s-1880s)
Conditions Governing Access:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Papers of the Paget Family
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10379
Scope and Contents
The deposit contains letters, documents, photographs, newspaper cuttings, publications, sketchbooks, notebooks, travel diaries, human hair, plant material, paintings, and a portable writing desk.
The letters, beginning in 1799, include family correspondence and George Edward Paget’s professional correspondence.
There are a number of packets of letters and legal documents assembled by members of the family for particular historical purposes; the earliest document, an...
Dates:
1648; 1799 to 2020, mostly nineteenth century.
Conditions Governing Access:
Part restricted. Open for consultation by holders of a Reader's Ticket valid for the Manuscripts Reading Room. Some material may be restricted for data protection reasons or because of its fragility.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Pembroke College Archive
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Reference Code: GBR/1058/COL
Scope and Contents
Pembroke College Archive holds records of the College and its estates going back to its foundation in the 14th century and earlier. The College is fortunate to retain many of the early charters relating to its foundation by Marie de St. Pol, Countess of Pembroke. Significant estate collections include those for Framlingham and Saxtead in Suffolk, and Hardwick, Linton, Soham and Waresley in Cambridgeshire. Other records include governance records, bursarial records, tutorial records, property...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1200 - 2025
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
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Robert Maddocks Collection
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 361
Scope and Contents
Maddocks has written many articles on postal history, the majority reflecting his primary interest in the history of the Cameroons, particularly during the colonial period. He is the author of a monograph examining postal arrangements during the conquest of German Kamerun by the British and French during the First World War. His works also cover Nigeria, West Africa, Gambia, Zambia, German East and South West Africa, Togo, Ascension, St. Helena, Papua New Guinea, Jamaica and Barbados.
Dates:
1959 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Roger Cole Paulin: correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10218
Dates:
1950 - 2010
Conditions Governing Access:
Some files and volumes restricted for reasons of confidentiality.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Roger Law Archive
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275
Scope and Contents
The title of this archive is somewhat of a misnomer, considering that it incorporates a mix of Roger Law’s own archive, material donated by his long-time collaborator, Peter Fluck; and the corporate archive of Spitting Image Productions Limited (SIPL). However, the vast majority of these items were held in Law’s possession, following the cancellation of the original series of Spitting Image. Ultimately, the archive represents Law’s professional life, from freelance...
Dates:
1946 - 2024
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Rowe: the papers of John Wilkinson Foster Rowe
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1058/ROW
Scope and Contents
The collection covers much of Rowe's career and includes job applications, notes, diaries, copies of lectures and copies of his publications. There are also copies of his will and codicils and obituaries.
Dates:
1919 - 1980
Found in:
Pembroke College Library and Archive
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The Papers of C. T. R. Wilson
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CTRW
Scope and Contents
Papers comprising correspondence, mainly about barrage balloons and airships, 1917-40, photographs and offprints.
Dates:
1888 - 1959; 1888 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of David Roden Buxton
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9848
Scope and Contents
Includes travel diaries and correspondence with family, friends and colleagues. Also included are numerous photographs and negatives of European churches and architectural features.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1927-08-23 - 1994-07-06
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library