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Obituaries

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

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Christ Church, Canterbury: Obits

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5341
Scope and Contents

Obits for 1289-1507 from the 'Nomina Monachorum' register of Christ Church, Canterbury, transcribed by W.G. Searle, 129 folios. Attached to fo. 64 is a letter from J.M. Cowper to Searle, 2 May 1901. Fos 1-19 and 64-129 are blank, apart from a few pencilled entries.

Dates: 1901 (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).
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Literary, 1937 - 2002

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRTZ 4
Scope and Contents

This series includes published scientific papers, articles about scientific and other issues, some obituaries, book reviews published in New York and London, and notes for both lectures and speeches.

Dates: 1937 - 2002
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Memorial Service and Obituaries for Sir Frank Young, 1973-09-28 - 1991-01-24

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M1/A/5
Scope and Contents

News clippings from the Independent, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Ciba Foundation Bulletin No 22 contain obituaries for Sir Frank Young. A clipping from The Times relates to the Memorial Service for Frank Young. The file also includes lists of guests, orders of services and drafts, as well as correspondence. The correspondence include condolences, wishes of Lady Young and planning for the Memorial Service.

Dates: 1973-09-28 - 1991-01-24
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Necrologe de la Mort des Sçavans

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5947
Scope and Contents 279 folios. A collection of obituary notices of scholars who died between 1500 and 1701, arranged in order of the days of the year. Each entry comprises a biographical note and states the year of death. On fos 3-61 is an alphabetical index of the 2,619 names occurring in the obituary, which occupies fos 63-279. Inside the front cover is the bookplate with arms of Jacques Bernard Durey de Noinville, 1736, and 'Phillipps MS 11722 & 13821' (also on fo. 2). On fo. 1 is 'Payne 1838', in...
Dates: 1701 (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).
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Newspaper Clippings, 2004-03-24 - 2012-09-04

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M1/A/3
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings including the obituary for Tom Young published in The Daily Telegraph as well as clippings sent by Paddy James to Elisabeth Leedham-Green related to the College and it's buildings

Dates: 2004-03-24 - 2012-09-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Obituaries, 1897 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CKFT 19
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Papers comprising laboratory notebooks, articles, lectures, correspondence and photographs. Also includes records of the Kapitza Club, 1922-58 and 1966, and copy papers of the Maud Committee, 1940-1. With offprints of papers by Ernest Rutherford, 1872-1913.This collection has an 'Associated' section, consisting of material from one or more sources distinct from the main series, potentially including material about, but not created, accumulated or owned by, the subject of the...
Dates: 1897 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation (except a few closures marked in the catalogue) by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Papers and Correspondence including obituaries for Frank Young, 1973-09-28 - 1991-01-24

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M1/A/4
Scope and Contents

This file includes a mix of correspondence and published material written by Frank Young as well as memorials and obituaries after his death. Also includes notes on a visit to Leningrad.

Dates: 1973-09-28 - 1991-01-24
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Requests for Information: Miscellaneous, 1999-08-13 - 2006-06-07

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/MS/1/1
Scope and Contents

Requests for information from various people in relation to various topics. Some of these were sent to the Bursar or Master and answered by the Masters Secretary however most of them are sent to the College Secretary. Information was requested in relation to fellows, Grants for History, Teacher of History, Historical Register of the University, Research Assessment Exercise, Obituary Notices, College Dining Privilege, Cambridge Pocket Diary, and the Faculty of History's preliminary list.

Dates: 1999-08-13 - 2006-06-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
 Sub-Series

Reviews, 1988 - 2001

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRTZ 4/3
Scope and Contents

This series of papers mostly comprises copies of book reviews published in London and New York, and obituaries written largely by Max Perutz. Some of the files contain reference material for the article, and correspondence about editing and intended publication.

Dates: 1988 - 2001