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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

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A Genealogical History of the Du Puy Family, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/KEYNES 1/1/3/4
Dates: 1910
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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A Short Biography of Helen Greene by Lady Margaret Keynes, 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/KEYNES 1/1/3/5
Dates: 1972
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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Autobiographies of A.V. Hill, 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/KEYNES 1/1/3/7
Scope and Contents

Autobiographical sketch by A.V. Hill reprinted from Perspectives in Biology and Medicine vol 14 no.1 as well as Sir George Prothero and his Circle by C.W. Crawley reprinted from The Transactions of the Royal Historical Society 5th series vol.20

Dates: 1970
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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Biographical Memoirs: Frank Young, 1990

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M1/A/2
Scope and Contents

Biographical memoir of Frank Young written by Sir Philip Randle. Reprinted from Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Volume 39, 1990

Dates: 1990
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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Biographical papers on the Beales family and newspaper clippings, 1932-11-28 - 1933-05-22

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/BEALES/11/8
Scope and Contents

Includes biographical information about the Beales including research in the form of handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and letters between the publisher MacMillan & Co. Ltd and Frances Beales. Some of the information collected pertains to a family tree, dates relating to the family, lists of people mentioned, lists of addresses from letters, and extracts from Annie Beales' diary.

Dates: 1932-11-28 - 1933-05-22
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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Congratulatory correspondence upon becoming Master, 1963-06-07 - 1979-01-24

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M1/D/3
Scope and Contents Congratulatory letters to Professor F.G. Young on becoming Master from Dr T. Adesanya I. Grillo; F.M.N. Heath; Professor M. Cornblath; Dr E.E. Pochin; Dr Brian Senior; Dr D.W. Adamson; Barbara Reynolds; Mamie Olliver; Margaret; G.W. Mabbott; Peter; Arthur Royle; Professor R.G. Baskett; M.C. Christison; Sir Edward Salisbury; Sir Norman C. Wright; Sir Ifor Evans; Professor Sir Lindor Brown; C.N.R. Both [?]; Alan (University of Liverpool); S.R. Hudson; Professor N.H. Martin; Professor D.H....
Dates: 1963-06-07 - 1979-01-24
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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Correspondence about Darwin and Hill Family History, 1969-03-25 - 1970-10-28

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/KEYNES 1/1/2/3
Scope and Contents

Letters between Lady Margaret Keynes, Margaret N. Hill, and Archibald V. Hill about their family histories. Also includes notes taken from sections of M.N. K[eyne]'s diary from 1908

Dates: 1969-03-25 - 1970-10-28
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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Correspondence and information about possible artwork for the college and artwork depicting the college, 1977-01-02 - 2008-11-25

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/BEN11
Scope and Contents

This file contains correspondence from people offering to give work to the college, correspondence with Desmond Hele-King about acknowledgement for photographs, and a short biography of Gilbert Browne.

Dates: 1977-01-02 - 2008-11-25
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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Correspondence and Records related to the Cambridge University 800th Campaign, 2005-05-17 - 2006-05-08

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M5/4/7
Scope and Contents This file contains emails between the Master and Aniela Shuckburgh, Vice-Chancellor (University of Cambridge), Clare Birch, and Peter Agar. There is also a copy of a letter sent to alumni for the Annual Alumni Weekend as well as an email from Laura Morgan (Events Organiser, University of Cambridge Development Office) to Joyce Graham (Master's Secretary) with pictures of Master during his speech at Queen’s College. Records in this file include a booklet about 800th Campaign, a biography for...
Dates: 2005-05-17 - 2006-05-08
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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Darwin College Association Dinner, 1973-02-28 - 1978-07

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M/E/6
Scope and Contents Records related to the Darwin College Association Dinner are invitations, list of guests - which includes categories of Fellows, Old Darwinians, Present Darwinians who are leaving - Lunch and Dinner list with the total number of hosts, guests and combined total. There is also the Master's Speech, Dinner Menu, Notes for the first dinner of Darwin College Association, and a Written biography of Darwin College 1963-1973 by Frank Young - accompanied by letters to Frank Young from Dr Sylvia...
Dates: 1973-02-28 - 1978-07
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.
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Degree Lunches, 1971-06-02 - 1975-07-30

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M/E/7
Scope and Contents

Includes lists of those receiving their degrees, Darwin members and guests attending the degree luncheon, as well as biographies of guests. There are also invitations and Letters between Professor Hamilton and Sir Frank Young

Dates: 1971-06-02 - 1975-07-30
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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Documents related to the Darwin family history , 1909-06-22 - 2012-06

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/DARWINS/2
Scope and Contents

File contains records related to the Darwin family history including: the Order of Proceedings at the Darwin Celebration, which contains menus, and correspondence about the Erasmus Darwin Project. Other documents in the file are related to the Darwin family tree as well as information relating to the family and their origins. Also contains a booklet published after the celebration of Margaret Keynes' 80th Birthday.

Dates: 1909-06-22 - 2012-06
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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Duncan Andrews: correspondence relating to Stephen Gooden

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10501
Scope and Contents

Letters and cards to and from Duncan Andrews arising from his research for a book on the artist and engraver Stephen Frederick Gooden.

Dates: 1945-1979 (bulk 1969-1979)
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Election of Sir Arnold Burgen, 1981-01-05 - 1982-09-06

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/VM/1/3
Scope and Contents This file contains the papers created or collated by the Vice-Master of Darwin College, Jack A. Jacobs, during the election of Master. Included in the materials are letters between the Vice-Master and Arnold Burgen, Derek [Bendall], Hugh A. Fleming, R.G. Whitehead, Donald West, and Paul Ries. Other documents created by the Vice-Master include documents detailing the Procedure for the Selection of Candidates for the Mastership including both amended and previous versions of this document....
Dates: 1981-01-05 - 1982-09-06
Conditions Governing Access: This material is closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of creation under data protection legislation
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Family tree for Beales and Hurrell/Finch

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/BEALES/11/1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

The Beales family papers include the personal letters of Edmond Beales and Eliza Beales (nee Marshall) as well as newspaper clippings providing biographical information on Edmond Beales and the causes in which he was involved, such as the political Reform Movement, Italian independence, and the plight of Polish Refugees.

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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Frances Cornford Papers

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10410
Scope and Contents Papers of the Cornford family, principally of the poet Frances Crofts Cornford. The collection includes letters to Francis Darwin from his second wife Ellen Wordsworth Crofts; letters to and from Frances Crofts Cornford and her husband Francis Macdonald Cornford; poems by Frances Crofts Cornford; notes on their children by Frances Crofts Cornford and Francis Macdonald Cornford; drafts of Frances Crofts Cornford's memoir of her husband; and correspondence of later generations of Cornford...
Dates: 1876-1992 and undated
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Francis West collection on Papua New Guinea

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 421
Content Description

Comprises research material and photographs gathered by West in studying the Australian administration of Papua and New Guinea, and the careers of Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, and his brother, the classicist Gilbert Murray. Also included is West's unpublished memoir which provides much contextual background to his research and publications.

Dates: c. 1890 - 2025
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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Impact of Moses Finley Conference, 2012-05-29 - 2012-05-31

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M2/7/1
Scope and Contents This file includes documents and possible handouts for the talks given at the conference. The speakers and the title of their talks are Finley and the Ancient Economy by Alessandro Launaro (Darwin College), Finley's Archaic Greece by G. Herman, Finley’s Slavery by Kostas Vlassopoulos (Institute for the Study of Slavery, Nottingham), Finley’s Democracy (in memoriam Anna Missiou, 1943-2011), Finley’s impact on Homer by Robin Osborne, The Impact of Finley’s Studies in Land and Credit in Ancient...
Dates: 2012-05-29 - 2012-05-31
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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Leslie James Wilmoth, 'John Gardiner: pioneer and overlander'

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 284
Scope and Contents Comprises a typescript biography completed in 1936, and revised c. 1960 with the addition of supplementary inserts and photographs. 292 pp., with six portrait photographs inserted. The supplementary information, now housed in an accompanying file consists of: photograph of Gardiner memorial plaque at Hawthorn, with a descriptive note; list of ships passing between Van Dieman's Land [Tasmania] and the Port Phillip settlement in 1835-6 compiled by Wilmoth from the Launceston Advertiser; copy...
Dates: 1936 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@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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Letters from Walter de la Mare and Siegfried Sassoon to Gwen Raverat, 1935-1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10304/51
Scope and Contents

(1)-(2): Two letters from de la Mare, autograph and typescript signed, 30 December 1935 and 7 September 1942. (3)-(7): Five letters from Sassoon, autograph, 11 June 1938, 29 June 1954, 21 June 1955, 30 June 1956 and 18 July 1956.

Dates: 1935-1956
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Letters to George H. Darwin and Lady Keynes' Research about The Last of the Darwins at Newnham Grange used in Chapter 25, 1903-01-19 - 1903-10-29, 1970-05-18 - 1974-07-10

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/KEYNES 1/1/1/3/27
Scope and Contents Letters to George H. Darwin [and Darwin presumed to be George Darwin but could be Charles Galton Darwin] from Charles Wood, F.B. Malim [?], W.H. Madden, S.F. Goodchild, and Frank Fletcher about various daily topics. Also includes a letter from this period between Martin and Herbet Javery about C.G.D. [Charles Galton Darwin] timetable. Letters to Lady Margaret Keynes are from Jim Butler, Michael Davis, Katherine Darwin, Spencer Aubrey, and Louisa which talk about events or people including...
Dates: 1903-01-19 - 1903-10-29; 1970-05-18 - 1974-07-10
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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Loose Papers including biographical information about Frank Young, 1979-04-06 - 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M1/A/6
Scope and Contents

Includes section of The Dictionary of National Biography about Frank Young. Loose papers includes notices to Fellows and Members of Darwin College, and Annual Reports from the Cambridge University Reporter

Dates: 1979-04-06 - 1996
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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Memoirs of George Darwin and Charles Galton Darwin, 1916 - 1963-11

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Reference Code: GBR/2511/DCPP/KEYNES 1/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

Memoir of Sir George Darwin by Francis Darwin which was reprinted from Sir G.H. Darwin's Scientific Papers, volume v 1916 inside there are letters to Margaret from Leonard Darwin about sending memoir. Memoir of Charles Galton Darwin 1887-1962 reprinted without change of pagination from the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of The Royal Society volume 9, November 1963.

Dates: 1916 - 1963-11
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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'Notes on my father Dr F. M. Cornford' by C. Cornford, 1946-07

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/FMCD/1/3
Scope and Contents

A personal recolleciton of F.M. Cornford by his second son Christopher Cornford.

Dates: Other: 1946-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: These Papers are open for consultation by researchers.
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