Printing
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
'A letter to the members of the Senate on the Management of Cambridge Press during the Three Periods 1822 to 1829, 1830 to 1842, 1843 to 1850'
Includes notes and graphs representing numbers of Bibles printed.
Agreements with Cambridge University Press for 'Cambridge type', 1903 - 1908
Cover patents for Cambridge University Old Style type, by Nadall and Barnes, and transfer of registration to the University, 1903; and extension of copyright for a further five years, 1908.
Art Department ledgers and cut books, 1868 - 1977
These are chiefly the financial and production records of the printing operation.
Balance books, 1854 - 1942
Comprise: outstanding accounts for printing; stock in hand; stock of white paper; works in progress; plant (additions to); outstanding accounts, etc.; including Bible and Prayer Book Stock; foundry, machine and press room stock.
Balance sheet books, 1858 - 1921
Balance sheets for the Vice-Chancellor, Syndics, and Printers, some of them accompanied by tabular statements and trial balances, and/or balance sheets, etc., for the warehouse.
Bill book, 1828-12-27 - 1829-04-28
The volume is in two parts: Press-work bills, 27 Dec. 1828 to 28 Apr. 1829; Compositors' bills, 3 Jan. to 28 Mar. 1829.
Bill book, 1844-05-31 - 1846-06-19
Includes shares of general bills.
Correspondence of James Dixon (1813-1896), 1849-1884
Correspondence, in various hands. The letters deal for the most part with printers' and other errors discovered by James Dixon in the published works of the various correspondents. The correspondents include J. Dixon; T.B. Macaulay, Lord Macaulay; J.B. Marsden; R. Martineau; Mrs Gaskell; W. Whewell; J. Hutchison; F.O. Morris; W.E.H. Lecky; J. Bigelow; J. Morley, Viscount Morley; M. Pattison; C.R. Darwin; M. Arnold; E. Dowden; A. Austin; G.A. Sala; J.A. Froude; M. Napier; and H.Anstey.
Day books, 1856 - 1947
These are the daily records of printing.
Estimates records, 1840 - 1925
These are chiefly the financial and production records of the printing operation.
Examination papers accounts, 1880 - 1967
These are chiefly the financial and production records of the printing operation.
George Chawner: Papers
Letter concerning operation of flier laths on their press, 1881-11-24
All letters are addressed to C.J. Clay, University printer, unless otherwise stated.
Sarah has re-numbered Pr.B.13.1-337. Still to do Pr.B.13.A-G.
Letters, mostly relating to Bible business, 1884 - 1947
All letters are addressed to C.J. Clay, University printer, unless otherwise stated.
Sarah has re-numbered Pr.B.13.1-337. Still to do Pr.B.13.A-G.
Minutes of meetings of the Baskerville Club, occasionally signed, 1903 - 1931
The minutes cover meetings held from 28 October 1903-25 February 1922. Pages from the Baskerville Club Stock Book, copies of club rules, letters to members, and postal reply cards are tipped into the volume.
Paper and Printing: Illustrations, 1972 - 1985
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Paper and printing: 'Interim', 1948-11-26 - 1992-04-08
Joseph Needham notes on his file title that this material was 'gone through by Chhien Tshun-Hsün [錢存訓 / Qian Cunxun], Oct 82 and checked.
Paper and printing: Notes, 1942 - 1987-10
Joseph Needham noted on his file title that this material was 'gone through by Chhien Tshun-Hsün [錢存訓 / Qian Cunxun], Oct 82 and checked.
Plans of Cambridge University Press site and buildings, ca 1820-1926
The category - Assets records - comprises records relating to property and personnel. Accounting material is in this category, alongside records of endowments, charitable trusts, buildings and employees.
Printing journals, 1809 - 1862
Prizing books, 1836 - 1954
End dates for each volume are doubtfully given. Each has a large date span owing to the variation in dates of completion of work undertaken. Hence the discrepancy between dates on spine and dates given.
Rampant Lions Press Archive
This collection contains papers arising from book, jobbing, and design work (including examples of ephemera but not usually books); miscellaneous correspondence; business papers; and publications by and about Will and Sebastian Carter.
Report of Working Party on the Printing Industry into 'methods of reducing the cost of short-run printing, particularly of scientific literature', 1958-12
In this category is a wide variety of material, some originating from the printing house, some from the University.
As the new Press Archive catalogue is not yet complete, please use the 'Former / Other Reference' to request these items.
Robert George Collier Proctor: Correspondence and Papers
A collection of papers and letters, mostly by or to R. Proctor, relating to Greek type: (fo. 1) list of books in Cambridge University Library to be photographed for the Type Facsimile Society, October 1900, in the hand of R. Proctor and a second hand; (fo. 37) copy of the title-page of Bartholomew Traheron, Exposition of parte of S. Johannes Gospel ([Wesel], 1557), in the hand of R. Proctor; (fos 38-142) correspondence and accounts.
Sales ledgers, 1829 - 1938
Details of goods are recorded from 1866 onwards.