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Library buildings

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Fonds

Buildings records, 1831 - 2019

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/ULIB 9
Scope and Contents

These cover i) the Old Schools site and its nineteenth century additions, ii) the planning, building and move to the new Library in west Cambridge in 1934 and iii) expansion of the new Library from the 1960s onwards.

Dates: 1831 - 2019
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Records of governance and finance are restricted for 50 and 30 years respectively by order of the Library Syndicate. Records containing personal data restricted for 80 years under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
 File

New Library Syndicate minutes and account book, 1836 - 1844

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Syn.Ac.3
Scope and Contents From the Management Group:

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.

Dates: 1836 - 1844
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Photographs, 1780 - 2008

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/ULIB 12
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The records relate to the development and management of the Library's holdings, buildings and staff.

Dates: 1780 - 2008
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Records of governance and finance are restricted for 50 and 30 years respectively by order of the Library Syndicate. Records containing personal data restricted for 80 years under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.