Records of Cambridge University Students Union

The body was established in October 1970 as Cambridge Students Union to campaign on such issues as student representation on University governing bodies and the admission of women students. In subsequent decades, interests extended to student funding, state school admissions, nursery provision and counselling, among other things. In March 1985, its name changed to Cambridge University Students Union.

It had premises at 3 Round Church Street, 1971-84; 4 Round Church Street, 1984-90; 11/12 Trumpington Street, 1990-2007; Old Examination Hall, Free School Lane, 2007- .

The records were transferred as a gift to the University Archives by Natalie Adams, Archivist, Churchill College, on 13 December 2007 and 3 July 2008. They had accumulated among the papers of Churchill College JCR.

The records have been retained and catalogued as part of the University Archives in the absence of official records direct from CUSU.

Please cite as Cambridge University Archives, Records of Cambridge University Students Union, CUSU

Further CUSU material is among the student publications catalogued as UA STU 8. Minutes of meetings of the Cambridge Students Union and administrative papers dated 1956-84 (predominantly 1970s) are in the Cambridge University Library Manuscripts Department (classmark: CSU).

The online catalogue for Janus was completed in December 2007 and emended September 2008 and October 2009.