Janus: University degree miscellanea

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University degree miscellanea

Title	University degree miscellanea
Reference	GBR/0265/Degr.M.
Creator	Registry
Covering Dates	1614–1998
Extent and Medium	13 boxes, 3 volumes; paper, cotton
Repository	Cambridge University Archives

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Archives, University degree miscellanea, Degr.M.

Further information

The online catalogue for Janus was completed in March 2005 and emended in February 2006 and December 2011.

Index Terms

Degrees

Educational Qualifications

University/Degr.M. contains:

Degr.M.1

Certificates and testimonials.
1 box.

1614–1739

Degr.M.2.I

Certificates for continuance of questionists. A questionist was the name for an undergraduate, in the medieval and early modern University, in the last term before taking his BA; that is, one about to determine or undertake examination.
1 packet.

1680–1700

Degr.M.2.ii

Letters testimonial for degrees received elsewhere.
1 packet.

1661–1694

Degr.M.2.iii

Letters to Registry Pemberton relating to certificates for degrees.
1 packet.

1809–1813

Degr.M.2.iv

Certificates stating intention (or not) of proceeding to a degree.
1 packet.

1729–1824

Degr.M.2.v

Declarations.
1 packet.

1737–1761

Degr.M.2.vi

Letter from Registrary Romilly to Mr Spring-Rice relating to stamps.
1 packet.

1836

Degr.M.2.vii

Letter from College of Surgeons of Edinburgh relating to Dr Knox.
1 packet.

1847

Degr.M.3

Certificates from Trinity College, Dublin chiefly and also from University of Oxford.
1 box.

1716–1867

Degr.M.4-6

Pedigrees submitted in support of claim to privilege degree of MA.
4 scrolls.

1798–1816

Degr.M.7

Declarations in Law and Medicine.
1 volume.

1744–1858

Degr.M.8

Certificates of Diligent Study. Comprise: certificates for men, 1957-8, 1961-7 and women, 1918-20.
1 box.

1918–1967

Degr.M.9, 12-14

Registrary's files relating to honorary degrees.
4 boxes.

1926–1967

Degr.M.10

War-time B.A. hoods without fur.
7 items; cotton.

1939–1945

Degr.M.11

Diplomas, or certificates, for titles of degrees for G.M.S. Caldwell, of Newnham College.

1937

Degr.M.15

Divinity Testimonium Register. Superseded by Degr.M.16.
1 volume.

1904

Degr.M.16

Divinity Testimonium Register.
1 volume.

1904–1919

Degr.M.17

Papers relating to commemoration of admission of women to full degrees in 1948.
1 box.

1998

Degr.M.18

Praelectors' letters of opposition to new arrangements for Congregation by which they and candidates for degrees have to wait outside the Senate House for up to 25 minutes; with related papers.
Loose papers in envelope.

Dec. 1979