Janus: University Financial Board minutes and other records, including those of several of its committees

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University Financial Board minutes and other records, including those of several of its committees

Title	University Financial Board minutes and other records, including those of several of its committees
Reference	GBR/0265/Min.II
Creator	Financial Board
Covering Dates	1857–1998
Extent and Medium	21 metres; paper
Repository	Cambridge University Archives

Content and context

The Financial Board was established in 1882 and presided over by the Secretary of the Financial Board (from 1926 renamed the University Treasurer). At its foundation, the Financial Board assumed the functions of the University Property Syndicate responsible, inter alia, for accounting, budgeting, controlling investments, and property management. The Board evolved into the Finance Committee, a Committee of the Council, in October 1994 as a result of the recommendations of the Wass Syndicate. The office of Treasurer was abolished in 2004 and its decision-making functions transferred to the Vice-Chancellor. Administrative functions including secretaryship of the Finance Committee passed to the Registrary.

As 'Finance Committee' it should not be confused with an earlier committee of the General Board of the same name, whose minutes, 1927-47 are catalogued as UA Min.VII.21-37 and 1947-83 as UA GB Boxes 626-8.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Archives, University Financial Board minutes and other records, including those of several of its committees, Min.II

Further information

The online catalogue for Janus was completed in October 2004 and emended in January 2005 and August 2009.

Index Terms

Educational Finance

Financial Administration

University of Cambridge. Financial Board

University/Min.II contains:

Min.II.1-51

Minutes of meetings of the Financial Board, signed.
Creator: Financial Board.
50 volumes, 3 files.

1857–1992

Min.II.A

Final monthly statements on computer run.
Creator: Financial Board.
15 packets.

1966–1977

Min.II.B

Records of the Investments Committee.
Creator: Investments Committee.
11 volumes and 1 box.

1929–1986

Min.II.C

Papers submitted for discussion at Financial Board, later Finance Committee, meetings.
Creator: Financial Board.
119 files.

1959–1998

Min.II.D

Records of the Assessment Committee.
Creator: Assessment Committee.
4 volumes.

1938–1993