| Title |
Records of and relating to academic officers |
| Reference |
O.XIV |
| Covering Dates |
1620–2012 |
|
| Index Terms |
| Academic Teaching Personnel |
| University/O.XIV contains: |
|
1
|
Patent for Professor of Mental Philosophy and Logic, bearing Great Seal.
1 membrane; vellum; much rubbed and largely illegible. |
1620 |
|
2
|
Foundation deed for Lord Maynard's logic lecture.
3 copies; vellum; much rubbed and largely illegible. |
1621 |
|
3
|
Transcript of UA O.XIV 1 and O.XIV 2.
1 gathering. |
1640–1660 |
|
4-7
|
Foundation deeds for certain Professorships.
4 membranes; vellum. |
1851–1869 |
|
8
|
Printed transcripts of deeds relating to the establishment of the Plumian, Woodwardian, Arabic and Lucasian Professorships.
1 volume. |
1818 |
|
9-51, 239-41
|
Votes for Professors and electors to Professorships. |
1688–1907 |
|
52-7, 59
|
Other papers relating to elections of Professors and notices of vacancy. |
1720–1971 |
|
58
|
Notice of vacancy and intimation of election to the Battie Exhibition. After the founder, William Battie's death in 1776, this scholarship was to be awarded by the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost of King's College, 'the King's Professors of Divinity, Law and Physic', and the two Proctors for the time being. The scholarship was to be awarded for skill in Latin and Greek.
1 sheet. |
1785 |
|
60
|
Notice of vacancy and intimation of election of Hebrew Lectureship.
1 double sheet. |
1795 |
|
61
|
Assent of Master, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College to proposed Statute for the Regius Professor of Greek.
1 membrane; vellum. |
11 Feb. 1881 |
|
62-3
|
Declarations of the Vice-Chancellor's arrangements for the legacy of Walter Titley.
2 membranes; vellum. |
1768–1778 |
|
64-7
|
Legal papers relating to dispute over right of nomination to the Professorship of Mineralogy. |
1822–1824 |
|
68
|
Order of Court of Chancery relating to the Hulsean Lectureship in Divinity.
1 volume. |
1830 |
|
69-71
|
Papers relating to the Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy. |
1712–1873 |
|
72
|
Notice addressed to the creditors of John Baker, D.D., of Trinity College, who died intestate. This notice was fixed to the door of the Schools.
1 sheet; This item is brittle and damaged at the edges.. |
1746 |
|
73-4
|
Papers relating to the Latin Professorship. |
1869 |
|
75
|
Case for counsel's opinion in relation to the Downing Professor of Medicine.
1 item. |
1882 |
|
76-7
|
Papers relating to Whewell Professorship of International Law. |
1915–1919 |
|
78-82
|
Papers relating to the Jacksonian Professor of Natural (Experimental) Philosophy. |
1891–1925 |
|
83-105
|
Professorial certificates and student lists. |
1849–1879 |
|
106-8, 254-5, 278
|
Documents relating to the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. |
1663–1943 |
|
109
|
J.S. Henslow's royal patent as Professor of Botany.
1 item; vellum. |
1825 |
|
110-11
|
Patents of the Regius Professor of Physic. |
1892–1925 |
|
112
|
'Challis documents'. Comprise: i) 2 letters from Mrs Sarah Challis to Miss Hale, 8 Apr. 1833 and 23 July 1847: letter of 1847 describes a visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Cambridge and to the Observatory; ii) 2 photographs of Mrs Sarah Challis and 1 photograph of Professor James Challis, n.d.; iii) funeral card of Mrs Challis, 1870; iv) covering letter transferring material to the University Archives, 1956. James Challis was Plumian Professor of Astronomy, 1836-82 and Director of the Cambridge Observatory, 1836-61.
7 items. |
1833–1956 |
|
113
|
Album of newscuttings, photographs and watercolours, chiefly relating to Arthur Cayley (1821-95), Sadleirian Professor of Mathematics, 1863-95; with, loose, his portrait in oils. The newscuttings are mainly obituaries and assessments of his work and the photographs are of his tombstone, unidentified women and a house and garden. Also included in the album are several newscuttings obituaries of other Cambridge academics.
1 volume and 1 piece of cardboard; The front cover of this album is loose.. |
1895–1912 |
|
114
|
Papers, assembled by George H. Darwin, relating to change and development of the University's curriculum, buildings and teaching methods.
Creator: Darwin, George H.
1 bundle. |
1897–1904 |
|
115
|
List of Barnaby Lecturers, 1668-82. These were so called because they were usually elected on St Barnabas' Day, 11 June. The Lectureships were in Mathematics, Rhetoric, Logic and Philosophy, of which the last three were the foundation of Sir Robert Rede.
Creator: Whinn, Matthew.
1 double sheet. |
1682 |
|
116-234
|
Votes for Barnaby Lecturers. |
1686–1855 |
|
235-8
|
Records relating to the revival of the Readership in Rabbinics. |
1929–1931 |
|
242
|
Votes for the Librarian. The contest was between W.R. Smith (303, elected) and C. Wordsworth (121).
1 packet. |
1886 |
|
243
|
Votes for the Registrary, John Willis Clark.
1 packet. |
1891 |
|
244
|
Votes for the Chancellor, Lord Rayleigh.
1 packet. |
10 Apr. 1908 |
|
245
|
Votes for the Public Orator. The contest was between Mr Guthrie and Mr Wilkinson. Guthrie was elected.
1 packet. |
1939 |
|
246-8
|
Votes for members of the Council of the Senate. |
1941 |
|
249-50
|
Votes for members of the General Medical Council. |
1937–1942 |
|
251
|
Letters and cards of congratulations presented to Mr Cecil Warburton on his 100th birthday. Cecil Warburton (1854-1958) was a member of Christ's College. He was Lecturer in Agricultural Zoology and Demonstrator in Medical Entomology, 1912-31.
6 items. |
Feb. 1954 |
|
252
|
Copies of telex announcing award of Nobel Prize to Professors Martin Ryle and Antony Hewish for their work in Radioastrophysics.
2 items. |
15 Oct. 1974 |
|
253
|
Agreement between the Rev. Henry Lloyd, Regius Professor of Hebrew, and his creditors; with counterpart and draft.
3 items; vellum and paper. |
1798 |
|
256
|
Deed of Sir Thomas Adams ordaining statutes for Arabic Professorship.
1 membrane; vellum. |
1666 |
|
257
|
Deed of foundation of Sir Thomas Adams Professorship of Arabic.
1 membrane; vellum. |
1666 |
|
258
|
Letters patent approving statutes for Plumian Professor of Astronomy, bearing fragment of Great Seal.
1 membrane; vellum. |
1707 |
|
259
|
Release of deed of settlement of lands purchased with Thomas Plume's legacy.
1 membrane; vellum; much rubbed and largely illegible. |
1723 |
|
260
|
Deed of foundation of Regius Professorship of Modern History, bearing Great Seal.
1 membrane; vellum. |
1724 |
|
261
|
Names and Colleges of men who attended Mineralogy lectures, 1824 and Botany lectures, 1828-91.
1 volume. |
1824–1891 |
|
262
|
Conyers Middleton's certificate for sale of South Sea Stock.
1 sheet. |
29 Sept. 1721 |
|
263-5, 290-3
|
Register of University officers' signatures on admission, under Statute D.I.4. |
1926–2001 |
|
266
|
Papers relating to Rudi Dutschke's appeal against extradition.
1 file. |
1970–1971 |
|
267
|
File of sample signatures for batch control slips and imprest account forms.
1 file. |
1967–1971 |
|
268
|
Copy of letter from Tressilian Charles Nicholas to the Vice-Chancellor on the 75th anniversary of his (TCN's) matriculation; with covering letter relating to provenance.
2 items. |
2 Oct. 1982–6 Oct. 1982 |
|
269-74
|
Papers relating to professorial appointments. |
1950–1958 |
|
275
|
Paper by T.M. Chalmers on the School of Clinical Medicine, its history and operation, 1983; with letter relating to its provenance, 1984.
Creator: Chalmers, T.M.
2 items. |
1983–1984 |
|
276
|
Papers relating to the duties of the Professor of Education as departmental head.
13 items in envelope. |
1947–1948 |
|
277
|
Papers, assembled by G. Kitson Clark, relating to the establishment of the Professorship of American History and Institutions; with two letters on provenance, n.d. From 1951, this Chair was known as the Pitt Professorship. Papers include article by Kitson Clark, Some reflections on the future of the Historical Tripos (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1944).
Creator: Clark, G. Kitson.
94 items in 2 folders. |
1942–1956 |
|
279
|
Letters relating to the Selwyn Memorial. William Selwyn was Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity from 1855 until his death in 1875. These letters were sent to the Vice-Chancellor or the Committee Secretary in connection with either serving on the Memorial Committee or contributing towards a commemorative bust, and subsequently pasted into an album.
1 volume; The front cover is loose.. |
Nov. 1875-Dec. 1875 |
|
280-1*
|
Student attendance registers for lectures given by the Professors of Divinity. |
1825–1935 |
|
282
|
Minute book for the seminar on the Hebrew Old Testament run by Herbert M.J. Loewe, Reader in Rabbinics. A letter on its provenance, 1959, is tipped inside the front cover.
1 volume. |
1935–1959 |
|
283
|
A plan of a course of lectures on Arts and Manufactures, more particularly such as relate to Chemistry (Cambridge: printed at the University Press by R. Watts, 1803). This copy is interleaved, with copious contemporary illustrations and annotations of apparatus and individuals [? by a student].
Creator: Farish, William.
1 volume. |
1803 |
|
284
|
Correspondence between the Vice-Chancellor and 10 Downing Street, in the person of Anthony Bevin, over the selection of Regius Professors.
2 folders. |
1944–1945 |
|
285
|
Papers relating to the Sir Robert Rede's Lecture delivered by Mary Robinson, President of the Republic of Ireland, on 2 Dec. 1996. Comprise: press release, text of lecture, Vice-Chancellor's introductory remarks, ticket and seating plan for front block in lecture hall, table plan and menu, notes for staff.
1 folder of loose papers. |
1996 |
|
286
|
Correspondence exchanged with Sir Denys Page, Lord Alan Bullock, J.F. Hewitt, and Sir William Hawthorne, on the regulations governing appointments to Regius Professorships.
Creator: Chadwick, Professor Owen.
7 items in envelope. |
1968–1983 |
|
288
|
Papers relating to the practical arrangements for the delivery of the inaugural William and Mary Lecture, 'Europe: a continent of traditions', by Ruud Lubbers, Minister-President of the Netherlands in the Senate House on 16 February 1993. The papers do not include a transcript of the lecture itself.
Creator: Skelsey, Geoffrey.
1 folder of loose papers, formerly on lever arch file. |
Jan. 1993-Mar. 1993 |
|
289
|
Correspondence relating to the establishment of the Ursula Zoellner Chair of Cancer Research, established 1997.
Creator: English, Sir Terence.
1 folder of loose papers. |
1996–2001 |
|
294
|
Printed text of Rede Lecture 'The purpose of the University: knowledge and wellbeing in the modern econmy', delivered on 16 Feb. 2012.
Creator: Turner, Adair.
1 volume. |
2012 |
|
295
|
Royal warrant for the Professorship of Botany, established 1724, to be henceforth a Regius Professorship.
1 item. |
19 Nov. 2009 |
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