Janus: Historical reference

King's/KC/KCHR contains:
1	College publications
2	Articles and booklets
3	Unpublished archive-sourced writings and notes for talks.
4	Special events
5	Artifacts
6	Photocopied documents
7	Unpublished poems and translations by Kingsmen
8	Reminiscences and recollections
9	Copy memorial inscriptions

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Historical reference

Title	Articles and booklets
Reference	KCHR/2
Covering Dates	1779–2004
Extent and Medium	paper

King's/KC/KCHR/2 contains:

'Some account of the alien priories and of such lands as they are known to have possessed in England and Wales in two volumes '. Publication details: J. Nichols: London. Vol.1.
Creator: Anonymous.
1 volume; paper.

1779

'Extracts from the court rolls of the manor of Wimbledon extending from I Edward IV to A.D. 1864 ... '. Publication details: Wyman: London.
Creator: Anonymous.
1 volume; paper.

1866

Recatalogued.

'History of the royal abbey of Bec near Rouen in Normandy ... translated from the French'. Publication details: London.
Creator: Bourget, Dom John.
1 volume; paper.

1779

Recatalogued.

'A short history of Ruislip'. Publication details: Ruislip Association.
Creator: Hooper, J. (ed.).
1 volume; paper.

1930

'Registers of Broad Chalke, co. Wilts.from 1538 to 1780'. Publication details: Mitchell and Hughes: London. Edited by Rev. Cecil Gurden Moore, vicar.
Creator: Moore, Rev. Cecil Gurden (ed.).
1 volume; paper.

1881

'Copleston of Offwell'. This is an article from 'Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art' Vol.LXIII, pp.241-54.
Creator: Wilkin, Maj. W.H.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1931

Papers connected with Sir John Gray's projected history of King's College School. These papers include notes, news cuttings, correspondence and off-prints They also include annotated off-prints of his article 'King's College School in 1564' from 'Proceedings of Cambridge Antiquarian Society' vols. LVI-LVII (1964) pp. 88-102 and lists of choristers.
1 bundle in envelope; paper.

1964–1968

'King's College Chapel: A short guide'.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1968–2000

'Carving in King's Chapel'. Publication details: Norwich: Jarrold and Sons, Ltd.
Creator: Saltmarsh, John.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1970

'King Henry VI and the Royal Foundations'. Printed for the Provost and Fellows of Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.
Creator: Saltmarsh, John.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1972

'The Will of King Henry the Sixth'. Printed in commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of King's College Chapel. 25 Jul. 1896. Transcribed by J.W. Clark and M.R. James. (Cambridge, 1896).
1 item in envelope; paper.

1896

'Henry the Sixth: A Translation of John Blacman's Memoir'. Publication details: King's College, Cambridge.
Creator: James, Montague Rhodes.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1955

'The Central Hotel: A Review of the Events Preceding its Demolition and Replacement by a College Hostel'. Publication details: King's College, Cambridge.
1 item in envelope; paper.

1960

'Report of the Women in Higher Education Research Project: 1988-90'. Printed by King's College Research Centre, Cambridge.
Creator: Spurling, Andrea.
1 item; paper.

May 1990

'E.M. Forster and King's'. Published by King's College, Cambridge. Includes ALS from Patrick Wilkinson to Dr Donald Parry suggesting the publication of this booklet, 9 June 1970.
Creator: Wilkinson, Patrick.
2 items; paper.

1970

'More than a Mythologist: Jacob Bryant as Book Collector'. Publication details: 'The Library: The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society' Vol.3, No.4.
Creator: Attar, Karen.
1 item; paper.

Dec. 2002

'Jane Austen at King's College, Cambridge'. Publication details: 'The Book Collector' Vol.51, No.2, Summer 2002.
Creator: Attar, Karen.
1 item; paper.

2002

'Handlist of the Estates of King's College'.
Creator: Saltmarsh, John.
1 item; paper.

Jun. 1934

'The Rowe Music Library, King's College, Cambridge'. Off-print of an article from 'The Music Review', Vol. XII, no. 1, pp. 72-75.
Creator: Vlasto, Jill.
1 item in envelope; paper.

Feb. 1951

Recatalogued.

'Feeding the Colleges: Cambridge's food and fuel supplies, 1450-1560'. Offprint journal article by John S. Lee, drawing on research undertaken using the Mundum Books. Published in _Economic History Review_ vol. 56, pp. 243-264.
Creator: Lee, John S.
1 item; paper.

2003

'Merely Departed: Obits at This School Aren't to Die For'. Article by Phillips published on the front page of 'The Wall Street Journal' discussing the unique tradition of obituaries at King's College.
Creator: Phillips, Michael M.
4 pages; paper.

31 October 2005

'George Thackeray of King's College, Cambridge'. Publication details: 'The Book Collector' Vol.54, No.3, Autumn 2005.
1 item; paper.

2005

Memoir. Manuscript memoir on Arthur Frederick Dobbs [admitted to King's in 1895] by his brother Archibald Dobbs.
6 sheets; paper.

1901–1950

Manuscript notebooks of Augustus Austen Leigh. Notebooks containing material for his history of the College: 'King's Colleg'e by Rev. A Austen Leigh MA, London F E Robinson and Co 1899.
Creator: Leigh, Augustus Austen.
4 notebooks; paper.

1850–1900

Notes on the founding and building of the College, 1438-1803.
1 volume and 2 double sheets; paper.

1949

'Notes on individual members of the College'. 'A Catalogue of all the Provosts, Fellows, and Scholars that have either been elected or placed in King's College'. In chronological order from c. 16th to 18th centuries.
1 volume and 2 sheets; paper.

1949

Notes on the history of the College, 1626-1730.
1 volume and 1 sheet; paper.

1949

'An illustrated guide to windows of King's College Chapel, Cambridge'. Publication details: by Hilary Godwin Wayment, revised edition prepared for reprinting with copious notes and emendations by H G Wayment.
1 volume; paper.

1972

Notes on the life of William Jay Bolton, glasspainter, 1816-1884. Autograph manuscript by his daughter [Margaret Grace] Bolton.
1 booklet; paper.

1850–1950

'The painted windows in the Chapel of the Vyne in Hampshire'. Publication details: By G McN Rushforth, reprinted from 'The Walpole Society' Vol. 15, 1926-27. Also includes 2 reproductions of stained glass, nd and a page from 'Nature' concerning a grant of letters patent to John Utynam, 2 Apr 1927.
4 items; paper.

1926–1927

'14th century glass in Ely Cathedral'. Notes by the Reverend Christopher Woodforde FSA.
10 pages; paper.

1920–1962

'New glass in King's Chapel' by Eric Milner-White. 4 copies of gallery proofs. . Also includes a reprint of 'The Whichcote Chantry at King's College Chapel' also by E Milner-White from 'The Cambridge Review'.
5 sheets.; paper.

4 May 1928

'The large windows', 'The small windows', and 'Modern stained glass'. Unpublished manuscripts by Eric Milner-White relating to glass in King's Chapel.
7 sheets; paper.

1929

'King's College Chapel Windows'. Typescript and photocopy of revision to booklet by H G Wayment.
24 sheets; paper.

1982

Sale catalogues.
2 pamphlets; paper.

1928

'Dirick Jacbosz Vellert, Peintre d'Anvers'. Publication details: Article by N Beets, reprinted in 2 parts from 'L'Art Flamande et Hollondais.
2 pamphlets; paper.

Jan 1907-Mar 1907

'Belvedere: Illustrierte Zeitschrift fur Kunstsammler Part III'. Includes 'Dirk Vellert als Tafelmaler', by L Baldass, 1922, and a manuscript translation of L. Baldass's article into English [by E Milner-White], nd.
5 items; paper.

1922

'Burlington Magazine'. Reprint from Vol lxi, no. cccliv. Contains articles on glass relevant to King's Chapel.
4 sheets; paper.

Sept 1932

'Dispute between English and foreign glass-painters in the sixteenth century' by J A Knowles. Reprint from 'The Antiquaries Journal, Vol. V, no. 2.
1 pamphlet; paper.

Apr 1925

'L'introduction du style renaissance dans nos vitraux a l'epoque Austro-Espagnole' by Jean Helbig. Reprint from 'Bulletin des musees royaux d'art et d'histoire', also includes a typescript letter signed from J Helbig to Eric Milner White.
2 items; paper.

13 Sept 1937

'The engravings of Dirick Vellert' by A E Popham. In 'The Print Collector's Quarterly', vol. xii, no. 4.
1 pamphlet; paper.

Dec 1925

'L'Eglise Saint Jacques a Liege' by Louis Hendrix. Also includes manuscript notes [by Eric Milner-White].
1 pamphlet and 2 sheets; paper.

1928

'A guide to the windows of King's College, Cambridge'. By M R James.
1 pamphlet; paper.

1889

'Alas Poor Yorick' or 'The Philosopher's Downfall'. Script by ?Peter Clarke and Robert Affleck.
1 booklet; paper.

1938

Letter from Rowland Williams. 1 autograph letter signed concerning a volume of poetry.
1 double sheet; paper.

27 Feb 1846

Notes relating to William Oughtred. Manuscript and typescript notes in a letter to the Provost of King's College, by H W Richmond.
22 sheets; paper.

25 Nov 1934

'King's College Cambridge some forgotten designs through five centuries'. Reprinted from 'The Architect and Building News'. Includes drawings of designs entered for the 1822 competition to complete the court and plans for Trumpington Street.
1 pamphlet; paper.

23 Jun 1933

'My five days leave to Cambridge University' 8th-13th March 1943. Typescript account by George H Large.
25 sheets; paper.

1943

Newspaper articles concerning the glass collection of William Cole [fl. 1740] by William Mortlock Palmer.
2 items; paper.

Nov 1932

Articles about the Chapel. 'Retrospect: Ideal Architecture and the Essence of Cambridge' from St. Edmund's Record no. 12,. 1997 - 1998, and 'A Nova-Scotian in Cambridge: some very tentative speculations on the architecture of King's College', by John Devlin. Devlin proposes a theory that the proportions and juxtaposition of the Chapel with the Gibbs building help to create the 'Cambridge mood' or ambience, and tries to quantify this through the 'architectural numerology of ratios'.
2 items in envelope; paper.

1997–1998

'The Chorister: A Tale of King's College Chapel in the Civil Wars'. By S Baring-Gould, 6th edition.
1 booklet; paper.

1874

Horningsea and Barton. Local history group booklets produced by Wallace Badcock, comprising:. - 'The Beginnings of Barton. 2000 years ago???' (2003). - 'Odd "Bits & Bobs" about Barton' (2003). - 'Valedictory Vagueries, or "Tail-End Trivialities" ' (December 2005).
3 booklets; paper.

2003–2005