The medieval University goes online
The earliest surviving official set in Cambridge of the University’s medieval statutes is one of three treasures from the University Archives newly online as part […]
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Every subject under the sun, or how to categorise archival enquiries
A recent blog post revelled in the unusual, often humorous, questions asked in the Reading Room from the 1930s to the 1970s and recorded by […]
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‘With a zeal and skill beyond praise’: the first woman to work at the University Library
The portrait of Anne Jarvis, first female University Librarian 2009-16, was unveiled on the 7th July. Inquiring into the identity of the first female member […]
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Picturesque and prosaic launch to Cambridge University Archives collection in the Digital Library
Cambridge University Digital Library’s newest collection, Cambridge University Archives, is small but choice; a taste of riches to come. The University Archives is responsible for […]
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The Computer Science Tripos is 45 years old this month
Four months after it started work in August 1970, the the University’s Computer Syndicate submitted a report (published in Cambridge University Reporter No.4735, Vol. CI, […]
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Proof of a Cambridge degree, ancient and modern
Undergraduates flushed with success in final examinations are about to be admitted to their degrees in a ceremony in the Senate House called General Admission. […]
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John Fisher (ca 1469-1535), martyr (and archivist)
John Fisher’s principled opposition to Henry VIII’s divorce from Katherine of Aragon resulted in his conviction for treason and execution in 1535. Everyone remembers the […]
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Crowd-sourcing the archives of women’s rowing
Question: how do you write the history of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club when the records in the club’s possession are scanty for the early […]
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Board of Graduate Studies 1920-55
A project is under way in the University Archives to sort, clean and list the early student files of the Board of Graduate Studies or […]
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With Mixed Pickle and Condiments, The Sheila and Her Dog, Stretched Drawers, Rabbit’s Ears. These are a few of the more bizarre-sounding student societies whose […]
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