Undated document endorsed "Mr Metcalfe's copy of what passed upon the subject of dilapidations in the Court of King's Bench". (apparently case of Wise v. Metcalfe)
Copy of the will of Adam Buddle of Hadleigh, Suffolk. He bequeaths the perpetual advowson of the Church of Whatfield to his nephews Adam, Richard, George, and John Buddle and their issues and successors.
Long letter from the Vicar to the Master, describing the bad state of the spire, the damage done in recent storms, and the necessity of having it pulled down.
Official letter from the Tithe Commissioners, inviting the College to attend a meeting at the Half Moon Inn in Clare on 23 November, for the purpose of making an award.
An exchange of a field and a strip of land in the occupation of William Parson Partridge, with a close of land in the occupation of Osmond Fisher, Vicar of Elmstead. The document includes a sketch map and schedules describing the lands.
Agreement between Charles Wing and Joseph Rushbrook of Graveley, William Rushbrook of Lavenham, and George Wing of Mildenhall, farmers,on the one part, and F [orT] Jackson of Middleton, on the other, for the lease of the Rectory farm, for 11 years, with covenants for good husbandry. The tenant undertakes the outside repair of the parsonage house.
Letter from the Vicar, asking for a grant from the Proby Fund to build a new vicarage, the present one was described by the surveyor as 'only a cottage of a very ordinary description'.
Correspondence, estimates and draft sketches relating to construction of a new bike shed for the College (of unknown location, although possibly south east corner of College site by Jesus Lane). Estimates provided by Boulton and Paul of Norwich, W. Seymour and Sons, Richard Mallon of Swaffham and J. Roots of East Dereham. 1896; Also plan and elevation by Rattee and Kett, August 1896.
The first systematic survey of the condition of the college buildings, "Prepared for the Master and Fellows of Jesus College by Donald W. Insall & Associates Ltd., Chartered Architects and Planning Consultants, in association with Davis, Belfield and Everest, Chartered Quantity Surveyors and Hannah, Reed and Associates, Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers."
Music to be performed by the organist. Currently contains only a mss copy of music to be played in the Lent Term, 1953; Volume recording organ voluntaries played in Chapel, 1979 - 88 and list of organists over that same period;
Account book containing: account for the erection of the Waterhouse Building; provision for meeting the expenditure, 1869-71; plan for repayment of the Rustat Bursar; details of rebuilding of the chimnies by M. Rickman, with raising of plinth; accounts for funding alterations to the Hall ("etc."), 1875; details of purchase and installation of organ at the West end of the Chapel, 1887-90, with later note by Arthur Gray; accounts for the Waterhouse Building and Building Fund; details of the erection of two houses [North House and East House] and the formation of Chapel Court, 1882-85; details of new windows and repairs to "Old Wing", and connection to Cloister Court; alterations to offices and W.C. block; accounts for repair and decoration of the Master's Lodge, 1885.
Includes correspondence relating to improvements of steam supply from boiler house, 1970-1, with work being undertaken by A. W. Philips and Son Ltd and E. S. G. Sales Ltd;
Programme for a performance of early music and texts selected from the Chester and Coventry medieval plays in the College Chapel. No performers are listed and the date is not given. As in the 1948 performance, the programme includes scenes from the Pageant of the Company of Shearmen and Tailors in Coventry interspersed with motets, chant and instrumental interludes
Programme for two plays, Beaumont and Fletcher's Bonduca and Shadwell's The Libertine, performed in the Cloisters at Jesus College during May Week on 8th June 1953. The music was played by the College Orchestra conducted by Richard Lloyd
Programme for a concert by the Jesus College Music Society, conducted by Reginald Elson. They performed works by Boyce, Mozart and the Lalande Dixit Dominus
Alphabetical list of members with brief biographical details (preceded by a note about its composition and guide to abbreviations used); in Freddy Brittain's hand but with later additions by Muriel Brittain. There follow lists of those who matriculated in 1849 or 1859, and of those from before 1849 who were in residence later. The volume also contains: copies of the Statutes of 1841 and 1861; names of incumbents of College livings since 1849; extracts from Cooper's Annals of Cambridge for 1850-56; extracts from the Report of the Royal Commission of 1852; biographies of Jesus men who were Fellows in 1849, ex-Fellows in 1849, and those otherwise especially notable from the second half of the 19C; and finally brief notes about rowing, covering 1849-70. On p. 231 is a pasted-in Who's Who entry for historian Herbert G. Wood, with a note about his death in 1963; at p. 240 are two newscuttings of obituaries for Sir Owen Beasley and Col. B. C. Hartley (both d. 1960). There is a flyleaf contents list.
Brittain, Frederick (1893-1969), Fellow and Keeper of Records of Jesus College
A register of the Master and Fellows compiled by Dr Lynford Caryl (Master 1758-83), containing: a list of Masters down as far as Arthur Gray (1912-40); a list of Fellows, 1499-1553; lists of Fellows, 1554-1923. The Fellows are listed in classes as by Sherman in Aborigines Jesuani (JCHR/3/1/1). After Caryl's time, the lists were continued by various hands.
Programme for production of Gilbert & Sullivan's, Trial by Jury and George Peele's The Old Wives' Tale, performed in the Cloisters at Jesus College during May Week on 14th June 1959 at 8.45pm
Programme for a vocal recital with lute by countertenor Alfred Deller and Desmond Dupre, lute, performed in the College Cloisters on 15th June 1959. The programme also included madrigals, music for viols and recorder ensemble
