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A letter from J. Carter Janes and Sons detailing quarterly accounts for repairs, new drainage, and improvements to College walls, estate, etc.

Receipt for Quarlers Pension up to Lady Day 1881, £13 0s 0d, Signed by Rev. Fr. Cuthbert.; Receipt for Lady Cuthbert's pension due at Christmas 1880, totalling £13 0s 0d, received by Dr. West..., signed by Charles Deeks (On back of receipt is typed flyer 'Appeal for Donations' and "Appeal for Annual Subscriptions' from S. Matthews Vicarage, 1880); Receipt for quarlers pension due to Lady Cuthbert June 241881, totalling £13 0s 0d, received by Dr. Westmorland, signed by Charles Deeks; Cambridge Bank receipt totalling £60 0s 0d to Rev. A C. Jennings, March 29, 1881; Cambridge Bank receipt totalling £132 9s 6d to Rev. A C. Jennings, November 9, 1881.

Quam dulcis est amor! Words: Dutch, 1599. Translated by R. C. Trevelyan. For voices (soprano, alto, tenor) in C major.

Folder of material relating to Q. Includes:

19th November 1943 - Copy of an article entitled "Q at 80" by Freddy Bittain which was published in 'The Spectator'

1944 - Press cuttings announcing the death of Q

Reviews of F.B.'s biography of Q

21st June 1963 - Letter to F.B. from the vicar of Bodmin asking for information as to where Q's family lived in Bodmin

Particulars of land and rents

Particulars of the glebe land belonging to Hundon parsonage: list of 13 items, with acreage of each. Information from Sir Wm Soames' former Steward.

21¼ x 14¼

Contains: notes for speeches by Rita including 'The Identity of Women' (Sep 1973); letters thanking Rita for giving speeches (1980 & 1986); biographical information about Rita Bronowski (1981) and about Jacob Bronowski (1965); a typescript of 'Bruno - A Personal View' by Rita Bronowski (1985); a typescript about 'The Ascent of Man' by Rita Bronowski; a photocopy of a poem to Rita from Jacob Bronowski (Oct 1946) and a copy of a Christmas poem and design for the Christmas card (1969); an introduction for ['The Book of Years'] about Rita and Jacob Bronowski's Christmas cards; a letter to Rita Bronowski from Sam Wannamaker on subjects including the Globe Theatre (23 Dec 1982); a letter to Rita Bronowski asking if she knew of any connection between Bronowski and Samuel Beckett (1991); and press cuttings of speeches and events Rita attended, and of Jacob and Rita Bronowski about to bid on art works in 1968.

Also includes a letter from Bronowski to Kathleen Murray (1970) asking her to send copies of his articles and books to people, and a photograph of [a sculpture by Rita Bronowski?].

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Sylvia Fitzgerald and Kathleen Verlander) for office supplies and repairs to office equipment, and adverts for stationary.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Verlander) for office supplies.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Murray/Verlander, Lee Lacy and Sylvia Fitzgerald) for office supplies and a service contract. With a note about swapping stationary.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Murray, Lee Lacy and Sylvia Fitzgerald) for office supplies, cleaning, travel, a magazine subscription and membership of institutions. Also includes a memorandum from Stuart Ross to Sylvia Hodgson about a book purchased for "the Contemporary Archive" [Archive of Contemporary Biology].

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Murray, Lee Lacy, Sylvia Hodgson, Gerry Likens, Bronowski and one other) for office supplies and photographic supplies.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Murray, Sylvia Hodgson and Gerry Likens) for office supplies and for groceries for Professor and Mrs Jakobson (May 1968). Also includes a copy of a letter to La Jolla Directory Co. from Kathleen Murray about ordering 2 copies of the directory.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Murray, Sylvia Hodgson, Carolyn Wardell and Audrey Drake) for office supplies.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Sylvia Hodgson, Audrey Drake and Pat Geanacon) for office supplies and a book for the Szilard library.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Carolyn Goller, Sue Kanto, Sylvia Hodgson and Pat Geanacon) for office supplies, books and a table. Also includes memoranda from Bronowski to [George] Conn, Accounting Offices and Purchasing Offices authorising Sylvia Hodgson and Helena Lewis to sign requisition forms for withdrawals from stock and new purchases for the Deputy Director's Office, Bronowski Laboratory and Library.

Comprises Salk Institute purchase orders (made by Kathleen Verlander) for office supplies.

Correspondence with Morley Horder and F. E. Winterton concerning the sale of historic woodwork from Winterton's house in Shepreth for £1,500 to the College for re use in the College, 1930. Includes rough plans of panelling on a sheet of notepaper;

Letters from the new Vicar about having to purchase a house: he has bought the previous vicar's house from his executors. Much discussion about how to finance this, leading to a grant from the College, and a loan from Queen Anne's Bounty. Most correspondence is 1892-96, with two letters of 1922.

Correspondence regarding the purchase of 57, 59 and 61 King Street from Ben Cecil Turner

Copy of the will of Samuel Smith (1799) and an inventory of the fixtures in "Mr Samuel Smith's House Late the Crown in Jesus Lane", 16 June 1812.

Addressed to the Rev. Dr. French. £319 19s 8d charged to the account by K Morrison Broker for the purchase of stock for farm property.

Covering letter from Francis & Co (Solicitors) to the Master which accompanied the Contract for the purchase of the lease of 32 Jesus Lane and requesting a signature. The letter points out that Mr Hamblin Smith was to retain the right to use the loft for as long as he required it and a room in the house until 29 September 1920.

Series of threeletters presented together.
8th March, a reply to letter from Dr French about the College buying the quit rent, written by Danvers.
31st January, letter from Danvers to Rev J Warren of the parish of Graveley regarding the terms on which he could purchase the quit rent. The sum is £11 18s 6d.
2nd March letter from John Warren to Dr French stating that he has only just received the letter of the 31st January. He identifies the quit rent as for the Copyhold part of the Estate of Rushton, "belonging to this Rectory" and describes the College as "patrons of the living". Warren has forwarded the letter to French to see whether the College wishes to purchase this quit rent.

Discussions on the future development of the area around the Vicarage, entailing proofs of ownership of land etc.

Particulars of sale, correspondence with the Vicar.

Correspondence about the possible purchase of land (sometimes called the 'Church plantation') adjoining the vicarage: letters from vicars, E Glover and J. Robertson, and land agents, with sketch maps, culminating in an Indenture betweenWalter Randolph Farquhar and Alfred Farquhar (London bankers), Jesus College, and James Robertson, vicar, to sell the land for £200. The deed refers back to earlier transactions relating to the whole estate.

Consideration in 1880 of the purchase of a piece of land lying between the church and the railway: offer from the owner, Mr Daintree, letters from the vicar, Henry I. Sharp, and a favorable report by Edward Long, surveyor, with a plan attached. There are also two letters from the Vicar, Thomas G.L. Lushington, in 1885, making suggestions for improving to the vicarage.

Letters and legal documents about the purchase of a piece of land adjacent to the Vicarage.

Item 1: bill for woolen hose, and a note that some of better quality are given at the same price due to the cold. £2 0s 10d
Items 2 and 3: receipts for the hose. £4 2s 1d

Item 1: bill for fruits from 5th to 29th July, totaling £5 15s 6d: strawberries, cherries, gooseberries, cakes, apricots, currants.
Item 2: receipt of payment

Includes correspondence with Merryweather and Sons, patent fire engine manufacturers, bill for hand pumps, pails, a leather hose and fire buckets and illustrated brochure showing different types of equipment available for purchase.

Items relating to the purchase of Felbrigge and Beechwood [Nos. 39 and 41 Hills Road] by the College at auction on 16 October 1895:

(1) Letter dated 15 October 1895 from Francis & Francis (solicitors) to J. H H. Goodwin concerning evidence of title of the two properties
(2) Letter dated 16 October 1895 from J. H. H. Goodwin authorising bids on the two properties
(3) 2 copies of the sale particulars giving detailed descriptions

Correspondence regarding the purchase of 111-113 King Street, including inspection and report by the executors of Harry Rooke as to the value of the property and a report on the completion of purchase

purchase and payment of coal, including a cheque, all totaling £113 5s 0d, for 250 tonnes of ducks coals and blyth coals over three purchases.

The purchase of 50 tonnes of Blythe coal (after a £7, 10s debit totaling £33, 15s, 0d), and 100 tonnes of Ducks coal (after a debit of £15 totaling £70), paid together by cheque (all in one glued bundle).

Further, the payment of £30, 0s, 0d to Edward Mason to freight the coal, and £15, 0s, 0d to William Barton to haul and portage it to the coal house.