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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.

Consists of a letter from Peter Dickinson (deputy editor) asking Bronowski to write an article about being an Englishman abroad, with a reply declining.

Plan of Pump Court showing buildings constructed or adjusted in red and buildings untouched in blue.

Pencil drawing with come areas painted in with grey watercolour showing Pump Court gardens

Original watercoloured pen and ink drawn plan of the gardens in Pump Court with tracing paper copy

Pencil drawing showing part of design for Chapel screen and section of wood moulding. Further designs on reverse.

Article from 'Present State - the newsletter of the Pugin Society' which includes a note and photograph of the Pugin altar cloth, 2015-6;

The following Miracle plays from the Towneley Cycle were performed: Herod and the Messenger; The Annunciation; The Coming of the Magi; Herod and the Magi; The Shepherds and The Adoration

Comprises various typescript short biographies of Bronowski, some annotated, and an autobiographical note by Bronowski.

Also includes: a form filled in for the National Social Directory; notes of revisions to be made to Bronowski's biography in 'Who's Who'; a copy of Bronowski's biographical entry in 'The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who'; a photocopy of a review of 'William Blake and the Age of Revolution' from 'Newsweek' (2 Aug 1965); a photocopy of an interview with Bronowski published in 'The New Yorker' (3 Apr 1965); a photocopy of an interview of Bronowski by Studs Terkel entitled 'To ask the Impertinent Question'; and a photocopy of a profile of Bronowski published in the 'New Scientist' (23 Nov 1961).

Publications and pamphlets relating to development work. Includes:

(1) 1963 and 1964 appeal brochures for raising funds to construct North Court. The 1963 brochure contains aerial view of College site indicating where North Court would be situated and shows North House, Jesus Lane before the Rank Building and Master's garden before construction of Quincentenary Library;

(2) Annual Fund brochures, c. 1995 - 2015;

(3) Quincentenary Appeal report to old members, c. 1995;

(4) Quincentenary Appeal second report to old members, c. 1996;

(5) Jesus College Cambridge, the next 500 years, c. 1996;

(6) Jesus College and the Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign, c. 2000;

(7) Opening of the new accommodation building in Library Court, November 2000;

(8) The Law Fund brochure, c. 2000;

(9) An enduring vision, general fundraising leaflet distributed to alumni, 2003;

(10) Proposed corporate partnership with Consolidated Contractors International Company, 2004;

(11) 'Extending the Horizon', c. 2005;

(12) Fundraising report, 2007;

(13) Chapel Court Donation Guide, 2012;

(14) Leaflets given to graduates telling them how to keep in touch with the College and how to donate to it, 2013;

(15) 'Shaping the Future' Jesus College Development Campaign brochure, 2014;

(16) The Jao Centre and The Cambridge Peking University China Centre brochures, c. 2014;

(17) Development Campaign leaflet, 2015-2016;

(18) 'Shaping the Future', The Jesus College Development Campaign, 2017-2018;

(19) Development Campaign leaflet, 2017-2018;

(20) Leaflet 'Your Legacy at Jesus', 2023

Comprises: lists of published books and essays by Bronowski (latest update in 1968); lists of articles with some correspondence divided into "Biological", "Creative", "Philosophy of Science" and "Science, Literature and Man" (c. 1966-67); a list of sections written for books edited or compiled by others (to 1964); lists for "spares files" from Bronowski's office of letters, essays, scripts, notes etc.; preparation notes for a book of essays (1957); and lists of articles, essays and transcripts of television and radio broadcasts (1933-1965, with word counts) divided into subjects. The subjects are "Art and Science", "Atomic Damage", "Atomic Resources", "Atomic Structure", "Atomic Uses", "Automation", "William Blake", "Coal and Energy", "Cosmology", "Education", "Development of Science", "Einstein", "Housing", "Leonardo Da Vinci", "Maths and Physics", "Miscellaneous", "Other Biographies", "Philosophy of Science", "Responsibility of Science", "Science and Values", "Science as Foresight", "Scientific Attitude", "Statistical Method", "Technological University" and "Violence".

Consists of lists of publications by Fellows and members of the Salk Institute (1967) and brochures listing publications by Fellows and members of the Salk Institute (1969-1972).

Includes 'The Jesus Caff digestive', 2014;

Comprises: a booklet entitled 'Jacob Bronowski: 20th Century Man, a series of four remarkable conversations with the famed Salk Institute Scientist and Humanist' produced by San Diego Magazine and the Salk Institute (1976); with a copy of San Diego magazine (Jan 1972) containing the article from the second episode on 'Revolutions in Science'.

Comprises: agendas and minutes of Salk Institute meetings of the Steering Committee for Communications, the Communications Committee, Senior Fellows, the Information Committee, the Public Relations Committee, and other groups; an outline of objectives of a public relations programme for the Salk Institute by Ed Ramsay (Public Relations Director); a draft public relations policy for the Salk Institute; internal Salk Institute correspondence about graphic standards (for example letterheads), visitors from the National Foundation, press stories about the Institute, and relations with the press; and copies and reprints of articles.