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A post card sent from King's Court Hotel, The Esplanade, East London to Percy from five of his crew members while staying in London.

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I have the new role of "lecturer"!!!! The trip is great fun and very interesting. They can't row but are very Keen. Tom Langton
We're spreading the gospel. K. Burrough
And sewing many seeds; for fruitful thoughts. Bri Coulton
May it fall on strong ground, Tony Mag[?]
Leaving fearful dissentions behind us. H[?] Smith

A blank postcard with a black and white picture of Oudezijds Voorburgwal [canal] in Amsterdam. Collected by Percy Bullock.

A blank postcard with a black and white picture of Bootshaus Deutscher Ruder-Verein, Zurich, (Zurich Boat club) Collected by Percy Bullock.

A blank postcard with a black and white picture of Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. Collected by Percy Bullock.

Postcard from "Leslie", sent from France: picture is photo of "La Pointe du Raz".

Comprises internal Salk Institute correspondence, and correspondence between Bronowski and possible Visiting Fellows. Correspondence relates to Robert A. Hinde (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge), Bob Holley [Robert W. Holley, Resident Fellow from 1968], and Philip Morrison (Department of Physics, Cornell University).

Discussion of the future of the Rectory, now let to G. Grenville-Grey, who would like to continue, or buy it, after the departure of the Rector Alex. Nairne. Perhaps a new house could be built in an adjoining field

Letter from the Rector, Arthur C. Vidler, about a wish to buy the Rectory by Otto Beit, the advantages of this.

Letter from the Rector, that Mrs Raverat, the tenant of Harlton Rectory, would like to buy it. Reply from the College that this would probably be refused (although the recent high-handed legislation of the Church Assembly has robbed the patrons of their right of veto in this matter).

Comprises correspondence, copies of correspondence, and curricula vitae, about individuals considered for Fellowship at the Salk Institute [in the area of neurobiology/neurophysiology]. Also includes correspondence between Bronowski and George A. Miller (The Rockefeller University) on Bronowski inviting Miller to be a Visiting Fellow at the Institute.

Comprises correspondence relating to possible Non-Resident Fellows of the Salk Institute, including Professor Victor Weisskopf (C. E. R. N., Geneva, Switzerland).

Also includes a copy of a letter to Bronowski from Charles Snow (C P Snow) asking him to arrive early for a Salk Institute Trustees meeting, and to give a public lecture about the Institute.

Includes two plans of estates in the Parish of St Giles and in the Parish of Trumpington. The first being a plan of land owned by the College to the West of Grange Road, what becomes known as the Rifle Range, and the second showing land owned by the College to the west of The Hills Road. The production of the plan is referenced in the surveyance bill of April 1817 provided to the College by Joseph Truslove, 'for making a plan of the Trumpington and Saint Giles in the Cambridge estate'

Correspondence with Miss A. Leontine Chipman, who offers her residuary estate on condition that Hinxton is dis-united from Ickleton. Discussion of potential difficulties with the Bishop and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and one or two parishioners. Presumably the scheme did not take effect..

Comprises lists of names, curricula vitae and correspondence relating to prospective appointments to the Council for Biology in Human Affairs.

Newspaper cutting from The Church Times entitled 'Portraits of Personalities. Dr Frederick Brittain'. Includes a sketch of F.B.

Album compiled by Dr F. Brittain.

Album compiled by Dr F. Brittain.

Rita Bronowski is wearing a striped top, holding a book and smiling at the camera.

Taken at John Vickers' studio in London.

A reproduction; Yonge was Master 1752-58 and Bishop of Norwich 1761-83.

22 x 15

Bill for restoration of a frame and picture of Bishop of Norwich for the total of £6 15s. Includes a note to Revd Dr French from Colnaghi (signed Colnaghi Son & Co) hoping that he would find the restoration of the portrait and frame satisfactory.

Receipt of payment from Revd Dr French for the sum of £6 15s for Colnaghi Son & Co. Signed by W Baldwin.

Paid 6s to William Goode for four day's work done in Pump Court. Signed with his mark.

Paid 10s to Richard Brett for attendance at the last commencement. Paid by Dr. Caryl.

Porter's Bills for lamps, courts, cleaning windows, cloisters, hall washing, audit. For Christmas 1830, total of £5 6s 4d. Lady Day 1831, £4 19s 4d. Michelmas 1831, £6 11s 10d. Each signed by W. Harvey.

Receipt recieved of the bursar to W. Harvey for maintenance of lamps, courts, cloisters. Total of £4 16s 4d. Signed by W. Harvey.

Termly bills paying £21 13s 10d total to Catley for lamps, courts, cloisters, hall washing, evergreens, audit and windows.

Four (quarterly) bills from Brett the Porter for cleaning courts, cloisters, walks, the quadrangle; lamplighting, gardening etc.

A bill 'to the Porters for the Cleang the Courts', includes: cleaning the courts (6s 8d); cleaning the cloisters (6s 8d); cleaning the outside courts (2s); lighting the lamps (10s); 'sticking' the Hall (3s); washing the hall (4s); mops and brooms (2s). Total bill amounted to £1 14s 4d, and was signed by Rd. Brett.

The Bursar, 1813, to W. Harvey to Christmas. Lamps £3 15s 8d; Courts 14s; Cloisters 6s 8d. Total £4 16s 4d.
Signed as paid by W Harvey.

Mr Hustler, Bursar, to William Harvey midsummer 1814. Lamps £3 15s; Courts 14s 8d; Cloisters 6s 8d. Total £4 16s 4d.
24th June 1814 signed as received Wm Harvey.

Paid £4 16s 4d to William Harvey for lamps, courts, cloisters

Paid to W. Harvey (Porter) for work done on lamps, courts and cloisters. Work includes grove, lamp outside of gate, cleaning windows and washing hall.

Paid to W. Harvey for lamps, courts, cloisters and audit.

A bill for: cleaning the courts (6s 8d); 'a size for the Corts' [courts] (4s); cleaning the 'Clorsters' [cloisters?] (6s 8d); 'Pitch for the Trees in the grove' (1s 6d); 'Quarter Angle to Quarters' (4s). Total bill amounts to £1 2s 10d, signed by 'Rd. Brett'.

A bill for winding up the clock (10s), signed by Richard Brett.

Paid 12s 2d to Richard Brett for a quarter's work of cleaning the courts, quarter angle, and outside of the gate, scouring the boards and wainscotting, and mopping.

Paid 7s to Richard Brett for trimming the trees in the grove.

Paid 13s to Richard Brett for cart, horse and man. Paid £2 8s to Richard Brett for laborers' work in the close. Paid 10s to Richard Brett for a quarter of lighting the lamps. Paid £1 1s 8d to Richard Brett for a quarter's work of cleaning the courts and the quarter angle, slicking the hall, and lighting the lamps (16th January). Two receipts of 8s 8d each paid to Richard Brett for a quarter's work of cleaning the courts and the quadrangle. Paid 16s 8d to Richard Brett for cleaning the quadrangle, cleaning the outside walks, walking the hall, and mops and brooms.

Paid £1 14s 10d to Richard Brett for cleaning the cloisters, the courts, and the quarterangle, for lighting the lamps, for washing the hall, for mopes and plow, and for greens and sticking the hall.

Paid 8s 8d to Richard Brett for cleaning the courts and the quarter angle for one quarter.

Paid 19s 8d to Richard Brett. For cleaning the corts, gravling the corts, gravling the works the outside of the college, for the quarter angle.

Paid 10s 8d to Richard Brett for cleaning quartangle and side works

Paid £1 0s 8d to Richard Brett for lightingg the lamps, cleaning the courts, quarterangle and the outside of College.