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Mr Broadrick, Bursar to W. Harvey 1814 end at Lady Day. Lamps £3 15s; Courts 14s 8d; Cloisters 8s 8d; Evergreens near Hall 3s. Total £4 19s 4d.
Signed as received 26th April 1814 by W. Harvey.

A bill for: cleaning the courts (6s 8d); 'a size for the Closters' (6s 8d); cleaning the courts (6s 8d); winding up the clock (10s); 'cleaning the Quarter Angle' (2s); cleaning the wall around the cloisters (1s); cleaning the 'warks' [walks?] (1s 6d); brooms and 'Rubs' for the courts (1s); laying down turf (1s); brooms for the chapel (3s 10d); washing the hall (4s); mops and brooms (2s). Total bill amounts to £1 19s 8d, signed by Rd. Brett.

Paid by the Bursar to the Porter, Richard Brett, 9s 1d for cleaning the courts, the quarter angle and one side of the gate (March 1770) and paid by the Bursar to the Porter, Richard Brett, 8s 8d for cleaning the courts and the quarter angle (March 1770). Paid by the Bursar to the Porter, Richard Brett 17s for cleaning the courts, the quarter angle and the marks outside of the college, as well as the purchase of a mop and plow (October 1770). Paid by the Bursar to Richard Brett 8s 8d for keeping the courts (30th July 1770).

Paid 18s 8d to Richard Brett for a quarter's work of cleaning the cloisters and the quarter angle and lighting the lamps.

Paid £2 13s 6d to Richard Brett for work done by the porter in the garden.

Paid 19s 10d to Richard Brett for two quarter's work of cleaning the quarter angle, and one quarter's work of cleaning the courts and cleaning the outside works.

Paid 10s 8d to Richard Brett for cleaning courts, quarterangle and outside of College

Two receipts of 10s 8d to Richard Brett for cleaning the courts, quarter angle and the outside of the gate, dated 9 July, and 13 October 1779, and one receipt of 18s 8d to Richard Brett for lighting the lamps, and cleaning the courts and quarter angle dated 24 December 1778.

Paid to Richard Brett. For cleaning the corts, for the quarter angle, cleaning the outside of the gates, liten the lamps, 4 years wax and wafers, cleaning the outside walkes and greenes in the hall.

Payment from Rev. Dickes to Benjamin Diver, Porter, for the porterage of coals and letter bills for the amount of £0 5s 4d

Paid £5 4d, £6 7s 10d, £5 6s 4d and £4 19s 4d for lamps, courts, cloisters, evergreens, cleaning windows, Hall washing and audit. Note on reverse of bill paying listing £4 19s 4d showing each amount paid to Catley was for each of the financial year quarters.

Receipts from J Catley:

Michaelmas 1841, lamps, courts, cloisters, and window cleaning (£6 7s 10d)
Midsummer 1841, lamps, courts, cloisters, washing hall (£5 4d)
Lady Day 184, lamps, courts, cloisters, evergreens (£4 19s 4d)
Christmas 1841, lamps, courts, cloisters, audit (£5 6s 4d)

The total amounting to £21 13s 10d paid in 1841

Records and ephemera from the Porter's Lodge

Paid 10s to Richard Brett for looking after the lamp for a quarter.

Paid 7s to Richard Brett for washing the cloisters and brooms and mops (1773). Paid 12s 8d to Richard Brett for cleaning the courts, quarter angle, and outside walk and sticking the hall (1773). Paid 10s to Richard Brett for lighting the lamps (1773). Paid £1 4s 2d to Richard Brett for lighting the lamps, cleanin gthe courts and quarter angle, and gravel and laying gravel (1774). Paid £1 6s 10d to Richard Brett for cleaning the courts, quarter angle and sidewalks, trimming the trees in the grove and wax for the ceiling (1773). All dated 4th October.

Consists of letters between William Glazier (assistant for fellows' affairs, Salk Institute) and Leroy Snyder (managing editor, Portal) on Synder inviting Bronowski and other fellows to contribute.

Two fragments: a charade with an explanatory note by Clarke, both mounted on one sheet, with another marked 'Porson's Charade' in an unidentified hand. (Richard Porson was Regius Prof. of Greek at Cambridge 1792-1808.)

Comprises correspondence on Bronowski becoming an honorary member of the Committee, updates on the Committee's activities and an invitation to attend a seminar.

Also includes a list of Committee members, a published booklet entitled 'The World Development Plan: A Swedish Perspective', a leaflet on the United Nations Population Fund, and draft minutes of a business meeting of the Council for Biology in Human Affairs (Feb 1970).

Comprises correspondence and other material relating to the Salk Institute considering establishing a programme in reproductive physiology. Includes: correspondence on a meeting of the Institute's Fellows with outside experts (Jan 1969); reports on the current state of research into reproductive physiology and biology, including about other research centres; and an information paper on 'The Ford Foundation's activities in Population'.

Consists an envelope containing reprints and photocopies of articles by Imre Lakatos, J W N Watkins, William W Bartley and other authors about Popper's work (some annotated by Bronowski), with a programme for an International Colloquium on the Philosophy of Science.

Also includes a second envelope listing the contents and containing reprints of articles by Popper and a page from an article by [Henryk] Skolimowski. [Some of this material was used as source material for Bronowski's Bampton lectures on 'Magic Science and Civilization'].

Consists of photocopies and reprints of articles, published letters and lectures by Popper (3 were sent to Bronowski by the author and annotated as such), with an envelope listing the contents of this file and Bronowski 7/1/121.

A reprint of 'Quantum Mechanics without "The Observer"' has been annotated [by Bronowski].

Also includes: a volume of Ratio (journal) containing 'On the Status of Science and Metaphysics: Two radio talks' by Popper; a booklet (in Italian) about the life and scientific work of Popper; and 'The Novelty of Popper's Philosophy of Science' by Joseph Agassi.

Comprises correspondence between Bronowski and Popper mainly relating to Popper being a Visiting Fellow at the Salk Institute (Jan-Feb 1967).

Also includes copies of correspondence between Popper and others at the Salk Institute, and internal memoranda from the Salk Institute, mostly relating to arrangements for Popper's Visiting Fellowship.

Additionally includes: correspondence between Irving Bengelsdorf (Los Angeles Times science writer) and Bronowski relating to arrangements for an interview of Popper; correspondence with Avrum Stroll (University of California at San Diego) relating to a lecture on 'Three Idols of Empiricism' that Popper was to give at the University; a photocopy of a biography of Popper from 'Who's Who'; an original and 2 prints of a black and white photograph [of Popper at the Salk Institute]; photocopies of press cuttings about Popper's visit to the Salk Institute; handwritten notes by Bronowski about the philosophy of Karl Popper; a reprint of 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' by Popper; and notices about seminars that Popper was to give at the Institute.

Comprises photocopied annotated typescripts of Bronowski's essay 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' (1967) written for a volume on 'The Philosophy of Karl Popper', with a letter from Eugene Freeman (Open Court Publishing Company) on sending a copy edited manuscript of Bronowski's essay and notes of corrections to be made.

Comprises: an annotated "master copy" and publishers proofs of Bronowski's essay on 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' written for inclusion in a volume on 'The Philosophy of Karl Popper'; a typescript of a paragraph to be added; annotated single pages; and copies of letters to Professor Thomas M Cover from Bronowski giving his views on a paper by Cover, and to Paul Schilpp (editor, The Library of Living Philosopher) on corrections to 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge'.

Consists of an annotated "master copy" of Bronowski's essay on 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' written for inclusion in a volume on 'The Philosophy of Karl Popper'.

Comprises an annotated draft typescript of 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge', notes on the sequence of points to include in the article and of significant dates.

Comprises correspondence with Professor Rubin Gotesky (Editor, 'The Philosophy Forum') on publishing 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' in the journal, and a copy of a letter to Open Court Publishing Company on ordering reprints of 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' from 'The Philosophy of Karl Popper'.

Comprises material relating to an article on 'Humanism and the Growth of Knowledge' that Bronowski wrote for inclusion in a volume on Karl Popper in 'The Library of Living Philosophers'.

These are receipts made by A. Knowles of the Poor's Rate payment to the Parish of All Saints by the Rev. Dr. French for Lady Day and Michaelmas 1845. The total amount is £2.5.0.

Received of Jesus College the sum of £30 2s in respect of the poor rate of the parish of Hundon. Rate made 23rd Oct on £602 assessment at 12d in the pound (9d towards poor rate, 3d towards school board rate).

Four receipts for the quarterly payment of poor rate in the parish of All Saints, paid by the Master and Fellows of Jesus College. Three payments of £23 7s, dated 11th February, 30th April and 16th November 1864. One payment for £21 8s 1d, dated 17th October 1864. All signed H. Fuller, assistant overseer. On reverse of sheets are calculations of subscriptions paid to the asylum, the poor rate, the Cambridge Union, the land tax and the Borough rate

Three receipts for payment of the Poor Rate by Jesus College (on behalf of tenants or tenements, unclear abbreviation). First bill dated 11th October 1864 for the poor rate assessed on the 19th July, totalling 8s 3d. Second bill paid 8th June for the assessment on the 21st April 1864, totalling 9s. Third bill dated 11th March for the assessment on the 21st January, totalling 18s. All signed by H. Fuller, the assistant overseer.

Set of 12 poor rate receipts paid to the Cambridge Union, dating between 22 November 1879 and 20 September 1880. Including three for Sedge Hall (two for 4s 8d and one for 5s 8d); two for Little Manor Street (12s 10d); one for Kings Street (16s 11d); and one for Kings Street and Belmont Place (18s 12d). On the reverse of the receipts are lists of names, likely residents of the properties, including: Mr J. Hawes, Mr J. Pettitt, Mrs M. A. Ivett, Mrs H. Hayell, Mr. C. Storey, Mrs A. Dawkins, Mr P. G. Alderton, Mr Levett and Mrs. J. Lovell.

Three receipts for the payment of the Poor Rate by The Master and Fellows of Jesus College in the Parish of All Saints. Includes note totalling the poor rate payments. First receipt: payment of £23 7s, the Poor Rate on £467 assessment on the 27th July 1865, dated 13th October. Second receipt: payment of £19 9s 2d, the Poor Rate on £467 assessment on the 20th April 1865, received 5th June. Third receipt: payment of £23 7s, the Poor Rate on £467 assessment on the 19th January 1865, received 13th February. All signed by H. Fuller, the assistant overseer.

Four receipts for the quarterly payment of poor rate in the parish of Holy Trinity, paid by Jesus College tenants. All payments of 9s. dated 17th December 1862, 18th February 1863, 15th May 1863 and 19th October 1863. All signed H. Fuller, Assistant Overseer

Receipt for the poor rate of the parish of Hundon received of Jesus College, £39 13s 10 and a quarter d.

Receipt for payment of poor rates by Jesus College, amounting to £20 19s 2d. Signed by R. Gibbons.

Receipt for the payment of poor rates amounting to £20 19s 2d, paid by Jesus College.

Receipt for the poor rate of the parish of Hundon received of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College, £18 18s 6 and a quarter d. Signed as received by Deaks [?] Overseer.

Assessment no. 26. Receipt to the Bursar of Jesus College, in the Parish of Cambridge, for £55 5s 6d paid based on "Rateable Value of Buildings and other Hereditaments not being Agricultural Land" for the poor rate of the parish.

Receipt for the poor rate of the parish of Hundon received of Jesus College, £30 4s 10d.

Five receipts, four for Poor Rate and the final for Church Rate, in the Parish of All Saints, received of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College in January, April, September and October (last has no date of payment - possibly June), on an assessment of £467, for the sums of £25 5s 11d in January; £23 7s each in April, September and October; and £4 17s 3 1/2d for the final receipt. All signed by N. Fuller, assistant overseer, except for the final which is signed by H M Ransom, the churchwarden, and J. Creeke.

Receipt for the poor rate of the parish of Hundon received of Jesus College, £26 9s 2 and three quarter d.

Receipt for the payment of £25 16s 10 1/2d in poor rates, paid by Jesus College. Rough workings on the reverse.

Parish of All Saints Poor Rate payment (No. 223) of 11s 8d made 9th January 1840 to J Knowles

Parish of All Saints Poor Rate payment (No. 223) of 10s 0d made 8th April 1840 to J Knowles

Parish of All Saints Poor Rate payment (No. 226) of 10s 0d made 16th October 1840 to J Knowles

Parish of All Saints Poor Rate payment (No. 224) of 16s 8d made 17th October 1839 to J Knowles