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Thank you note for donation of £10 to buy coal for the poorest parishioners of St Elmstead during the present severe weather, by William Wilson.
Also mentions discussing lowering the rent paid to the college for the year.

Thank you note for donation of £3 to West Wratting Clothing Club, on people of the poor people, signed James Mulse (?)

Receipt for donation by Master and Fellows of £2-2-0 (annual subscription) to Over National School. Signed by William Dixon, treasurer.

Letter from Peter Grain, churchwarden at Great Shelford, explaining that the college had promised the previous June the sum of £2 towards the restoration of one of their church bells. The new bell arrived that morning (27th Oct), and Mr Grain is reminding the college to make their promised donation. Signed off by college on the 1st November.

Letter from Peter Grain, churchwarden at Great Shelford, acknowledging a cheque of £2 was received following his reminder to the college sent on 27th October about the promised donation towards a new church bell [JCAD-2-2-9-1875-27].

Includes letter dated 25th march 1958 from St. Mary's Church, Rotterdam asking if the College could support it through a donation of money on the 250th annivesary of its foundation. The College donated money to the church on its establishment in 1706.

Lists books donated to the College by named individuals and the year in which the donations were made. The coats of arms of the most significant benefactors have been painted into the volume.

Correspondence from Douglas Saville to Simon Blunt

Correspondence relating to possibly unexectued commission of portrait

Four copies of 'Light Blue', three copies of 'Visa', two copies of 'Chanticlere' and two copies of 'a year's purchase' magazines showing McCrae's work.

Three scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings from papers in which McCrae's work appeared.

Very few original drawings (presumably as originals were submitted to publications), although original drawings of Ian Ball (Jesus College rowing blue) and Mr. A. H. N. Molesworth. Further unidentified individual drawn on reverse of flyer for Cambridge Union Society debate flyer, 17th november 1953, 'This House regrets the loss of Calais'. Letter from Muriel Brittain thanking McCrae for an original drawing of her husband, Freddy Brittain, 25 February 2002.

Comprises correspondence with Dr Brian Gluss (Mathematician, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California) on the possibility of Gluss working for the Salk Institute, and visiting the Institute to discuss the possibility. Includes a curriculum vitae and reprints of papers by Gluss.

Comprises airline and baggage tickets, receipts for restaurants and hotels, travellers cheque applications, and notes of expenses in Bronowski's handwriting (for travel in Greece, Spain, Italy, Ethiopia and Kabul). Also includes a booklet of essential information for citizens of the United Kingdom travelling abroad published by the United Kingdom Government (Jun 1970).

Comprises a letter from Dr C A Hilgartner (4 Sep 1974) requesting assistance to find financial support for his research project on 'A formalised non-aristotelian theory of 'living systems'', with a reply from Sylvia Fitzgerald informing Hilgartner of Bronowski's death. Includes two papers by Hilgartner on 'Metabolic control in living systems' (undated) and a copy of a research grant application.

Contains, in Caryl's and several other 18th century hands: a list of names of the bishops of Ely from 1133 to 1836; Bishop West's statutes with the usual interpretations to 1638 (pp. 1-94); a list of terms of exhibitions - Brunsell's, Gatford's and Humphrey's - and of Sterne's scholarships (p. 95); a copy of a paper about the appointment of John Plampin and Thomas Newton as tutors, 27 Sep. 1788, with other documents relating to William Frend's case (pp. 96-101); notes about the Proby Fund, and various exhibitions and scholarships, including the Rustat, and other benefactions (pp. 103-145); a list of college livings with names of their (18th century) incumbents (pp. 146-151); notes on the "Office of Steward" (pp. 153-[160]).

The front flyleaf has some notes about College history, about the College's power to grant leases and a statement about the book being handed on to the next Master by Caryl's executor, Lettice Roberts, 25 July 1789.

At the back of the volume is a page index to the statute headings (in Latin) and other contents, an abstract of the Rustat Statutes, and a list of "Rhadegund Tythes"/"Fines set", 1733 to 1773.

Also includes two copies of printed excerpts from the College statutes concerning scholars, 1789;

A bill for £10 1s 0d paid to Dr. Aa Chevell for the following:
Petition to King for changing the mode of election
Vellum
Ingrossing Bishop of Ely's statute as granted by the King's respecting the new mode of election
Vellum
Ingrossing statute of Bishop of Ely on Vellum
Vellum

Photograph album containing colour photographs of FB's rooms in colllege. Photographed by Glanville Williams. The items on display in the room (mainly cockerels) are described with a note as to who gave them to FB and the date.

Comprises colour slides [possibly for Bronowski's lecture on 'The Minute Particulars of William Blake'] and the original wooden slide box (stored separately).

Consists of an audio recording from a session on 'Science as a Liberal Art' at 'The Legacy of Jacob Bronowski' symposium.

28 minutes long.

Comprises carbon copies of letters sent out by Platt whilst he was a Visiting Fellow at the Salk Institute.

Comprises: a copy of a letter from Jonas Salk to Platt (Associate Director, University of Michigan, Mental Health Research Institute) inviting him to be a Visiting Fellow at the Salk Institute, with a reply from Platt accepting; a copy of a paper by Platt on 'A suggested classification of crisis research studies'; a copy of a letter from Platt to Joseph Slater (President, Salk Institute) discussing a proposed National Council of Urgent Studies; and a letter from Platt to Sylvia Hodgson asking her to return a desk calendar left at the Institute.

Comprises copies of correspondence (mainly between members of the Salk Institute) relating to Strong's Fellowship at the Salk Institute to continue his research on mice, grant applications and facilities needed. Also includes copies of lectures by Strong, sent to Bronowski by the author.

[Strong was originally offered a 5 year Fellowship, from 1964. His Fellowship was terminated after 2 years, and Strong successfully sued the Institute].

Comprises correspondence between Bronowski and Cline (Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology), and between Bronowski and others about Cline, relating to Cline asking for guidance, visiting the Salk Institute, and considering employment at the Institute. Other correspondents are Arthur Galston (Kings College Department of Biophysics, London), Ed [Lennox, Salk Institute], and Seymour Benzer (Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology).

Consists of an audio recording from a session on 'Science as a Liberal Art' at 'The Legacy of Jacob Bronowski' symposium.

23 minutes and 30 seconds long.

Comprises: correspondence following the death of Leo Szilard, mainly relating to Szilard's archive and articles and obituaries about Szilard; handwritten notes by Bronowski on a mathematical "Szilard problem" regarding "overlap of (activated) genes in cells"; typescripts of articles by Szilard; and biographical information about Szilard.

Correspondents include members of the Salk Institute, Gertrud (Trudi) Weiss Szilard, and Dr Thomas A. Chalmers (worked with Leo Szilard on the Szilard-Chalmers effect).

Consists of an audio recording from a session on 'Science as a Liberal Art' at 'The Legacy of Jacob Bronowski' symposium.

27 minutes and 45 seconds long.

Contains copy of exhibition guide

Consists of an audio recording of part of an oral history interview of Warren Weaver, conducted and recorded by John Henahan in [Edwin] Lennox's study at the Salk Institute.

Consists of an audio recording of part of an oral history interview of Warren Weaver, conducted and recorded by John Henahan in [Edwin] Lennox's study at the Salk Institute.

Includes personal papers, correspondence and notebooks.

Rifle Estate. For 14 year from September 29th 1892. Includes annotation for emendation in red

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) A. E. English.
Lease to commence on 25 March 1930 at a rent of £38 per annum.

File contains:
(1) Letter from Mr Dixon to Hugh Shields (Bursar) requesting the outside of the property be painted
(2) Report and valuation of the Crown Inn and related correspondence
(3) Draft agreement for the yearly tenancy of The Crown Inn from 24th June 1907 at a rent of £48 made between the College and Messrs Bailey & Tebbutt

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) The Cambridge University Rugby Union and Association Football Trust Limited. Supplemental to Indenture of Conveyance dated 24th April, 1896 of the Cambridge University Football Ground, Grange Road, Cambridge. Includes plans

Consists of two annotated typescripts, annotated and edited by Sylvia Fitzgerald.

Discusses roads and the proposed indemnity.

Parties: (1) Harry Charles Rooke, (2) Jesus College

Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Chapple Gilbert Brand.
Draft agreement for C. G. Brand to build three new messuages in Gravel Close.
The agreement includes a specification giving detailed instructions about the building of the messuages or tenements including the type of brick to be used, the external dimensions including height, the direction the houses were to face, internal dimensions of rooms and how many coats of plaster were to be applied in each room.

Small strip of paper containing pencil workings for unspecified accounts. The following numbers are listed with a corresponding monetary value: 20, 33, 34, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 103, 104, 106, 132, 133, 136, 137, 138, 151, 152, 153, 154. Amounts to £1 19s 9d. Written on the reverse in black ink: "Paid Elgar Frisby".

Comprises annotated typescript lists of captions for each chapter, lists of illustrations and notes on illustrations, and photocopies of sources for illustrations/caption information.

Part 1: chapters 1-4; Part 2: chapters 5-8; Part 3: chapters 9-13.

Lists details of land adjacent to the College being used as an orchard by Widow Lee who was found considerably in arrears on rent in 1792 and so surrendered the land back the College. It was then let to Thomas Leech who rented neighbouring property from the College. The fruit trees and other items had been planted by Widow Lee. Further notes relating to rental income from the land.

[Prepared by Clare Bronowski]. Handwritten and typescript notes of Bronowski's writings, published lectures and broadcasts (organised alphabetically) with a note at the beginning stating that these are "Clare's Notes".

Agreement between the Great Eastern Railway Company and the Vicar of Hinxton relating to land that was a portion of the abandoned railway from Chesterford to Newmarket.

Parties: (1) the personal representatives of the late H F Rooke, (2) Jesus College

Deals with land from the abandoned Newmarket and Chesterford railway

Rough draft involving the Colleg and the Revd William Oke Cleave, relating to an unstated sum of £3 per cent consols, to augment the living. See similar documents in next file.

Comprises a typescript heavily annotated with changes and additions by [Sylvia Fitzgerald, Jo Marquand and a few by Bronowski].