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The advowson was granted to the nunnery of St Radegund by Hugh Fitzabsalon of Cambridge, some time after 1189. For this deed and later ones, see Nuns/Gray239-50. For further information on the medieval church, see the histories in file 2/1.

Loose papers, mainly concerning book sales by the book club. Includes printed sales sheets from late 19th century onwards

The advowson of Hinxton Vicarage was acquired by the College in 1558 by gift of Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Ely, who bought it, together with five others, from the Crown for £100. See the grant by Letters Patent, Philip and Mary, in Cal. Pat. Rolls, 1557-8, p.40. the original is in the Steel Press, shelf 8 (Dr Fuller's Foundation). The benefice was united to that of Ickleton 16.5.1930, the college retaining the right of presentation every alternate turn.

Records of tutors, the praelector and tutorial offices; for bursarial records relating to students see ACC 8 - ACC 15.

The Amalgamation Club was formed in October 1884 as a way to introduce a new system for managing the finances of the College Clubs. Up until this date each separate club had been responsible for collecting its own subs and managing its expenses. However, by October 1884 all Clubs, with the exception of the Football Club, was in debt. On 23 October 1884, a general meeting was held, and a provisional Committee, with Mr Gray (Treasurer of the Boat Club) as its chairman was set up. The committee drew up a report containing a framework of rules which was unanimously agreed to at another general meeting held on 11 November 1884.

Includes photograph of the Strafford Club dated May 1894. Names on board read J. H. O. Every, S. Tipping, D. Dewar (treasurer), J. H. Baynham, H. R. Yates, H. Robinson, W. Griffith, F. Barlow (president), C. D. B. Somerville (honorary secretary), A. G. Speke, E. Coupland, R. B. Croysdale. Absent F. S. Todd and J. M. Brydone

This was evidently a debating society. At least one volume of its records (covering 1904-10) is missing from the sequence.

Men's football team founded in October 1876.

Hockey began being played in college in the Lent term of 1902.

The Roosters was founded in 1907 by a New Zealander called J. H. Allen as a light-hearted debating society. It celebrated its Bicentenary 184 years in advance "to save posterity the trouble"

These diaries cover Frederick Brittain's life from 1910 when he was 16/17 years old and still at school,through WWI when he served on the hospital ship H.M. Egypt, to his career at Jesus College until his death in 1969. The entries give a detailed account of his work, reading, friends and colleagues, and his many hobbies including The Rooster Society, rowing, cycling, attedance at church services and amateur dramatics.

Letters written to L. A. Pars, with copies of letters written by him.

Papers relating to Bawden's family. Includes papers relating to the death of his sister, 2007; Papers and correspondence with his sister and solicitors concerning the administration of his parents estate when they had died, 1971-1994; Miscellaneous items including copies of brother's and sister's wills, retirement cards, certificates of his freedom of the city of London, 2nd June 1995 and 28th February 1996, father's certificate proving qualified teacher with related correspondence, 1913-15, miscellaneous family letters, 1920s and 30s;

Founded in 1881.

A collection of miscellaneous items listed individually

Consists of a series organised broadly alphabetically by author surname. Many reprints and copies of articles had been put into envelopes listing the contents.

There are a number of scrapbooks and individual articles that were kept by Frederick Brittain. Some of the scrapbooks contain newspaper cuttings of articles he had written himself, some are reviews of his published work and some were on topics of interest to him

A large bulk of this collection are letters written to Frederick Brittain. They came into the Archive in boxes following the death of Muriel Brittain. There appeared to be no original order so it was decided to put them in chronological order and list them in groups of decades. Amongst he various boxes in the accession were loose letters but only very few written by F.B. himself. These have been listed individually

Contains scorebook, 1995-1998

Includes:

original and digital copies of article from Country Life magazine, 24 November and 1 December 1928;

copy of article from Country Life magazine focusing on the creation of the War Memorial Library, 17 October 1952;
mention of North Court in article in the Illustrated London News, 5 June 1965;

article from The Architect and Building News concerning the construction of North Court, 24 January 1968;
copy of article from the Garden News relating to the College Gardens, 28 May 1971;

article relating to the development of the College site and buildings to coincide with the Quincentenary in 1996, Financial Times 27 April 1992;

article from the Cambridge News showing Lord Renfrew cutting the turf for the Quincentenary Library, 1993;

article from the Cambridge Town Crier relating to discovery of skeleton in excavations in the Master's Garden, 7 August 1993;

Jesus College Quincentenary Library in the Architects Journal, April 1996;

'Rounded Education' article about the Quincentenary Library in Sunday Times magazine, 4 May 1996;

'Building for Jesus' article concerning the construction of the Quincentenary Library and the adjoining accommodation block reprint from Building Design, 3rd November 2000;

review of 'Closer' from The Cambridge Student and Varsity, which took place in Jesus College forum between 19th and 22nd January 2005 and starred Jesuan Laura Allsop;

article from Varsity relating to harassment of unidentified Jesuan student by David Atkinson, the murderer of Sally Gleeson, 21st January 2005;

article from the Town Crier detailing invitation by Jesus College to Park Street Primary School to paint hoarding in North Court, 29th April 2005;

article from Varsity magazine showing the University Blues Water Polo team modelling underwear in the Quincentenary Library, 10th February 2006;

newspaper cutting from the Cambridge Evening News concerning the development of Bradwells Court into Christ's Lane, 18th May 2006;

'A subterranean mystery', article on Jesus College Air Raid Shelters from Cam Magazine, number 60, 2010;
interviews with Jesus students Beth Jones, Nicole Bryan-Quanima, Lowell Bellfield, Fliss Davies, Finlay O'Duffin, Chris Hannaby, Dan Burnard and Bani Kahai concerning their experience of College accommodation from 'the Fresher', August 2010;

article on the Chapterhouse development by Donald Insall Associates from Cambridge Business, March/April 2012;

reviews from December 2012 relating to release of new choir CD 'My Beloved's Voice'; Article in Newsletter, the magazine for staff of Cambridge University, concerning sculpture in Colleges and including reference to sculpture in the close and showing image of Barry Flanagan's bronze horse, summer 2013;

article detailing visit by Lisa Jardine to the Bronowski Archive, Financial Times magazine, November 2014;
Numerous articles from 2015;

feature relating to 51 Hills Road in Cambridge Architecture magazine, spring/summer 2016;

article from the Cambridge News concerning recruitment of staff for West Court via an open day, 15th March 2017;

interview with Helen MacDonald relating to her interest in falconry and book H is for Hawk, The Times 9th October 2017;

Fairbairn Cup results in Cambridge Independent, December 2017;

Opening of West Court, 2017;

Jesus College listed as a garden to visit in Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2018;

College takes part in National Garden Scheme, Cambridge Independent, July 2018;

advert for conference and accommodation options in West Court and Jesus College from Cambridge News, 20th August 2018;

copies of obituaries from the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian for David Shalev, one of the architects of the Quincentenary Library, 2018;

article on West Court in Cambridge Association of Architects gazette, spring/summer 2018;

Ian White leaving as Master and moving to be Vice-Chancellor of Bath from Cambridge Independent, September 2018;

Robert Mair debates off-site construction, in Cambridge Architecture, Spring 2019;

Anna Vignoles joins Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Independent, April 2019;

notice that 'Any Questions' by the BBC will be broadcast from the Frankopan Hall, April 2019;

newspaper cuttings relating to the appointment of Sonita Alleyne as Master of Jesus College, May 2019;

interviews with Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi relating to their book and connections to Jesus College, June 2019;

cutting relating to proposal of removal of Rustat memorial from College Chapel in Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2020;

student rent strikes at Jesus called off, Cambridge Independent, May 2021;

article "Cambridge don tried to shut down debate on Uighurs" from the Times, 6th June 2021;

press articles relating to return of Benin Bronze, October 2021;

article "Cambridge college seeks to shift memorial with slave trade link" relating to Tobias Rustat Memorial in College Chapel, from the Guardian, 16th November 2021;

articles relating to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, commenting on Rustat memorial in College Chapel, 9 Feb 2022;

articles relating to the legal decision to leave the Rustat Memorial in Chapel, March 2022;

article on Jesus College and the China Centre, 2022

article "The real story behind college's skeleton in the cupboard...", Cambridge News, 20 Feb 2012

Includes photograph of the 1st Lacrosse VI, 1930. Photograph taken in first court outside A and B staircases. Names on board read G. P. Russell, F. J. Tongue, P. J. Tetley, S. L. Baxter, G. H. C. Giddins, G. J. Sweet.

Includes correspondence, 'Fillets being the records of the most loquacious order of the red herring, 1922-1951', a watercolour of 'the Cock herring' by V. Robinson 1932; Copies of Liber Harengarum or rules of the most loquacious order of the red herring, 1949, c. 1960 and c.1980