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December 21 1794

A bill to "Magdlen Coldge" for one Quarter sweeping the Kitchen chimneys £0 4s 0d

Received the contents
By me William Press

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

June 19 1795

A bill to "Maglendon Coledge"

For one Quarter sweeping the Kitchen chimneys = £0 4s 0d

Received the contents
By me William Press

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

September 25th 1795

A bill to "Magglen Collge" for one Quarters sweeping the

Kitchen chimneys = £0 4s 0d
The Combination Room chimney = £0 0s 6d
The Porters Lodge chimney = £0 0s 6d

Received the contents = £0 5s 0d
By me Will Press

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

A bill to "Magderlen Coledge" for one Quarter

Sweeping the Kitchen chimneys = £0 4s 0d
The Combination Room chimney = £0 0s 6d

Received the Contents £0 4s 6d
By me Will Press

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

March 25 1796 A bill to "Magdlen Coledge"

For one Quarter sweeping the Kitchen chimneys = £0 4s 0d
The Combination Room chimney = £0 0s 6d
The Porters chimney = £0 0s 6d

Total = £0 5s 0d

Received by me
William Press

June 24 1796. A bill to "Magderlen Coledge" for one Quarter sweeping the Kitchen chimneys £0 4s 0d

Received the contents by me
William Press

September 26 1796 A bill to "Magderlen Coledge" for one Quarters sweeping

The Kitchen chimneys = 4s
The Combination Room chimney = 6d
The Porters chimney = 6d

Total = £0 5s 0d

Received the contents by me Will Press

On the reverse is written:
‘Kitchen chimneys 4s Received the contents by me Will’
[Shows that this paper has been reused]

Proposed history course, letter to the Headmaster explaining the course and two draft lectures.

Handwritten notes on teaching art.

Photograph album with a carved wooden cover depicting an eagle and goat. The inscription on the inside of the front cover reads: 'Present from Lucerne, France - Bell, Springfield Dukes, August 1877".

Contains a carte de visite of the Magdalene College Coat of Arms on the first page followed by a further 96 carte de visite sized portraits. Many are of undergraduates (1873-1876) and some are labelled with their names and College, and there are also women and older people. There are also 6 cabinet card size portraits.

The named undergraduates are:
T.E.J. Lloyd (Magdalene)
F. Petre
O.L.J. Evans (Magdalene)
J.A. Watson-Taylor (Magdalene)
D.W. Tanqueray (Magdalene)
C. Hughes (Magdalene)
Wood (Trinity)
Biggs (St Johns)
W.R. Pym (Magdalene)
R.E. Leach (Magdalene)
C.M. MacAnnaly (Magdalene)
G.A. Williams (Magdalene)
E.E. Stock (Magdalene)
Rachkam (Pembroke)
Royds (Trinity)
Hedges (Trinity)
Pearson (Trinity)
Tuck and Hedges (Trinity)
Gate, Clifford, Clifford
Watson-Taylor (Magdalene)
P.L. Underhill (Magdalene)
A.W. Godby (Magdalene)

Parties (1) William Bullen (innkeeper) (2) Emma Smith (widow)

Mortgage of a messuage near the Pickerel Inn for securing £400 and interest.

Attached is a letter to The Trustees of the Cambridgeshire Permanent Benefit Building Society from Fosters & Lawrence (attorneys and agents for Emma Smith) informing them of the mortgage.

A letter and bill transcribed below.

Sir,

Your favor with a bill on Newnham and Co. for £9 3s 4d I received this day which balances your account. I am much obliged to you for it, and am very sorry you should have occasion to complain of the candles sent to you, my son will be in Cambridge next week. He will take the liberty to call and look at them and if it's your wish will change them.

London January 9th 1796

I am Sir yours,
Benjamin Jiggins

Magdalen College London January 27 1795

Bought of Benjamin Jiggins

Wax Chandler

Successor to the late Mrs Jones No. 19 Poultry

Wax long = £0 6s 0d - 56
Wax = £0 3s 0d - 8
Total = 64 - 2s 10d = £9 1s 4d
Box = 2s

Total = £9 3s 4d

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

Change for the Better by Clive Smitton.

This volume is set out with a different room on each page and amounts owed for room rent and hire of furniture.
Sitting rooms were often shared by three students and payment was due to the senior student from the others for items like blankets, fire thongs, joiner for repairs, curtains, pillows, and chairs.

Parties: (1) W. Stockbridge and Sons Limited (2) Magdalene College

Conveyance of freehold property known as 25 and 26 Bridge Street.

There is a note in the box signed by Charles Knighton dated 22/09/2000 which reads:

"No. 28 as listed in the Handlist not found among documents returned from solicitors and placed in archives"

Printed forms completed and signed by A.S. Ramsey (Bursar).

Information includes:
(1) name of the parish
(2) name of occupier
(3) estimated size of property
(4) gross estimated rental (or value)
(5) description of land and buildings
(6) details of lease
(7) rent

Certificate of contract for the redemption of land tax for Benjamin Jolley.

Certificate of the contract for the redemption of Land Tax relating to land and premises in Chesterton Lane.

Certificate of Registration of a Mortgage or Charge created by W. Stockbridge & Sons Ltd for securing £6,000.

Copy certificate of payment of estate duties for the purchase of 1-3 Cross Keys yard.

Certificate of land tax in connection with the White Bull Inn.

Certificate of the contract for the redemption of Land Tax in relation to two messuages in St Giles copyhold of Merton College, Oxford and St Michaels [Copped Hall].

Centenary Readings from C.S. Lewis edited by John Stevens and Raphael Lyne.

Celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth of C.S. Lewis:

(a) Programmes of events in Belfast, Oxford, and Magdalene
(b) Working script of ‘Readings from the works’, Benson Hall, Dec 1998, ed. Prof Stevens
(c) Poster for A.N. Wilson’s lecture
(d) Text of Bishop Barrington-Ward’s sermon, 11 Oct 1998
(e) Occasional Paper 23, Centenary Readings from C.S. Lewis and correspondence relating to the publication
(f) Photocopy of a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury (The Rt Revd Lord Runcie) to The Revd Hueston Finlay (Chaplain of Magdalene), 13 Nov 1996, declining to preach on C.S. Lewis.