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Order of service for choral evensong commemoration of Peter Peckard (Master of Magdalene, 1781-1797) and leading campaigner against Slave Trade, held in St Giles' church.

(1) Order of service for choral evensong in commemoration of the work of members of the College for the anti-slavery and early Human Rights Movement on the occasion of the bicentenary of the abolition of the British Atlantic Salve Trade.

(2) Accompanying booklet containing brief biographies and portrait of Revd Dr Peter Peckard, Charles Grant (Lord Glenelg), Sir Robert Grant, Revd Samuel Marsden, Sir George Stephen

Framed colour watercolour (and smaller print) of the view from the window of A.C. Benson's room in the Left Cloister of the Pepys Building by Philip Norman. Signed on the reverse of the frame by A.C. Benson and witnessed by Edmund Gosse (18 December 1908).

Printed bound copy of the 1997 Statutes.

Printed bound copy of the 1958 Statutes.

Printed bound copy of the 1926 Statutes.

Printed bound copy of the 1882 Statutes.

Printed bound copy of the 1860 Statutes. Annotated in pencil and a loose printed copy.

The original site covered the area of First and Second Courts but not the land between the south range of first Court and the river or up as far as Chesterton Road.

In 1428 Abbot Lytlington of Crowland Abbey was licensed by Letters Patent of King Henry VI to acquire the site so that a hostel could be established in Cambridge for student monks from Benedictine houses (Crowland, Ely, Ramsey, and Walden) to live whilst studying in Cambridge. They were over the river and so away from the temptations of the town.

John de Wisbech, Abbot of Crowland, planned First Court and began by building the Chapel in the North Range between 1470 and 1472. The Hall was built in 1519 by Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.

In 1542 Lord Audley persuaded the King to re-found Buckingham College as the College of St Mary Magdalene but he died two years later having contributed nothing to the buildings. At the time of his death First Court was not finished and was partly open to the street on the west side. Audley’s successor was the 4th Duke of Norfolk who promised, in 1564, to help finish the Court but was put in the Tower of London in 1568 and executed in 1572. The West Range and Gatehouse were finally finished in 1584 thanks to the generosity of Sir Christopher Wray.

The building and developement of the College was affected by lack of money. In the 17th century it took a long time to raise the funds to build what is now the Pepys Building. Nothing more was built during the 18th century although internal changes were made to the Chapel. In the 19th century only a very plain Master’s Lodge was built.

The College's fortunes were revived by A. C. Benson (Master, 1915-1925) who left his mark everywhere - his initials can be seen in 20 places around College. The improvements lead to an increase in the number of students and Fellows andthis in turn lead to a programme of modernisation which was carried out between the 1950s and the 1970s. In 1990 it became possible to commercially develop the Quayside and in 2005 Cripps Court was built. The most recent building to be opened (2021) was the new Student Library.

Replies to the University Commissioners from the College and letters and papers relating to financial relations with the Vice-Chancellor.

Gives the following returns:
(1) Ecclesiastical Benefices
Aldrington (Suffolk); Anderby cum Cumberworth (Lincolnshire); Great Fransham (Norfolk); Grainthorpe (Lincolnshire); St. Catherine Cree (Middlesex); Stanton St Michael (Cambridgeshire); Steeple Ashton (Wiltshire); Ellington (Norfolk)

(2) Corporate Estates
Alkborough (near Brigg, Lincolnshire); Bonthorpe (near Alford, Lincolnshire); Grainthorpe (near Louth, Lincolnshire); Saltfleet (near Louth, Lincolnshire); Cumberworth (near Alford, Lincolnshire); Clynnog (near Carnarvon); Llanrug (near Carnarvon); Anglesey; Steeple Ashton (Wiltshire); Cambridge St Giles; Long Stanton (Cambridgeshire); Quy (Cambridgeshire)

(3) Houses Let at Rack Rent Corporate Property
Property in Magdalene Street; Bridge Street; Chesterton Road

(4) Tithe Rent Charges Corporate Property
Grainthorpe; Steeple Ashton

(5) Rent Charges, Quit rents, Fee Farm Rents, Pensions, and Fixed Payments Corporate Property
Aldgate, Attenborough, Beccles, Purleigh, Newbell, Wisbeach, Mile End, Hornchurch

(6) Monies Invested Corporate Property

(7) Summaries of Gross and Net External Income Corporate Property

(8) Annual Amounts of Room Rents, Fees and Dues and Summary of Net Internal Income

(9) Trust Estates
King's Repton (Notts); Ellington (Hunts; Alconbury Weston (Hunts); Wiston (Hunts); Godmanchester; Bramton (Hunts); Witton (Hunts); Warboys (Hunts); Stickney and Silsey (Lincs)

(10) Houses Let at Rack Rent Trust Property
Magdalene Street

(11) Rent Charges, Quit Rents etc. Trust Property

(12) Monies Invested Trust Property

(13) Summaries of Gross and Net Income Trust Property

(14) Expenditure in years 1867-1870 Corporate Revenues and a Summary of the Same

(15) Statement as to certain funds; tuition; library; dues composition; caution funds; plate. Abstract of Milner Fund Account

(16) Abstract of Peckard Trust

(17) Abstract of Groom's Benefaction

(18) Answers to questions; correspondence with the Commissioners, 1873; Accounts for the years 1867-1871 of Peckard Trust, Peckard Trust (Ferrar Scholars), Groom Benefaction, Milner Benefaction

(19) Statement of Supplementary Information requested 1873 and 1874. Further Correspondence with the Commissioners

(20) Booklet for St Mary the Virgin Steeple Ashton Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Church, 19 September 1900. Includes an engraving and lists of vicars and benefactors. Also related press cuttings

At the back of the volume:
(1) Accounts - College Restoration, 1873-1877
(2) Living Fund - copies of College Orders, 1828-1872 and Living Fund Account, 1828-1875
(3) Copy of College Order to purchase Wentworth House and accounts, 1834-1874

Notes on the following benefactions:

(4) Smith benefaction
(5) Lord Anglesea's benefaction to the Pepys Library
(6) Milner benefaction and accounts. List of Milner Scholars, 1738-1878
(7) Hugh Dennis benefaction. List of the Hugh Dennis Fellows, alias Kings Fellows, 1560-1854
(8) Dongworth benefaction
(9) Groom benefaction
(10) Wisbeach benefaction
(11) Warwick (Frances, Countess of) benefaction. List of Warwick Fellows, 1624-1857 and Scholars, 1625-1875
(12) Dr Millington's benefaction. List of Millington Fellows, 1758-1862 and scholars, 1732-1827

Volume recording the date, place in College that needed repair, details of the repair, and amount. The main part of the book relates to buildings on the College site but there ae a small number of entries at the back of the book detailing repairs to College owed property in Cambridge.

File giving details of College Prizes awarded to students.

Within the College Archive we hold the personal papers of former Masters, Fellows, alumni and other people associated with the College.

Many of these are artificial collections put together by the former Emeritus Archivist. With these collections the material has been divided into original material (letters, diaries, photographs etc) and supporting material (obituaries, photocopies of material held elsewhere, articles about the person etc).

From 1781 to 1971 there was a series of Order Books which contained a record of the 'Order' of the Governing Body. They were written during the Governing Body Meetings and signed by the Fellows at the end of the meeting.
From 1911 onwards a separate series of Minute Books was kept to record discussions and decisions of the Governing Body.

At a meeting on 18 February 1971 the Governing Body agreed that extracts from the Minutes would no longer be pasted into the Order Books. They were then used to record the appointment of Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Masters, and Scholars.

For the previous Order Book containing appointments from 1971-1979 see MCGB/4/2/3.

Contains the records of the admission of Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Masters, and Scholars and includes their signatures.

Contains a record of decisions made by the Governing Body. There is a separate printed index to the contents.

Includes a printed copy of the will and codicils of A.C. Benson.

Contains a record of decisions made by the Governing Body. There is an index to the contents at the back of the volume.