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Offprints and articles concerning Pepys and the Pepys Library bound into albums. Formerly known as the 'Miscellaneous Pamphlets' volumes.

List of contents:

1. Bailey, J.E. (1876). 'On the Cipher of Pepys’s Diary', Papers of the Manchester Literary Club, 2.

2. Tanner, J.R. (1892). 'Pepys and the Popish Plot', English Historical Review, pp. 281-290.

3. Power, D.A. (1895). 'An Address on the Medical History of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pepys', The Lancet.

4. Power, D.A. (1904). Who performed lithotomy on Mr. Samuel Pepys? London: Printed at The Lancet Office. [Paper read at the second meeting of the Samuel Pepys Club, 26 March 1904].

5. Lee, S. (1906). 'Pepys and Shakespeare'. Privately Printed for Presentation to the Members of the Samuel Pepys Club.

6. Power, D.A. (1911). 'Why Samuel Pepys Discontinued his Diary', The Lancet, 177(4582).

7. Hodges. G. (1913). 'Pepys at Church', Atlantic Monthly, pp. 74-81.

8. Abbott, W.C. (1914). 'The Serious Pepys', Yale Review, pp. 551-575.

9. Stevenson, R.L. (n.d.). Samuel Pepys, in R.L. Stevenson (ed.) Familiar studies of men and books, pp. 202-228.

10. Jones, E.A. (1920). 'Pepys as an Art Collector and Critic', National Review, 453, pp. 365-376.

11. Whitear, W.H. (1923). 'Samuel Pepys and his Birthplace', Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society.

12. Gaselee, S. (1923). 'Pepys' Library: Its Mysteries and Fascination', The Empire Review, pp. 132-140.

13. MacLaurin, C. (1923). 'Mr. and Mrs. Pepys', in C. MacLaurin, Post mortem: essays, historical and medical, London: J. Cape, pp. 157-179.

14. Shipley, A.E. (1925). 'Mr Pepys as a Man of Science and President of the Royal Society', The Quarterly Review, 486, pp. 219-237.

15. Morshead, O.F. (1926). 'Introduction', in O.F. Morshead (ed.) Everybody's Pepys: the Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669, London: G. Bell and Sons, pp. ix-xx.

File about Mallory's book Boswell the Biographer including letters from John Murray (publishers), Smith, Elder & Co [who published the book]; an account showing sales; Mallory's account showing he had ordered six copies to be sent to Charterhouse (3 copies), G. Sayle, G. L. Keynes, and St John's Vicarage [his parents]; and press cuttings of reviews.

Also a copy of the book text published by Amazon 2016 (Create Space Independent Publishing Platform), printed in Poland.

A manuscript addition on the inside front cover reads 'This book was bought at Metcalfes for the sum of 2"6 about 12.15pm on Tuesday March 3rd 1868 by Robert Neville, Sec & Tres. These are stormy times for the MCB, it being somewhat split up by the party spirit, men being stingy in paying up their subscription & it not receiving proper support from men in the Coll of a different "persuasion". Let any future Secretaries & Treasurers who in future years & in more prosperous times, (which I trust may & will come) who may read this, pity in their hearts the cares & troubles of their ancestors. A new boat is just ready to be launched & which must be paid for somehow. R.N.'

A manuscript addition on the inside front cover reads 'This book was bought at Metcalfes for the sum of 2"6 about 12.15pm on Tuesday March 3rd 1868 by Robert Neville, Sec & Tres. These are stormy times for the MCB, it being somewhat split up by the party spirit, men being stingy in paying up their subscription & it not receiving proper support from men in the Coll of a different "persuasion". Let any future Secretaries & Treasurers who in future years & in more prosperous times, (which I trust may & will come) who may read this, pity in their hearts the cares & troubles of their ancestors. A new boat is just ready to be launched & which must be paid for somehow. R.N.'

These books contain records kept by successive secretaries giving lists of crews, decisions of meetings, reports on meetings and results. For a list of secretaries from 1835-1928 see Magdalene Boat Club 1828-1928

A manuscript addition to the first page reads ' This book was presented to the Magdalene Boat Club by J. A. Watson Taylor, Dec 2 1879'.

Contains minutes of meetings and race reports.

The book was presented to the M.B.C. by Mr Smithe in 1836. A manuscript addition on the title page reads ' Received this book without any entries made therein May 26 1839. F. C. Penrose'.

The first page shows hand drawn coloured symbols representing: First Crew, Captain of the First Crew, Steerer of the First Crew, Secretary, Captain of Cannibal Crew, Cannibal Crew, the Shield of the First Crew, and the Shield of the Cannibal Crew. There follows a list of crews from 1835 to 1851 with symbols hand drawn next to their names.

The book then contains:
Laws of the M.C.B. as revised 26 October 1839.
Regulations and Ordinances of the M. B. C. not included in the printed rules, Dec 1839.
A retrospective account by F. C. Penrose of University rowing between 1825 and 1839.
Accounts of decisions of meetings, lists of Colleges taking part in races, the order of starting, and reports including results of the races.

Fabric pennant with beading. No date but possibly Edwardian.

Menus for Boat Club dinners containing printed crew lists. Many are signed by attendees at the dinners.

Menu for the Boat Club Dinner held on 15 June 2002 (signed and contains a printed list of the following crews: 1st Men, 1st Women, 2nd Men, 2nd Women, 3rd Men).

Minutes of the Magdalene Boat Club Committee of Management meetings held on the following dates:

Special Meeting, 11 Jun 1982
First meeting: 15 Oct 1982
25 Jan 1983, 29 Apr 1983, 14 Oct 1983
28 Feb 1984, Captain's Report as at 9 May 1984
8 Jun 1985, 25 Oct 1985
14 Jun 1986
30 Oct 1987 [agenda only]
20 May 1994, 26 Oct 1994
27 Jan 1995, 5 May 1995, 17 Jun 1995, 5 May 1995
13 Nov 1997, 17 Nov 1997
16 Feb 1996, 14 Nov 1996,
Treasurer's Report for Lent term 1997
13 Nov 1998, Lent term 1998, May term 1998
Treasurer's Report for Lent term 1998
25 May 2003

A manuscript addition to the first page reads ' This book was presented to the Magdalene Boat Club by G. C. R. Taylor, Captain 1901-1902'.

Contains minutes of meetings and race reports.

A manuscript addition to the first page reads ' This book was presented to the Magdalene Boat Club by G. W. Bolham, May 25 1863'.

Contains minutes of meetings and race reports.

The first page shows hand drawn coloured symbols representing: First Crew, Captain of the First Crew, Steerer of the First Crew, Secretary, Captain of Cannibal Crew, Cannibal Crew, the Shield of the First Crew, and the Shield of the Cannibal Crew.

A manuscript addition to the first page gives the unanimous thanks of the Boat Club to Mr Kershaw for is kindness in ornamenting the book.