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The index to the volume contains the following entries: The Kennels, Food, Beagle Cart, General Management, Walking Meets, Driving Meets (within 6 miles), other Meets (train), list of Masters and their Whips. The latter states that it began in 1840 as The Foot Drag [after the first foot drag a dinner was held in Magdalene College].

The Beagle Club was a dining club of eight members including the Master and whips of the Trinity Foot Beagles. They were to dine once a week in one member's rooms. The book contains the date and location of each dinner signed by those in attendance, changes in members, and numerous ink drawings many of which were reproduced in The Trinity Foot Beagles 1862 – 1912 by F. Claude Kempson.

Minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee.

It is hand written with no index.

Minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, 1962-1966.

At the meeting on 4 March 1966 'General Purposes' is crossed out and 'Buildings' is written above so that the name of the Committee is now the 'Finance and Buildings Committee'.

It is hand written with no index.

Volume containing handwritten minutes of the Tutorial Committee.

Established following a meeting of the Governing Body held on 6 October 1931 at which it was decided that a Finance and General Business Committee (along with a Tutorial Committee) should be set up and consist of the Master, President, Bursar and Steward, Assistant Steward and one other member of the Governing Body appointed by the Governing Body.

The Committee would 'consider all matters that arise in connection with College Buildings, College property and finance, College servants and general administration'.

Originally known as the Finance and General Business Committee, 1931-1932.
Then known as:
The Finance and General Purposes Committee, 1932-1966.
The Finance and Buildings Committee, 1966-1990.
The Finance and General Purposes Committee, 1991-present.

Minute Books for the Tutorial Committee, 1931-1957.
Minute Books for the Tutors and Pastoral Committee, 2003-2015.

Typed copy letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis.

Transcript

Thank you so much for your second letter.

But I am sorry to have given you the burden of writing a second time. It is abundantly clear that you have cogent reasons for not making the move which we had so much hoped would be possible.

Typed letter (signed) from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink about the offer to take the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.

Writes to Sir Henry in his capacity as Vice-Chancellor of the University [he was also Master of Magdalene College].

The arrangement of election from 1 October 1954 with dispensation until 1 January 1955 was most obliging and would suit him admirably. if he could get away sooner he assumes that no new legislation would be necessary.

Typed copy letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis.

The news of his acceptance of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English was now known.

Suggests a form of words Lewis could use in reply to offers of rooms and a Fellowship from other Colleges [Willink was Vice-Chancellor of the University as well as Master of Magdalene and so had prior knowledge of the appointment and had the advantage in being the first to be able offer Lewis a Fellowship at Magdalene]. Makes it clear he was free to accept an offer from another College if he would like.

Typed letter (signed) from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink about the offer to take the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.

Writes to Sir Henry in his capacity as Master of Magdalene College [he was also Vice-Chancellor of the University].

Thanks him for the formula which he would use [Willink suggested the form of words he should use if offered a Fellowship at another College]. A professorial Fellowship at Magdalene was exactly what he would like best. He should like to remain under the same patroness [when was at Magdalen College, Oxford].

Typed copy letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis.

The 'time for consultation' to which he referred in his letter of 8 June had begun and would run until 24 June when they would have a College meeting. He would write immediately after the meeting.

Returns his letter from Corpus Christi.

Apologises for the brief note as he was just off to London.

Black and white photograph of C.S. Lewis - blown up from a group photograph.

Blue exercise book containing a memoir of her life between 1877 and 1916. This covers her childhood, family, training as a kindergarden nurse, the month she spent with Rudyard Kipling and his wife Carrie looking after their children during their trip to South Africa, and her subsequent career looking after Dorothy, the daughter of Sir Robert Hudson, and becoming Matron in a rest home for Army nurses and sisters in Monte Carlo in 1916. The last page ends "New book" but no further books have survived.

Book containing poems written by Sylvia Thompson.

Documents relating to messuages and premises on the north side of Magdalene Street adjacent to the College.

This inn was located at 7 Magdalene Street where Benson Hall now stands. In 1596 it had a frontage of 52 feet and might have possessed a garden and bowling green. In 1615 it was bought for Magdalene by the Master, Barnaby Goche. By 1748 it was known as 'The King's Head'. It disappears from Commercial Directories in 1873 though it may have survived in some form until A. C. Benson demolished a row of medieval buildings in 1912 prior to rebuilding.

Parties: (1) Bartholomew Simon Smith, (2) Thomas Arlke and John Fouke

Release of his right in a messuage in St Giles' parish.

Parties: (1) Thomas Arlke, (2) John Chesham and John Fouke

Parties: (1) Thomas Insale, (2) Stephen Neel, William Wedgwood, John Cornwallis, and Richard Paiys

Parties: (1) Thomas Stancliff, John Stancliff, and William Stancliff, (2) William Webb, Richard Webster, and William Smith

Parties: (1) Hugh Blaxton, (2) John Munsey

Parties: (1) Johanne Russell (widow, daughter and heiress of John Munsey), (2) John Munday

Parties: (1) Godfrey Iwells, (2) Barnaby Goche (Master of Magdalene College)

Livery of seisin endorsed.