Framed view of Magdalene College from the street.
Framed black and white photograph of Magdalene Street.
Framed colour print of the front of the Pepys Building by Ackermann. A handwritten note on the back of the frame reads 'D. Pepys Whiteley, 11 Oct 1958. (First day in the Pepys Library)'.
Framed hand coloured photograph of Fisher’s Lane by J. Palmer Clark.
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).
One black and white photograph of the staircase inside 'O' Block.
Black and white photograph of the residents in College. No names are given.
Framed black and white photograph of Professor the Lord Blackett (Nobel Laureate in Physics).
Framed black and white photograph of Professor Henry Chadwick (Master of Peterhouse).
Framed black and white photograph of R.W.M. Dias (Fellow and President).
Framed black and white photograph of C.S. Lewis (Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English).
Framed black and white photograph of I.A. Richards (Fellow).
Framed black and white photograph of Sir Christopher Staughton (Lord Justice of Appeal).
Colour photographs of Anthony John Hanscomb, elected Fellow-Commoner in 1992.
Football team 1945-1946 with E.F. Mutesa, Kabaka of Buganda (copy)
Staff Outing, Margate 2 July 1936 (Titmus, Margate) (Stanley Robinson is third from the right end of the back row – identified by daughter, June 2019)
(1) Staff Cricket XI, 1937 (Cambridge Daily News) (Stanley Robinson is sixth from the left on the front row - identified by his daughter, June 2019)
(2) Magdalene Cambridge v Magdalen Oxford Bowls match September 1956 (Oxford Mail)
(3) Magdalene Cambridge v Magdalen Oxford Bowls teams (n.d.) (Oxford Mail) (Stanley Robinson is on the far right of the second row from the back - identified by daughter, June 2019; Jack Saunders is second from the left in the second row from the back)
(4) Magdalene Cambridge v Magdalen Oxford Bowls match (n.d.) (Cambridge Daily News)
(5) Staff Bowls team (n.d.)
(6) Staff Bowls team (n.d.) (Stanley Robinson is fifth from the left)
(7) Nawab F. Ali Akba BA (Cantab) 1945-48 Hyderabad state, with trophies
(8) Stanley Robinson, Kitchen Clerk (d. 1.4.65) & another with trophies (by N.J. Robinson, Basing House)
J.J. Saunders, Kitchen Manager 1 Jan 1935-39 January 1967 (photo by Ramsey & Muspratt)
'Horace', Kitchen Porter, in pancake race (n.d.) (Cambridge Daily News)
(9) C.W.K. Brown, Senior Clerk 1959-76, College Secretary 1976-86
Mrs Y.S. Kemp, Senior Clerk 1959-85
(10a) L.J. Ebbon, Fellows' Gyp 1962-78, Buttery Staff 1978-90
(10b) Fred Stone, Waiter 1967-83
(11a) C.S. Overhill, Porter 1967-83
(11b) Mrs R. Overhill, Bedmaker 1967-87
(12a) Mrs H. Symond, Bedmaker 1960-85
(12b) Mrs B.A. Phillips, Bedmaker 1966-89
(13a) Cyril Plumb, Porter 1924-75
(13b) Elsie and Fred Stone, High Table waiters 1985
(14a) Mrs D.E. Richards
(14b) Mrs D.E. Richards
(15) Old Lodge, facing Master's Garden,1987
(16) Bright's Building, 1987
(17) Pepys Building,1987
(18a) Gatehouse, 1987
(18b) Second Court from right cloister of the Pepys building (photo by the Bursar, D.J.H. Murphy, 1990)
(19a) Chapel - R.H. Mayo stall plate
(19b) Chapel - The Missionaries Memorial (photo by G. Bye, 1988)
(19c) Chapel - Altar (photo by G. Hawkins, 1999)
(20-21) Chapel - 4 statues: (a) Henry VI; (b) St Mary Magdalene; (c) St Etheldreda (d) St Benedict (photo by G. Bye, 1988)
(22) Organ - pre-1975 reconstruction
(23) Chapel Choir with Precentor, Easter Term 1988
(24) Chapel Choir, 1989
(25) L.J. Ebbon - Fellows' Gyp 1962-78, Buttery Staff 1978-90 (photo by G. Love, Butler, 1990) (see also 10a above)
(26) Plaque designed and printed by Will Carter (Hon. Fellow) commemorating opening on 22 July 1992 of the College Library extension by Revd Prof H. Chadwick (Hon. Fellow) (photo by G. Bye)
(27) College Library - Ladborough Room, August 1992 (photo by James Austin) (College Magazine, No. 36, 1991-92)
(28a) Quayside - the Spinola Gargoyle (photo by K.W.P. Miller) (College Magazine, No. 35, 1990-91)
(28b) Richard Ensor (Magdalene 1660/1) - Grave in Ilam churchyard (photo given by J.F. Burnet)
(29) 450th anniversary celebrations - Garden parties for old members, July 1992
(a) Exhibition in the Parlour; (b) The Old Library; (c) Butler and staff; (d) Fellows' Garden (photo by M. Coleman)
(30) Gate to River Court (photo by Tim Soar)
(31) Dinner for the completion of the Pepys Catalogue, 23 February 1994
(a) High Table (photo by Michael Manni); (b) General view (photo by Michael Manni)
(32-33) 24 photographs (2 sheets of 12 each) of the restoration of 29-30 Thompson's Lane (College Magazine, No. 36, 1991-92 (photos by Jeremy Pembry)
(34) Chapel Choir with Precentor, Easter Term 1994
(35) R. Luckett (Fellow & Pepys Librarian) in front of Pepys's bookcases (photo by David Gamble)
(36) Grant of Barony to Lord Audley 1538
(37) Grant of Arms to Lord Audley 1538
(38) 450th anniversary prize by Emily Hadden (original in Bursar’s Office)
(39) Hockey Club, 1985-1986
(40-41) Former and new Precentors and Organ Scholars, 1996 - left to right: Daniel Webb (Senior Organ Scholar), Dr Luckett (formerly Precentor), Hugh Morris (Senior Organ Scholar), Dr Farmer (Precentor), Richard Brasher (Senior Music Scholar)
(42) Dr R.F. Bennett, 1996
(42a) Dr R.F. Bennett with Dr E. Duffy and Dr R. Hyam
(42b) Dr R.F. Bennett with the History Fellows, left to right: Dr Kümin, Dr Duffy, Dr Hyam, Dr Patterson, Dr Harper
(43a) Horace (Kitchens, 1939-1960, see obituary in the College Magazine, No. 4, 1959-60, pp 14-16 + frontispiece)
(43b) Professor Sir John Gurdon
(43c) Lady Gurdon
(44) Pepys Cloister hanging baskets, September 1997 (taken by G. Hawkins, College Marshal)
(45) Benson Court 'J' staircase, 1999 (taken by Bill Stotesbury)
(46) Restoration of Old Library Books by Mrs Jill Flintham in 1999 (before and after)
(47) Bogus Pepys Chair c. 1840 kept in the Fellows’ guest room (F/2)
(48) Soup dish by Copeland with the original (correct) version of the College arms with gilded rim and a superimposed border in green and deep brown; marked E. Hills. Presented by Lady Gurdon
(49) Reverse of Copeland soup dish
(50) Meat dish by Copeland with second (wrong) version of the College arms; marked W. Swannell (property of R. Luckett)
(51) Reverse of Copeland meat dish
(52) W. Swannell small dish; Edge Malkin stamped on reverse (property of R. Luckett)
Photos on pp. 53-55 were taken by G. Hawkins:
(53a) Master’s Garden - sundial
(53b) Master's Garden - sundial
(53c) Fellows’ Garden Pets’ Cemetery - dogs’ graves
(53d) Fellows' Garden Pets' Cemetery - horse’s grave
(54) Garden ornaments
(54a) Chinese lantern at south east corner of the Pepys Building
(54b) Chinese god of literature (Wen Chang)
(54c) St Mary Magdalene (at end of Monks’ Walk)
(54d) Grave of ‘Tiny’ the dog (‘for 15 years a great pet’)
(54e) The Green Man water-feature (1996)
(55a) Chinese lantern, north of the Chapel
(55b) Malayan god (Old Lodge 2)
(55c) Fellows’ Garden: memorial seat to A. Clarke
Photos on pp. 56-58 taken by A. Hanscomb:
(56) Hall Glass, three S-side windows
(57) Chapel Glass (a) Replacement of Neville-Grenville window, (b) East window
(58a) Mr P. Kay, Clerk of Works (1996)
(58b) Mr G. Hawkins, College Marshal (1996)
(59) Sundial 1989, designed by W.F. Ng: (a) in situ (b) close up
Within the College Archive we hold the personal papers of former Masters, Fellows, alumni and others associated with the College. The individual collections are arranged alphabetically by surname.
Diary of Robert Broadbent for 1930 when he was at Magdalene College.
Diary of Robert Broadbent for 1932 when he was at Magdalene College.
Change for the Better by Clive Smitton.
The Kipling that Nobody Reads by Thomas Pinney.
The Parnell Lecture 1998-99 History as Myth; The Return of the Hero by Breandán Ó Buachalla.
A Study of Change: The Wellcome Trust 1979-1998 by Bridget Ogilvie.
Managing the Reshaping of the Church of England by Michael Turnbull Bishop of Durham.
The Parnell Lecture 2002-2003 The Celtric Tiger: A Cultural History by Declan Kiberd.
Magdalene, Anti-Slavery and the Early Human Rights Movement from the 1780s to the 1830s by Ronald Hyam.
The Parnell Lecture 2006-2007 Jeremiah Curtin’s Irish Journeys by Angela Bourke.
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.
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.
Manuscript note on the first page reads 'This book was presented to the Magdalene Boat Club by A. L. C. Heigham late Captain, Oct 27th '59.
Index to coloured hand drawn symbols for the first boat crew, captain of the first boat, coxwain of the first boat, secretary, and shield of the first boat crew. These are entered next to names in lists of crews between 1852 and 1876.