University of Cambridge: Petitions of MAs and Head of Houses to vice-chancellor and council of senate

Scope and Content

Subjects include relief of work-people in Lancashire and Cheshire, the Irish Church Bill, the examination for the ordinary degree, the printing and distribution of class-lists, the University Improvement Board, and the abolition of religious tests.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Bequeathed by E. Atkinson DD, Master of Clare College, 1915.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.