All items are typed/printed.
1. 'Admission of Undergraduates' information.
2. Letter from G.C.L. Bertram, Senior Tutor. Acknowledges receipt of application. 22 July 1967.
3. Letter to P.W. Martin, Headmaster of Warwick School, from M.J. Skill for K.J. Pascoe, enclosing a scholarship entry form (absent). 16 October 1967.
4. Letter from G.C.L. Bertram. Acknowledges receipt of scholarship entry form. 18 October 1967.
5. Timetable for the Cambridge Men's Colleges Joint Examination (Awards and Entrance). 25 November 1967.
6. Note regarding timings for Oxford and Cambridge Scholarship Examinations. 25 November 1967.
7. General Studies: General Questions examination paper. 27 November 1967.
8. General Studies: Essay examination paper. 28 November 1967.
9. General Studies: History examination paper. 28 November 1967.
10. Letter from G.C.L. Bertram. Gives information on 'Entrance Scholarships, 1967: Practical and Oral Examinations'. Undated; circa December 1967.
11. Letter from G.C.L. Bertram. Informs Browne of the timing of his oral examination. 7 December 1967.
12. Telegram from G.C.L. Bertram. Informs Browne that he has been awarded an Exhibition. 18 December 1967.
13. Letter from K.J. Pascoe. Asks Browne to confirm his acceptance of his Exhibition. 19 December 1967.
14. Letter from K.J. Pascoe. Gives details of the assessment of Browne's General Scholarship Examination performance. 20 December 1967.
15. Letter from K.J. Pascoe. Encloses the reading list for Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos (absent). 9 January 1968.
16. Letter from M.J. Skill. Requests Browne's GCE certificates. 22 February 1968.
17. Letter from M.J. Skill. Acknowledges receipt of 'A' level certificate and awaits 'O' level certificate. 25 March 1968.
18. Letter from P.W. Martin. Certifies Browne's 'O' level results. 28 March 1968.
19. Letter from M.J. Skill. Acknowledges receipts of 'O' level certificate. 16 April 1968.
20. Letter from K.J. Pascoe. Gives Browne a list of tasks to perform in relation to starting at St John's. Browne has used this as a checklist. July 1968.
22. Letter from C.J. Chenevix-Trench, County Education Officer at Warwickshire County Council. Acknowledges receipt of Browne's application and informs him that he will receive an award. Undated.
22. Letter from C.J. Chenevix-Trench. Gives advice about university life and the Council's expectations in relation to the financial award they have granted. 5 August 1968.
23. Letter from M.J. Skill. Acknowledges receipt of Browne's birth certificate and college record form. 5 September 1968.
24. Letter from C.J. Chenevix-Trench. Informs Browne about the extent of his financial award and encloses a sheet of information. 27 September 1968.
25. Cambridge map.
26. Letter from G.C.L. Bertram and J.A. Crook. Explains matriculation. 1 October 1968.
27. Pre-payment bill for Michaelmas 1968.
28. Letter from Eva Cousins, secretary to Glyn Daniel. Encloses, with an English translation, a letter in Italian from Luigi Bernabo-Brea, who regrets not being able to carry out the research requested by Browne. 28 October 1968.
29. Michaelmas 1968 bill.
30. Letter from Glyn Daniel. Suggests an essay title and supervision time, prescribes reading, and reminds Browne to attend a particular lecture. Typescript. 27 February 1969.
31. Letter from D.J.H. Garling. Informs Browne that he will not be punished for using an advertisement in 'Varsity' to request that girls come to his party, but should bear in mind College regulations in the future. 28 February 1969.
32. Lent 1969 bill.
33. M.J. Skill. Informs Browne of a vacancy at 5 St John's Road. 7 May 1969.
34. K.J. Pascoe. Informs Browne that the College Council has approved a £30 grant from the Robert Sloley Fund. 9 May 1969.
35. Letter from C.J. Chenevix-Trench. Informs Browne about the extent of his financial award and encloses a sheet of information (absent). 15 May 1969.
36. Letter from T.C. Thomas. Encloses a cheque for £30 from the Robert Sloley Fund (absent). 16 May 1969.
37. Easter 1969 bill.
38. Michaelmas 1969 bill.
39. Essay on varve analysis. Manuscript. There is no date, but a 1968 issue of 'Radiocarbon' is referenced, indicating that this postdated Browne's schooldays.
St John's College, Cambridge
This material is held atSt John's College Library Special Collections, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 275 Browne/3
- Dates of Creation
- 1967-1971
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 file; paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
BA 1971
Fellow of St John's College 1938-86; Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, 1974-81, Emeritus Professor 1981-6; BA 1st Class Hons with Distinction 1935; PhD 1938; MA 1939; LittD 1962; Intelligence Officer, RAF, 1940-45, in charge of Photo Interpretation, India and SE Asia, 1942-5, Wing Comdr, 1943; Steward of St John's College, 1946-55; Editor, Ancient Peoples and Places, 1955-86, and of Antiquity, 1958-86; Director: Anglia Television Ltd, 1959-81, Knight (First Class) of the Dannebrog, 1961; TV Personality of the Year, 1955; Publications include The Megalithic Builders of Western Europe, 1958, The Idea of Prehistory, 1961, The Origins and Growth of Archaeology, 1967, The First Civilisations, 1968, a guide book, The Hungry Archaeologist in France, 1963, and a detective novel The Cambridge Murders, 1945.
BA 1941; Tutor 1965-1980; Tutor for Graduate Admissions 1978-1980; Director of Studies in Engineering 1980-1984; Steward 1980-1982 and 1986-1987.
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BA 1971
Fellow of St John's College 1938-86; Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, 1974-81, Emeritus Professor 1981-6; BA 1st Class Hons with Distinction 1935; PhD 1938; MA 1939; LittD 1962; Intelligence Officer, RAF, 1940-45, in charge of Photo Interpretation, India and SE Asia, 1942-5, Wing Comdr, 1943; Steward of St John's College, 1946-55; Editor, Ancient Peoples and Places, 1955-86, and of Antiquity, 1958-86; Director: Anglia Television Ltd, 1959-81, Knight (First Class) of the Dannebrog, 1961; TV Personality of the Year, 1955; Publications include The Megalithic Builders of Western Europe, 1958, The Idea of Prehistory, 1961, The Origins and Growth of Archaeology, 1967, The First Civilisations, 1968, a guide book, The Hungry Archaeologist in France, 1963, and a detective novel The Cambridge Murders, 1945.
BA 1941; Tutor 1965-1980; Tutor for Graduate Admissions 1978-1980; Director of Studies in Engineering 1980-1984; Steward 1980-1982 and 1986-1987.
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