Downing College Archives, University of Cambridge
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- Address
- Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1DQ, England, United Kingdom
- Opening Hours
- Open 3 days per week (generally Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
- Access Information
- Access to the Archive in person is strictly by appointment only. The Archive is open to researchers three days per week, but access may be limited during term time and, in particular, during the exam period.
- Accessible
- Yes
- Archival and Other Holdings
- The Archive records the history of Downing College from its first inception, in the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet, through its eventual foundation in 1800 to the very recent past. Records in the archive cover the history of the Downing family estates, dating back to the 1500s, the legal battle which preceded the foundation of the College, plans and papers relating to the original architectural designs for the new College and all aspects of the history of the College from 1800 to the present day, and personal papers of notable Fellows and Masters.
List of Collections(View as Search Results)
- Bryant Thomas Shelley collection
- Courtney Stanhope Kenny papers
- Diaries and photographs of Anne Elizabeth Fisher (Annie Bennett Pike, later Annie Amos)
- F. R. Leavis collection
- F. W. Maitland manuscripts
- Papers of L C B Seaman
- Personal papers of Sir Lionel Whitby, Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge University (1945-56) and Master of Downing College
- Professor William Keith Chambers Guthrie collection