Identity area
Reference code
PPC/PWL
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 1948-1993 (Predominantly 1980s and 1990s.) (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 carton; 1 box paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
(1905-1993) Mathematician. Admitted Gonville and Caius College, 1925; Fellow, 1930-93; Steward, 1948-51; Junior Bursar,1951-68. Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Cambridge.
(For further biographical information, see obituary by Philip Grierson, The Caian, 1993.)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Selected by the Archivist from Dr Powell's College room after his death in 1993, with the permission of Mr Stephen Green. See letter from Domestic Bursar to Archivist, 1/6/1993 on personal papers file.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The records consist of minutes and correspondence files generated in the course of Powell's work as a Fellow, predominantly concerned with his interest as Junior Bursar in the design and upkeep of College fabric
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Subject to the confidentiality guidelines regarding College records.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
See also Junior/Domestic Bursar's files (DOM:BUR).