Identity area
Reference code
GB 2198 GC/MAS/02/01
Title
Gesta - Master's copy
Date(s)
- 1927-1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
23 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Like a number of other Oxford and Cambridge colleges in the 19th century, Caius established a fund to establish a mission settlement in Battersea in 1891. Financial support and a certain amount of manpower came from the College but day to day running was devolved. (For further information regarding the history of the settlement see The Caian).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minutes of the meetings of the College Council. The Master's copy of the gesta acts as a back-up to the Registrary's copy, which, being signed by both the Registrary and the Master, is the legal copy.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Post 1991 working copies held by the Master's secretary; to be transferred by arrangement.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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
This series is the second official copy of the gesta.
Related units of description
See also the Registrary's copy of the gesta (GOV).