Subseries 01 - Matriculation Books

Identity area

Reference code

GC/TUT/01/01

Unique identifier

GB 2198 GC/TUT/01/01

Title

Matriculation Books

Date(s)

  • 1560-2016 (Creation)

Level of description

Subseries

Extent and medium

50 volumes plus loose records

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Name of creator

Archival history

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Also called liber matriculationes. These books actually record admissions of students to the College, whereas matriculation is the act of registration with the University. In some cases there are names recorded in these books which do not appear in the University matriculation registers.

The practice of recording admissions was established by Dr Caius in his statutes for the refounded College in the sixteenth century. He laid down the format of the record, which includes not only the name of the student and the date, but also birthplace, age, previous education, and his father's name, address and profession.

(See Biographical History Vol III for further information.)

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

Regular transfer. Most recent volumes kept by the Tutorial Office.

System of arrangement

Chronological by year of matriculation

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Subject to College Archive confidentiality guidelines for personal data, under General Data Protection Regulations.

Conditions governing reproduction

No photocopying as very tightly bound, use camera.

Language of material

  • English
  • Latin

Script of material

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Bound in leather

    Finding aids

    Use indexes to Biographical History as finding aid to Matriculation books

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    Existence and location of originals

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    Related units of description

    See also Admission Books (TUT/01/03). See also Cambridge University Archive: University matriculation books.

    Related descriptions

    Publication note

    The contents of these register form the basis for The Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College.

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    Dates of creation revision deletion

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