Identity area
Reference code
GC/TUT/01/01
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 1560-2016 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
50 volumes plus loose records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
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
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Bound in leather
Finding aids
Use indexes to Biographical History as finding aid to Matriculation books
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
See also Admission Books (TUT/01/03). See also Cambridge University Archive: University matriculation books.
Publication note
The contents of these register form the basis for The Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College.