Fonds COB - Papers and files of Charles Oscar Brink

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PPC/COB

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GB 2198 PPC/COB

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Papers and files of Charles Oscar Brink

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  • 1956-1993 (Creation)

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2 cartons paper

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(1907 - 1994)

Biographical history

(1907-1994). Professor. Classicist. Professorial Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, 1955-94; Registrary 1957-60. Kennedy Professor of Latin, Cambridge University, 1954-74. Member, Investments Committee, 1956-1993. Chairman of Trustees of Robinson College, Cambridge, 1976.
(For further biographical information see obituary in The Caian, 1994)

(1907-1994) Classicist. Professorial Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, 1955-94; Registrary 1957-60. Kennedy Professor of Latin, Cambridge University, 1954-74. Chairman of Trustees of Robinson College, Cambridge, 1976.

(For further biographical information see obituary in The Caian, 1994)

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Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received following Brink's death from the Librarian, Jeremy Prynne.

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Papers relating to Brink's membership of College Council and its committees, his duties as Registrary and his teaching responsibilities in Classics. Also containing some material created by Michael James Farrell during his period of office as Registrary.

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Recruitment files relating to research fellowship competition weeded out and shredded, 2000.

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Most administrative files relating to College business are closed for thirty years from the last date on the file, except for those containing personal information, which are closed for ninety-nine.

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      See also Society for Protection of Science & Learning files, Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

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