Identity area
Reference code
RB
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 1788-2020 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
24 boxes and I certificate
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Name of creator
Administrative history
Founded in Battersea in the 1890s. Initially a Christian based place for youth work and working in the community. Caius College students would often go down to Battersea to work at Caius House. Still going strong, open to all regardless of religion, race, gender, ethnicity.
Name of creator
Name of creator
Administrative history
Name of creator
Biographical history
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
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The archives of bodies, such as student organisations, clubs and societies, which form part of College life, but which are not a part of the official administrative record of the corporate body of the Master and Fellows.
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The records of external bodies such as the University and its departments, which refer to the College, but were not created by Gonville and Caius.