Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Master
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Master and Fellows together form the corporate body of the College. The Master is the head of the College and its administrative governor. He/She is an ex officio member of all College committees and is responsible for the general supervision of the College and enforcement of its laws. He/She also represents the College in its dealings with the University and other external bodies.
The Master's office, also served as the Registrary's office until 1996. A number of files reflect this dual function, particularly the personnel files for fellows and the general administrative files.
(See J. Venn et al., Gonville and Caius College Biographical History, 8 volumes (Cambridge, 1898 - 1998) and C. N. L. Brooke, A History of Gonville and Caius College (Boydell Press, 1996) for lists of the Masters of the College and histories of individual masterships)