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Project Origin and Funding
Expense of Cataloguing Archivist paid by donation from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society
Expenses of conservation materials and storage met by Cambridgeshire Archives
The research importance of the collection
The relationship between the University and town The town’s pre-eminence in the region Biographical research into significant figures involved in University
and town life, for example Florence Keynes, John Mortlock, Robert Sayle
Family history: an ancestor’s involvement in public life, a mention in burgess lists or electoral registers, in rate books as owner or occupier, in accounts of the Corn Exchange as stall holders
Research into social policy, public health and housing The built heritage and environment, including plans and drawings
of significant corporation buildings, deeds of public buildings and private houses. Records of the streets, river and railways are fundamental sources, not just for transport history, but for their contribution to the shaping of this vitally important and nationally-influential modern city.
Aims of the ProjectCatalogue
To catalogue the archives of Cambridge City Council including absorbed authorities
To barcode and locate every item in the collectionConservation
To clean and repackage the collection To work with our conservator to isolate items in the collection in need of
immediate conservationPromoting access and Community involvement
To work with volunteers from the CFHS and other organisations to formulate projects of interest to Family and local historians to promote access to information held within the records
To arrange displays, talks and attend outreach activities at landmarks throughout the project to spread the news of progress on the collection to the wider community
Catalogue CB/1- Records of the Unreformed Corporation CB/2- Records of the Municipal Corporation 1835-1974 CB/3- Cambridge City Council CB/4-Cambridge Improvement Commissioners CB/5-Civil parish records (Overseers for 13 ancient parishes
of Cambridge) CB/6-Overseers records for the parishes of Cambridge and
Cambridge Without Records of Chesterton Urban District Council Records of Trumpington Parish Council Records of Cherryhinton Parish Council CB/Q Quarter Sessions CB/Co Records of the Borough Coroner Cambridge Municipal Charities Conservators of the River Cam City Education records from the County Council archive
Photos taken of condition of storage at the start of the project
Progress with the Catalogue
Over 18,500 items in CALM just over 15,000 are available to see on the public access side of the catalogue
University and Colleges
Records of decisions and negotiations between members of the Corporation, Improvement Commissioners and University and individual colleges relating to legislation, the provision of utilities such as new roads, or a sewerage system for the town, the Corporation’s influence within College walls and the Universities responsibilities over its students outside the college walls.
Colleges major property owners in the town – negotiations over compulsory purchases, eg. New Road from Mill Road to the Station Cb/4/9/23. Jesus College, Corpus Christi College, Caius College
Disputes over valuations and setting of rates, eg CB/2/TR/2/5 Lands Tribunal case Kings, Downing, Churchill and Newnham Colleges versus Cambridge City Council
Plans relating to public works such as road widening, building, eg CB/2/SE/1/Roll 48/19 Plan showing angle of vision from bus, looking on to Emmanuel College swimming pool
Public access to CALM
Web addresshttp://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure
/archives/catalogue/default.htmClick Search CALM for a free text search
facilityClick Browse catalogue for an A-Z list of
all catalogued collections CB prefix for Cambridge City
Volunteers
Volunteer listing projects22 volunteers from CFHS, NADFAS and
interested individuals during course of project Up to 12 current volunteers coming in
concurrently1680 hours given to project to date contributing
over 5000 new catalogue entriesApprox 20 hrs each week – equivalent of part
time role
Example of Piece level descriptions from entries in Corporation leasebook - done in excel for import into CALM
A small number of my volunteers do not work directly onto a computer. This template from is completed by some and then either typed up by out data entry clerk or sent out to CFHS volunteers who work from home.
CFHS transcription projects
Transcription of a selection of entries from Parish rate books, including name of occupier, owner and location
CFHS transcription projects
Transcription of name, address and regiment details from the roll of honour card index
Cambridge Borough Quarter Session index
Cambridge Borough Quarter Sessions index
Conservation
Cleaning and repackaging
[375 new boxes, 450 volumes ind wrapped, 40 ind boxes made]
A conservation priority given to each item as part of the cataloguing process
Conservator’s attention for items at risk
Promoting access and community involvement
Project display at public events Articles for CFHS journal, and CALH
journal Website:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/projects/cambridgeproject/
TalksEnquiries
Cherry Hinton Local History Fair
Articles
Enquiries
Search room work Enquiries following publication of articles
in CFHS Researchers working on Folk Museum,
Covent Garden, Housing policy 1930-1950
ProductionsDate Requests No of items No of
researchers
2006 70 101 29
2007 66 117 22
2008 46 64 21
2009 143 212 33
2010 213 285 43
2011 200 350 40