Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJCL/4/1/6
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 1935 - 2009 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-series
Extent and medium
4 folders. 1 volume. Paper.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Given by donors including J.A. Charles, R. Langhorne, J.A. Leake, K. Jeffery and others.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes: miscellaneous correspondence and the minutes for the 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 May Ball; committee papers 1973-1977; typescript and manuscript lists of committee member duties for 1935-1936, 1938-1939, 1948, 1950-1953, 1956-1959, 1961, and 1963; correspondence and reports 1962-1975; minutes for committee meetings 1976-1982; committee lists for 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2000; court plans and draft notices for 2007 and 2009.
Also includes a College Ball records book, containing lists of committee members, guarantors, and ticket applicants; balance sheets; and a collection of pastedown tickets, circulars and dance cards for the years 1909-1914. A signed pastedown ticket and loose-leaf dance card for the 1888 Lady Margaret Ball may be found at the back of the book.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The items are stored separately:
- SJCL/4/1/6a - Duty lists (1935-1963); committee member lists and court plans (1991, 1995, 1999, 2000); layout plans for May Ball (2007, 2009): 229/ESTATES
- SJCL/4/1/6b - Papers of J.A. Leake and K. Jeffery (1974-1977): 229/ESTATES
- SJCL/4/1/6c - Correspondence of J.A. Charles (1963-1975) and the committee papers of R. Langhorne (1976-1982): 229/ESTATES
- SJCL/4/1/6d - College Ball Records Book (1909-1914): L/4B/8
- SJCL/4/1/6e - Papers of J.A. Leake, 1961-1970 (also includes select notices and correspondence 1947-1957) : 110/ESTATES
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
SJCL/4/1/6c and SJCL/4/1/6e contain confidential documents closed under the Data Protection Act.