Identity area
Reference code
Clarke
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 1856-2020 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
20 boxes, paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
B.A. St John's College, 1963. Lectured in modern history at UCL from 1966-80, when he moved to the University of Cambridge, becoming Professor of Modern History from 1991 to 2004. Fellow of St John's from 1980 to 2000. He was elected Master of Trinity Hall in 2000, serving in that role until 2004. He researched and published on twentieth-century political history, and served on the editorial board of several major historical journals.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Given by Peter Clarke in 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers cover PFC's childhood and schooling, his time at University, his career, teaching and publications.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The arrangement of the papers broadly follows the order in which they were sorted by PFC. The sequence is largely chronological, within themes.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: St John's College Library, Cambridge, Papers of Peter Clarke.