Papers of Francis Puryer White
Diaries describing College life at St John's, both as a student and as a Fellow, and his experiences as a conscientious objector and while serving in France in the Friends' Ambulance Unit; bibliographical notes on authors of mathematical and scientific works, 12th-19th century; a list of Johnian authors to 1900.
White, Francis Puryer (1893-1969) mathematician
Papers of Ernest Alfred Benians
The papers include Benians's correspondence, papers, lecture notes, and notes for speeches.
Benians, Ernest Alfred (1880-1952) historian and Master of St John's College, Cambridge
Memorabilia and papers relating to student trips abroad and undergraduate life in Cambridge, College group photographs, photograph album.
Winch, Eric William (1901-1964) physician
Letters, articles, offprints, notes and notebooks concerning Abbott's theological writings.
Abbott, Edwin Abbott (1838-1926) theologian and historian
Notes and card indexes, mostly relating to medieval Cambridgeshire.
Miller, Edward (1915-2000) historian
Papers and photographs bequeathed to the College together with several important books from his extensive library.
Rapson, Edward James (1861-1937) Sanskritist
4 volumes of manuscript notes for lectures on Martial, Greek and Latin verse compositions.
Sikes, Edward Ernest (1867-1940) classicist
The papers comprise correspondence, notebooks, manuscript, typescript and printed papers, mostly relating to liturgical matters. Much of the material is to, from and by Arthur Herbert Couratin.
Ratcliff, Edward Craddock (1896-1967) liturgical scholar
The collection contains literary papers, including notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of sketches, novels and scripts; personal papers, including school and university work, notebooks, and ephemera; audio-visual material; and personal effects and artefacts, spanning from Douglas Adams's childhood to his death in 2001. In addition there is a quantity of press cuttings postdating his death. Media other than paper include sound recordings (chiefly reel-to-reel studio tapes; some cassettes); photographs, 35 mm transparencies and plastic negatives (a large quantity of photographic material is from 'Last Chance to See'); and digital backup tapes.
Adams, Douglas Noël (1952-2001) writer
Papers of Douglas Cooper Merry
Notes on mathematics, electricity, and electronics.
Merry, Douglas Cooper (1910-1997) engineer